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Brianne, on March 19, 2018 at 10:53 AM Posted in Etiquette and Advice 0 23

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I was just at a wedding where the photographer was having difficulty taking pictures during the ceremony due to guests taking their own pictures. I've also been to quite a few weddings where guests have their arms & cameras in the aisle while the bride is walking down.

My fiancé and I discussed it & decided to ask our guests to keep their phones & cameras away during the ceremony.

What's the most polite way to do this?

Thank you!!

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Latest activity by Talullah, on March 19, 2018 at 9:21 PM

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WED18 · on March 19, 2018 at 10:55 AM
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Have your officiant make an announcement before the ceremony starts.
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Devoted March 2018
Marie · on March 19, 2018 at 10:59 AM
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I put in the program "Please turn off phones and cameras, we have a wonderful photographer to take care of this".
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Shayna · on March 19, 2018 at 11:04 AM
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I’ve seen people put a sign by the ceremony space when you walk in, officiants announce it, and it places in the programs. It really depends on how you want to present it. It’s totally understandable to want your guests to enjoy your wedding ceremony rather than see it through a lense.
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Jessica · on March 19, 2018 at 11:28 AM
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I've seen signs at the front welcoming guests to your "unplugged ceremony" and asking them to be present in the moment for the ceremony and save picture taking for the reception. I'm sure you can google good wording for that...Lol
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MaltedMilk · on March 19, 2018 at 11:40 AM
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I am all for asking guest to be unplugged during the ceremony, have your officiant announce it, plus a note in the program is nice too. Please: no signs saying we want you to be present. We get it that we should be focused on you two. We don't need a sign telling us how to think, lol!
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Brianne · on March 19, 2018 at 11:45 AM
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I like the officiant mentioning it. It's pretty straight forward.
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Bianca · on March 19, 2018 at 11:47 AM
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We went to a wedding where the officiant asked people to put their phones away and people respected this. BUT there was this one woman with a big professional camera (she wasn't the photographer) and she was in the aisle taking pictures and didn't stop the entire time. So if you go with "unplugged" ensure you state that no phones or cameras of any kind.
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Future Mrs M · on March 19, 2018 at 11:55 AM
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We are having an "unplugged" ceremony. The pastor will announce it before the ceremony starts.
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Devoted April 2018
Sarah · on March 19, 2018 at 12:12 PM
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I made a "chalkboard" sign. It matches our decor
A-frame sign
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emcknight1517 · on March 19, 2018 at 12:16 PM
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That's super cute! And you either have amazing handwriting or excellent tracing skills.
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PalmTrees · on March 19, 2018 at 12:23 PM
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Have the officiant announce it even if you have signs. There are a lot of people who don’t read or don’t notice signs, so the announcement reinforces it.
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Sarah · on March 19, 2018 at 12:24 PM
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Our photographer had a specific clause in the contract about it not being her fault if pictures are ruined by people and their phones. It is crazy that this is becoming an issue. I am a high school teacher so telling people to put their phones away is part of my job. lol I definitely plan on having some type of sign or line in my program about it!
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NVV2B · on March 19, 2018 at 12:31 PM
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I am going to have my officiant make an annoucement
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ACD · on March 19, 2018 at 12:41 PM
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Officiant announcement! I also wrote something about it on our website just pertaining to the ceremony. Although, FMIL already told me she would rather be dragged out by security than put her phone down for a photo 🤦🏼‍♀️🙄
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Devoted April 2018
Sarah · on March 19, 2018 at 1:09 PM
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Neither! I used my Cricut to cut the adhesive vinyl!
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Kelsey · on March 19, 2018 at 1:30 PM
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I'm going to have a sign and have my officiant announce it. Though I am planning on having a moment once I am handed off by my father that the officiant will announce that a quick picture may be taken and the please refrain from use for the rest of the ceremony. I know that a lot of people like to have their own picture to send to friends and such, so this will give the opportunity for it in a more controlled setting and hopefully stop people from sneaking pictures.
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lindseybee89 · on March 19, 2018 at 1:35 PM
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We have a sign, we also put on our wedding website and will have the officiant announcement
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Christine · on March 19, 2018 at 2:18 PM
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Yes! I have a similar concern although I feel like most of our guests will not have their phones out. I have been looking at the welcome wedding signs that mention an unplugged ceremony. Here are some on Zazzle
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Melanie · on March 19, 2018 at 5:26 PM
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This is what we did and it worked well.
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O · on March 19, 2018 at 6:02 PM
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I made an insert that the ceremony was unplugged and stuck those in the invitations, and the officiant made an announcement shortly before we walked down the aisle.
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