touraco,
I like to take pics, esp group shots for memories' sake. So just have to close one eye about not being photogenic lor... Anyway, you must trust your photographer - that's how the BS stay in business anyway. Even if their gowns are fantastic but they still can't make the bride look good in the pics = cannot stay in business!!!
dinah,
2 years...no wonder so few pics lah... Esp since the both of you are working. Most of my pics are of the two of us on holiday... heehee, we've travelled quite a bit so we have quite a lot of pics of the two of us.
chatterbox,
If you are going for OTR, you don't have to select the gown on the day you sign up. The BS will regularly bring in new gowns for OTR (eg new arrivals every month), so the OTR designs will change quite frequently. Of course, you can get your co-ordinator to call you down earlier for selection (you must be quite "gam" with the co-ordinator though) if a particular batch of gowns are very beautiful.
It is also possible that some bridal shops might give you more than one appointment to select your OTR gown even (coz nothing might catch your fancy the first time round). So be sure to ask about these details before you sign on that BS contract!!!