Lights, Camera.....hey! Put that phone down and pay attention!

We are doing unplugged for the ceremony. But I think it's ok for guests to take pictures during the reception.

The only thing I'm worried about is the posting on social media. I just want FH and me to be the first ones to put our wedding on Facebook. I don't want to wake up the next morning and find that half my guests have posted about my wedding! I'm not sure how to handle that part of it though. I've never used a hashtag, but I guess that's what it's for?

Absolutely not! We are having an unplugged ceremony. We've paid a good amount of money for our photographer. So the last thing I want is someone stupid phone running my wedding pictures.

I'd rather people put down their phones and simply enjoy the moment!

I did an unplugged ceremony but even if that’s something you don’t choose to do I wouldn’t do a live video. As far as people taking pics later on and posting them you have no control over unless you completely prohibit phones and cameras which might be very weird. I had people post picture and videos of us even before I had the change to post the first picture. Our moms are not big on posting and they post soooo much that we had to call them from our honeymoon and tell them to stop posting their bad quality pictures and videos. It won’t be exciting when we have our pros so they stopped... kinda.
But you have no control over what other people post.

I don’t want people getting in the way of my photographer but at the same time my anxiety is so high and I keep thinking what if something happens to my photographers photos. So I don’t think I’ll put up a sign stating unplugged ceremony. Hopefully people will just be respectful enough not to lean out in the aisle in front of my photographer.

NO WAY. Unplugged ceremony. We don't have a wedding website, a hashtag, or anything on social media past one "were engaged!" picture on FB from last year. FH and I don't even have Instagram, Twitter, etc. If people want to post their own things from cocktail hour/reception, sure whatever, maybe there will be some cool shots of family/ friends, but we're not facilitating it.

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Good point! Thanks Madison!

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I didn't think about someone posting before we do! It's a good point

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Now that would be a total nightmare!

Hey Everyone! Thanks for sharing your thoughts! I'll share this with my FH and my wedding planner. I'm leaning towards no photos during the ceremony and let people click away during the reception! We'll see what we come up with together!

You ladies rock!

I’m fine with it, I just don’t want my entire wedding video to be cellphones in the air, so I think I may ask for people to be mindful of that especially during the ceremony

Unplugged ceremony 100%. I want people in the moment and enjoying our day instead of trying to capture it. We have a great photographer. They can relax. We want to see faces when we turn around, not phones.

I really think I want it unplugged because it's just too much. Need to know who is posting what and don't need everyone with a phone on ringing and interrupting our precious moments.

View Quoted Comment That's awful! There is a recent thread on here about a bride that can't find her photographer. It's been 3 months and she has no pics. Also, if you have a DOC, they can politely welcome people before the ceremony starts and ask them to be mindful of the photographers. But I totally get why you wouldnt want someone's iPad in your face as you exchange vows. (True story)

View Quoted Comment You can have your DOC or officiant welcome people before the ceremony starts and ask that people not raise their arms or lean into aisles in an effort to be mindful of the photographer.

I’m wanting no cellphones during the ceremony, and when the photographer is doing pictures, however for the reception I don’t care, they can take pictures, as long as it’s after the photographer is done. If they want to share the day and put it on social media, that’s up to them. I like the candid photos better, any stages photo I’m always the one with closed eyes