No Cell Phones Allowed During Ceremony...

I had a sign & it was on our wedding programs. And still as I walked down the aisle, I saw damn near every guest with their cell phones just clicking away. At that point, I didn't care. I kept my eyes on my FH and enjoyed my moment.

I get the reasons behind why people would want an unplugged ceremony. If someone asked me of this, I would certainly be respectful, but I, personally, don't care. I see what you're saying Mrs. Robin Valentine, but I would look back on that picture and think "Aw! People wanted a picture of me walking down the aisle!"

I'm not having an unplugged wedding. I guess I'm just going to have faith my guests are not going to be completely ridiculous and stand in front of the photographer or something like that. We will see what happens. I did ask a potential photographer I was interested in if he thought asking people to not take pictures was necessary and he said any photographer worth their mettle is not going to be phased by guest taking pictures and that the phones won't be in the pro shots. Also I would love to see some candid non pro shots from my guests enjoying themselves. We shall see if I live to regret this decision.

@janeen, as a videographer, I can assure you that it can get out of hand quickly. We've seen people step into the aisle to get their photos, or use their flash and it ruins the photogs' pics. Unbelievable stuff.

We had an unplugged ceremony and only one person didn't listen (DH's brother) but he was texting during the ceremony. It was nice just have them "in the moment" instead of trying to "capture the moment". There's a a bid difference.

I said it several, several times to a lot of people and had cards put out on the seat instead of programs that had a picture of us on one side and said very eloquently, "We paid someone to take pictures. Put your phone down. If you want a picture of us, let us know and we will share it with you".

We did this and had our officiant announce it before the wedding and I also mentioned it to everyone I saw. However, no one respected our wishes and everyone was using their cellphones during the entire ceremony including my DH's sister! she was recording the entire thing on her phone, which i found was very rude! so no matter if u tell people or not they will probably not listen! I did not notice anyone myself but it was told to me that people were on their phones and I noticed by the pictures posted to FBook.

We just had our officiant make an announcement before the ceremony began requesting that people please put them away and enjoy the moment with us. Worked wonders.

I'm putting it on the programs, possible a sign at the venue and an announcement from the officiants or day of coordinator. They can download the WedPics app and upload photos there from the reception

I toured our venue a few months back with all of my BM's with one being FH's sister and when I said that I didn't want cell phones out she looked at me like I had three heads. I explained that the last wedding I was at almost everyone had their cell phone out taking pictures and I was one of the guilty ones....I realized what I was doing and put it away. I did get asked later to please email any pictures that I had taken and there were some good ones, so I guess that I am a little torn but I really don't want them all out during the ceremony when walking down the aisle...what if we asked for no pictures until after the "I Do's?? Compromise?