I got married last year, in a registry office as due to only having a 3 month engagement, we couldn't afford a church. But we had the ceremony as close to a church as we could (we actually got to say "I Do", and we had the longest version of all the vow options, and exchanges rings...
We wanted a very traditional wedding, no contact even text from the night before, my dad giving me away and passing my hand to my htb, veil over my face, which my dad lifted when I reached htb.
I was talking to a mate of mine who couldn't make the wedding about it all, reminiscing. And she was shocked that my htb did not watch me walk down the aisle. In keeping with our traditional wedding, I did not want now dh to watch me walk down the aisle. I forgot to mention it to him, and on the day he went to turn around, bug fortunately our photographer (who is a good friend of dh) told him not to, because he would regret it.
I felt it would be much more special for him to see me once I reached his side, and I honestly would have hated him to watch me walking in. My friend was so surprised by this, saying that she thought every bride would want their htb to turn around.
So I just wondered what people think about this? Did/ do most people want their htb to turn and watch them walk down the aisle? Or did/ does anyone want htb to remain facing forward?
(I get the whole 'he will see you in your dress thing', but there's plenty of time later for him to stand back and admire his beautiful bride),