No Cell Phones

This is a common thing...but nice defensive attitude

Just have your officiant make the announcement.

You worded it so kindly, just put exactly what you wrote on the invitation.

It's actually pretty common to have/request an "unplugged wedding". Just google it. You can have your officiant announce it and/or use signs at the ceremony, put it on the website, etc.

I'm not trying to be defensive, I just don't want 100 comments telling me it's a stupid policy, etc. I just want input on the best way to go about it

It's called unplugged. You can get a cute sign for it and have your officiant say something before the ceremony starts. Ultimately you are probably going to end up having a few pull out the cell phones.

With my venue I can have my guests seats pushed a little further apart so my aisle is wider. My photographer recommended it and I'm putting rope (green vines) on the inside of the aisle so all they can do is lean into the aisles but not walk into the aisle (with the chairs further away from the aisle even if they lean it won't block my photographers view)

I printed out a sign and put it at the front doors. I also had a slide at the beginning of our ceremony powerpoint and had our officiant make an announcement. It worked like a charm.

You can either have the officiant, brother, uncle or friend announce it before everything begins. It's also a nice way to remind people to turn off their phones.

Why so angry and defensive?

You can say whatever you want but people will still do it. I've been to several who have tried this and it doesn't really work

I am 100% onboard with you. The last wedding I went to, the girl next to me stood up the entire time recording it on her iphone. I'm not a fan. Our officiant is saying something during the beginning of the ceremony about how personal our ceremony is to us and to please put phones away.

I mean if you scrolled around the threads a little bit you would see unplugged weddings are pretty popular, or just get mad defensive, whichever.

We are having a sign and officiant will announce it. It's also on our wedding website.

I LOVE this! I think you could have fun with it. Like a "hands free" zone, like it is when your driving. Or just ask.

This is post #2 just today on this, if not post #3...

Make a cute sign

Put it on your website

Have your officiant make an announcement

Have the people seating your guests tell them.

Have people with duct tape patroling the area.

Mariah, you don't get to dictate our replies. Also, you're rude.

FH and I just discussed this. I'm on team unplugged and he doesn't have a preference one way or the other.

OP, just so you know, most of us are "paying good money for a professional to take pictures of my big day". You're not unique or alone in that.

You can have a sign or make an announcement.

ETA: if you're going to tell the community how to post, you might at least give us the courtesy of an updated avatar so we know how to respond to your threads.

We are putting it in our program and have the officiant announce it.

Just have your officiant announce it.

And, you know, lose the attitude.

It's in our programs and we'll have our officiant announce it after we snap a group photo!

Exactly why no avatar posters get no love. This is the rudest shit I've seen all day.

And as others have said, since your post is so eloquently stated, how about you say these exact words at your ceremony.

I'm sure people will get it!

ETA: spelling