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I think alot of brides do their bridal session when they do their hair/makeup trial to se the "whole package". Also I think it's supposed to offer more of an opportunity to catch the bride's beauty and really dedicate a chunk of time to her. With that said... I'm with you, I can't afford to add another session and I'm perfectly happy with the pictures I'll get that day! :)
I think it is a regional thing. I am not doing bridal portraits because they are not done out here and I do not need an extra photo session by myself. Plus, I do not want to sweat it out in my dress for any longer than I have to...it is 105 here today. Gross!
Bridal portraits seem to be a big deal here in TX, but I really don't understand them. It's a day about two people becoming united... So why is there a big picture of just one of them at the reception? I'd rather do a day (or month) after shoot with me and my FI together, but we'll probably only do that if we don't think we have many good shots from the wedding. I'm not huge on posed pictures anyway, though, so I guess I'm kind of biased.
It's a very southern tradition (i'm from TX originally). I'm not doing a separate session, but I am taking time the day of to get great shots of myself on my own (as is my FI), so that our families have some beautiful shots of us on our own, as well as the couple and group shots. I'm too paranoid about getting my dress dirty to do a whole other session, plus we have enough time day-of to do it without the added cost!
I would have loved to do this but didn't have time at ALL ontop of everything else. And it isn't something that is done often here in Michigan so I didn't feel like I missed out.
My parents are all aflutter because there aren't a lot of pictures of me in my veil "in all my glory." They want me to get bridals now so they have photos of that. Totally don't get it, but pretty sure it's for moms..
We may display an engagement photo at the reception, but I won't be doing bridal portraits.
wow it seems like nobody is doing them! The only reason I posted this was because I got the link to a friend of mine's bridal portraits today, and saw one at the last wedding I went to! Guess it's a dying tradition.
Totally a location thing. I had never heard of them, but then FMIL practically begged me to do them (She's is from South Carolina). She offered to pay for them so I'm doing them. She kind of made it seem like it was just "part" of getting married. Kind of like having favors, or decorations or something.
Heard a lot about them but I'm not doing it either. I just cannot afford to.
I think they're definitely a regional thing, mostly in the south.
I have a friend who lives in Texas - I didn't meet her until after she got married, but I saw her wedding photos on Facebook and saw a big portrait of her on an easel next to the gift table. At the time, I thought it was really extravagant and a waste of time and money. But that was before I realized that they're actually a regular thing in some areas.
I won't be doing them. I feel like if I get all done up before my wedding, it won't be as special to get all done up FOR my wedding. Also, I don't want to spend the money!
I'm having bridal portraits. I'm from Southwest Louisiana and EVERYONE has them done here. It automatically comes with the photographers package unless you tell them otherwise!
I would love to do them however, I am afraid that I am going to look vain. If I do take them, where am I going to display them? I am not going to display them in my reception because it is a time for my FI and I, not just me.
My FI is not seeing me in my dress till I walk down the isle. I am going to have some formal pre wedding photos done of us in a different dress. I am going to ask the photographer to do some solo shots of me just so I can have a couple. That way I can have some glamour shots!
Honestly, I dont know why I am having them done...I am not going to be in full bridal hair or anything. Heck, Im not even getting my nails done. I might pluck my eyebrows though ;)
However, the bridals were included in our package.
I was on the fence about them but they were in my photography package and I am glad I did them. Not sure what I am going to do with them but they are really good pics, very artsy and unique.
I am getting married in Houston and all the photographers I checked have them automatically. I was like, huh, what are bridal shots? And he told me. I can just imagine how I'd flip out if my package included a groom's shot and nothing for me. I'm not going to do them. However, I do know that I WILL pay someone to take our pictures when we are back in NYC. To not have one picture of the place where I have spent the majority of my adulthood would be sad.
I'm not really a "portrait" kind of gal, either, and I'm from GA, which is a southern state. My posed photo list for my photog is about one-quarter the size of my candid list. I'm so inclined to prefer the photojournalistic approach that I can't even see my way through the idea of a bridal portrait session!
I am taking mine and they are already included in our package. We get a free engagement shot or bridal but the engagement shoot is only 125 so my bridals are free.
Oh and Yes I am from Texas! Gonna have big Hair and everything for the Bridal shoot! I wont be displaying them at the wedding but definitely on a slide show. Yup gotta make a slideshow too! =)
I just had mine and I loved it! It was so much fun, I got a ton of great pictures that our photographer is putting into our guestbook along with engagement shots, and it was an amazing experience :)
I chose "other" because, well, I'm doing them, but I'm not jumping up and down excited about it, either, lol. We're also going to do engagement photos.
I asked my FI if we wanted to do bridal photos and he said "sure" and that our photographer would probably expect me to want to do them. Fortunately, our photographer is a friend and knows us and knows I'm not the bridezilla type, am photogenic and that I'll let him be creative. (I'm tempted to tell him 'pose me however you want", but, welll... let's just say I'd end up blushing during the whole shoot because of it! LOL! we have very dirty minded friends, ;) lol)
If it weren't for that, I wouldn't be doing them. I'd wait till the day of because we wouldn't have the budget for extra photos. (One more thing I can smile smugly about - I'm having a pro do ALL my photos and my brother didn't! hah! take that brother, dear!!! sibling rivalry? Not at all!!! LOL!)
