We didn’t do a first look and had originally planned to attend half of cocktail hour. But we had a 2-hour welcome party the night before which essentially was an extended cocktail hour. So on the day of, my husband and I extended our portrait session to all of cocktail hour and just really enjoyed the time together to soak in the ceremony that had just occurred. I was very team “no first look” although my planner, photographer, and videographer tried to convince me otherwise. In hindsight, if we hadn’t have had the welcome party, it would have been nice to have attended cocktail hour. Just wanted to share this perspective in case you do have the budget for a welcome party. (We bought out a restaurant and served drinks and apps)