Unplugged Ceremonies

We won’t have a sign. I am using the website Joy for my wedding website and my RSVP is on there. Guests will be required to give a phone # with the RSVP and it will actually text them 10 minutes prior to the ceremony asking them to silence and put away all devices 😀

I just went to a wedding and everyone was taking pictures and I was nervous to do it because I was worried I would be in the way of other people trying to take pictures or the actual photographer. I personally would want an unplugged ceremony, take pictures before and after lol.

View Quoted Comment I like this idea of sending a text to silence your cellphone.

We wrote it on our programs but didn't say anything. Also we got lots of photos and videos of our ceremony so it's not the worst thing in the world. As long as the guests phones weren't in people's faces in photographs. We also had a few family members that weren't able to make it and my cousin called them in (grandma, aunts and uncles, cousins) during our ceremony so they could witness.

View Quoted Comment Will you allow guests to use their phones during the reception?

View Quoted Comment I completely understand his perspective.

View Quoted Comment Omg that's so a awesome idea!

View Quoted Comment 😂 Unplugged ceremony it is.

View Quoted Comment I did not have an unplugged ceremony and everyone turned out well.

View Quoted Comment Yes!! That’s part of why I decided to go with that wedding site because it has really good features as far as the RSVP and guest contact

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The website I went with sent guests reminder text messages to RSVP that's it.

We are having an unplugged ceremony. We are asking our officiant to say a few words before the ceremony. We have hired a professional photographer and we invited our guest for them to enjoy not to work.

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What do you mean by "we invited our guest for them to enjoy not to work"?

We're not having a sign but will have an announcement made to silence phone for ceremony.

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What made you decide to have an unplugged ceremony?

We want our guests to sit back and enjoy the ceremony. It's good to unplug especially for such a joyous occasion.

We’re having an unplugged ceremony! I don’t want anyone getting in the way of the photographer and videographer and don’t want people’s phones in our pictures. We got this sign to put right outside our ceremony space and will probably have our pastors say something at the beginning of the ceremony.

We will do a "Please allow the hired photographers access" and "Please don't post any pictures for 48hrs! The Bride wants to be the first!!!"

View Quoted Comment Meaning we don't want our guests to think that they need to take pictures, video, etc. That's why we hired a photographer.

View Quoted Comment I completely understand.