Vows

As much as I love a good ugly cry... I think if it were me, it would be #1. I'll be doing something similar. I received a series of cards in one of my bridal subscription boxes, they have mushy love sayings on the front, and then blank inside. It came with 6, so I've given my FH love notes on "4 Months to the Big Day", "3 Months", "2 Months"... He'll be getting 1 month next week, then a "night before" and a "day of". So he'll get vow-type love notes both the night before (maybe with me there), and one in the morning, while he's getting ready.

We're also doing a Wine Box ceremony, so we'll have vow/love notes for each other, but they'll be stored away for us to read on our first anniversary.

Although 4 is my favourite, I've seen some cool shots of couples reading vows before the ceremony on either side of a door or corner so you can hear each other and hold hands if you want, but not see each other.

I'm thinking about that too! We might do standard vows at the ceremony and then read more personal ones alone with our photographer after the ceremony.

I agree with the former!

I'm contemplating my fiancé and I reading our vows privately too and having standard ones for our ceremony as I'm a private person and they seem too personal. The thought of reading them aloud seems forced and corny to me.

I love the idea of getting photos captured with the vows! Those are my must-have shots even though I'm guaranteed to ugly cry.

I'm the exact opposite of you and cry at every single wedding/anything sad or happy lol but you will get candid shots of you and your (new!) husband sharing a intimate moment.

I love love love the idea of #4. get some of the posed photos with sunset first. and then read the vows.

I would chose the sunset pictures - after some lovely posed pictures, do your readings. There will be something special about the pictures of the vows. It's like a reverse-first look!

Option number 4!!! Get those ugly cries on camera, that's the good stuff!

I agree with #4! That would be amazing to have a beautiful background, and then a little bit of alone time with each other.

You could also give them to each other at the rehearsal dinner and read them alone the morning of your wedding.

I like option number 4! Get some pictures before you read them - but being able to see your true emotion in pictures would make them your favourite for sure! (If not you can later laugh at your ugly cries )