Unplugged Ceremony

We didn't do this. I would have felt weird asking grownups to put their phones away. We had 125 guests, none of them ruined our photographer or videographer pictures by having their phones out. They all watched & paid attention (because they are grown ups). I understand this isn't the case for everyone, so I think it's a "know your crowd" decision. We personally couldn't care less who posted pictures or videos from our wedding, and we both really enjoyed getting pictures from guests especially of the ceremony since our pro pictures weren't ready until a month later.

I definitely agree with an unplugged ceremony you don't want people's phones in your pictures and you are paying someone a lot of money for those photos. I think unplugged ceremonies are becoming a bigger thing due to wanting it to be intimate

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I've gone to a mixture of both types of weddings. Our photographer works pretty fast so I know that I will have them in a quick turn around. It's just the intimacy that I'm going for.

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Yeah, I've seen a lot of photos ruined due to phones being out. But yes, intimacy! I love it. We currently have 200 on the guest list. We know everyone is going to come because of travel. However, I want it to be a intimate as possible.

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I felt like our wedding was pretty intimate and wasn't ruined by phones. I think people took a picture or two (not everyone) then put their phones away.

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Exactly I know it'll be hard to regulate but in the end asking should be enough since you are paying for this photographer and venue.

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Yeah, I think that the mention on the invite with the schedule like "unplugged ceremony followed by the reception" and a nice sign would be good enough.

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Yeah and I have heard on some if the DJ asks people that the Bride and Groom request all phones to be off and in pockets for the ceremony that would be great to

We are having a sign at the entrance to our ceremony. It's not rude or anything.. it basically says "Welcome to our Wedding - we ask that you be present with us in this moment and refrain from taking photos until after the ceremony". Something like that..
Honestly though, we are having 250 people: there will be some who don't listen. I'm sure I won't notice in the moment. But, I really do hate when people watch life go by behind their phones. It's such a peeve.

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That is a nice sign!

But yes, we are having 150-200 people and we all know that they're going to do what they want. However, it's just respectable. Like please pay attention.

Hey Wedding Date Sister!

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That is a nice suggestion!

We had our officiant make an announcement to put phones away. Our moms weren't able to hear the announcement since it was before they were escorted to their seats so I told my mom and my sister-in-law handled telling my mother-in-law prior to the wedding.

I would definitely do an unplugged ceremony because we are spending a lot of money on the photographer and I don’t want the moment or my pictures ruined but I know that even if we had a sign or announcement, people will still use their phones 🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️ So we decided to forego it and let people make their own decisions. Also I think it’s kind of tacky to have the “unplugged” signs

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When my friend had her sign, it was like an "oh okay cool" and guest didn't complain about it. However, people that were late, didn't see the signs and were being side-eyed by people. You know people loveee going on snapchat and the audio from their phones were getting played back as they were trying to post!

View Quoted Comment Oh my gosh that’s terrible 😬 our wedding ceremony will be pretty short and intimate so I’m guessing there won’t be a lot of people on their phones (also mostly family and not a lot of younger people which is helpful)

I was always pro unplugged ceremony until recently. I have a friend that recently got married and I asked why they didn't care if people had their cell phones out during the ceremony. She said said and i agree, any good photographer will work around all of that. not to mention the guests got some really beautiful intimate shots of the bride and groom during the ceremony that they could see and share right away. i think if anything we'll just remind everyone to make sure their ringers are turned off.

View Quoted Comment Ahh you’re right about the “good photographers” part. But the ringers / sound is very important!

We're having an unplugged ceremony. We plan on asking our officiant (my brother) to make an announcement before the ceremony starts. We know some may not listen, but we want everyone to be present with us. They're all adults and i would hope they respect our wishes. I think a sign with a cute message is nice and there's plenty of example online. However, not everyone may see the sign so i would definitely suggest a little reminder announcement made by your officiant.

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Yes! The reminder from the officiant is now on my list! Thank you thank you!

I'm planning on having our officiant make an announcement. Unfortunately, it's nearly impossible to make adults keep away their phones entirely