It's a tradition in the South for the bridal portraits to be taken in the weeks before the wedding, and for a portrait of the bride (huge, framed) to be displayed outside the ceremony and/or at the reception. I bought a Groupon for a $50 photo session with a photographer who is not our wedding photographers and planned to do a bridal session to please my mother and grandmother, but I never planned to have my portrait on display at the wedding. In the end, I never even got around to making this happen, mostly because my dress wasn't done being altered and pressed until two days before the wedding. Part of me imagined I'd get them done after the wedding, since I still have the Groupon, but now my nose is pierced and I am going to get a major haircut and I don't know about all the fuss of getting my hair and makeup done, so it probably won't happen. Engagement photos, boudoir photos and wedding day photos were enough hassle for me! (And enough beautiful memories, of course.)
Yes, its a regional thing. And its not for the bride. Its for the parents. :)
Like others have said, it's regional, and it's so moms, grandmothers and aunts can insure they'll have a good picture for the southern-wall-of-brides.
Definitely a southern thing! I don't know if I've EVER been to a wedding without a big giant photo of the bride next to the guestbook (and probably various other places around the room, haha). I'm not doing them, just because I don't really see myself doing anything with the photos after the wedding, so it seems like a waste!
its a southern tradition! i just had mine on wednesday and it was great - not only do we do the bridal portrait at the wedding, we have also started the GROOMs portrait at the wedding (the FH's were getting jealous! LOL)
but its a ton of fun, and you get to try out your look before the big day to make sure everything looks good, AND you have great pics that arent "rushed" or anything free of bridal stress.
@Twista: and yes its for all the women in the family to add to their wall of brides LOL!
They are in my photography package so im going to do them. Im not particularly excited about it...but after hair and make up I think it will be a good way to see what I will look like in pictures on my wedding day...and if there is something you dont like you can always change it on the wedding day!
I don't think it's a "dying tradition" at all. It's actually quite the opposite. My biggest regret from my own wedding day was not having ANY good shots of just me in my dress. My photog was amazing, but we only had him for 6 hours and I didn't even get getting-ready pics, let alone have time in there for bridal portraits. As a photographer, I LOVE doing these sessions! They don't have to be awkward by any means, just get a photog who makes you feel comfortable.
I had my bridal portraits done a year AFTER the wedding! I didn't find a single solo shot that I liked in our wedding pictures so I had mine done a year later!
This is a southern tradition, although it used to be very common up north. While I will make sure that there are some very good pictures of me on the day, I just don't have the time or inclination to do it beforehand. And what would I do with that big picture of me?
Reading the comments, I'm seeing that it's a southern thing, which makes total sense why I had NO idea what they were till I saw something about them on some wedding show.. I grew up in NY so this is completely foreign to me! More power to the ladies who do get them, who wouldn't love dressing up and getting a photo shoot done?!
I voted other, because I would not be getting them, except my MIL is going to be getting them as a gift to me. She did them for her daughter and enjoyed the experience so much that she wanted to get them for me as well. I was indifferent initially, but since she has offered to get them, I am excited!
Not for me. I'm really self conscious in front of the camera so for me it would be a waste of money seeing as I look horrible in posed pictures.
I'm going to be doing them, but they won't be displayed at the wedding. I'm Souther, so they may have something to do with it. Also, my good friend from high school is the photographer, so it's not going to add anything else to the budget. I just wanted to do it because it will be stress free. I won't be trying to deal with people and making sure everything is in it's place, and I won't be sweating, crying, shaking... You know...
But, that's just me. I think it's a personal preference.
We didn't have engagement pictures or bridal pictures. And we had more than the average number of brides!
Honestly, I think the photography thing has gotten totally out of hand. Photos are supposed to help you remember (or show others) what happened on your wedding day. However, I see so many women talking about how they need to do such-and-such on their wedding day "because it will look better in photos." So instead of the photos recording the actual wedding day, the wedding day is being manipulated in the interest of the photos.
When I got married the first time, in 1977, engagement sessions were not common. At most, there was one engagement photo for the engagement announcement in the newspaper. (I came from a small town.) There were no bridal portraits, or TTDs, either. At this point, I see people paying more for photography alone than I paid for my whole wedding.
That's fine if you have the money, and want to do it. However, just remember that the point of the wedding day is to end up married to the one you love, not to have great pictures.
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What is the deal with bridal portraits? like the pre-wedding kind.
I know its common for brides to get all dressed up (with full hair/makeup?) a few months before their wedding and take portraits... but why? I know a photo will commonly get displayed at the wedding... why? You can just look at her in person!
maybe it's just be but it seems like a waste of money considering you'll take photos AT the real wedding! Also it takes away from that wedding morning moment "I'm a bride!" when getting dressed that day.
will you be doing bridal portraits?