Unplugged Ceremony

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That is correct sadly but the officiant is a good idea!

I am doing this too! I have put it on my website in 2 places, will include it in my invite booklet, will mention it in any other further communication with guests, and will allocate someone to remind guests prior to the start of the ceremony (whether it be the officiant or someone else). I have also made sure to mention that we have a great team that will capture every moment and that we will share the images and videos as soon as we receive them, as well as guests being able to take as many photos as they want following the ceremony

View Quoted Comment Yeeeees Kaitlin. I think I am going to do the same in regards to your statement!

I, too, want an unplugged ceremony! Guests can take pictures all they want afterwards - I'm happy to take pictures with them on their phones afterwards too. However, I want our ceremony to be very intimate (like you do). We are planning to have a sign when guests walk in, and having our officiant announce it before the ceremony starts. I know some people might not listen, but I want to limit the interruptions as much as possible. People don't know how to be in the moment anymore and I hate seeing phones in the bride/grooms face when they are walking down the aisle as husband and wife. In addition, I'm paying a lot of money for the photographer and videographer lol. I'm hoping my crowd is respectful enough to keep their phones put away during the ceremony (which will only be around 30 minutes). Hopefully your crowd will be respectful to your request!

I like it. I kinda wish I did that aha. Because when I walked down the aisle it was so overwhelming seeing all the phones pointed at me

This is a 'know your crowd' thing, and unfortunately, I think mine will have to be reminded.

I plan on having a note about this on our website, having a sign at the ceremony, and possibly having our officiant mention something. I'm hoping the first two will be enough of a deterrent.

While I'm not going to freak out if people are using their phones, I'm crossing my fingers that it'll be minimal.

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I am def feeling the same feeling that you are. At the end of the day, it's just respectable to fulfill your wishes.

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I was at someones wedding recently and it was just a lot of people doing .. the most with their phones. It was a turn off.

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Basically! I am going to be doing the SAME thing.

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Oh my gosh, that's a peeve of mine too. When I see people constantly staring at life and events from behind the camera, it does not make any sense to me. I love living life, so I'm going to do it as much as I can. A few pictures for the memories...but honestly, I usually end up never looking at the pictures again. I'm hoping to have an unplugged ceremony, I like the wording that you use!

View Quoted Comment I just put on our wedding website under the FAQ section. . “What is an unplugged ceremony?”


“Please remember that the greatest gift you can give us is to be truly present, so ask that there are no cameras and / or phones out during this special moment. We have hired professional photographers & videographers to capture one of biggest days. Please be in the moment with us.”

View Quoted Comment Wait, in the beginning of that part of the website, it answers what it actually is, “ An unplugged ceremony is when the Bride & Groom ask their family, friends and guest to turn off their phones, ipads, cameras and other digital distractions during the ceremony.” then the request.

View Quoted Comment Yes and no! Some moments during the ceremony are a split second (imagine, a quick hug with your Dad before you step up to FH or the moment you squeeze your FH hand during your vows) and when a distant aunt or cousin’s girlfriend leans into the aisle with their cell phone there’s only so much that can be done to shoot around that or even photoshop it out.


We wanted an unplugged ceremony and tried to have faith that we could simply announce it immediately before the ceremony. It didn’t work so well, there were phones and an ipad everywhere! So I’m in favor of putting your unplugged ceremony request everywhere (website, sign, officiant announce) and then brace for people to ignore it or somehow miss the message and then just let it go on your day. You can’t control everyone, the best you can do is ask them to mind the phones. There are some really sweet photos that I’m still livid about cell phones photobombing into, but I’m learning to let go. 😊

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See, I love this. That is how I feel! Currently it's on our website during the scheduled events saying, "unplugged". Then we added it in the FAQ's section. Basically, everyone is an adult and should understand / know !

We watched a woman at a wedding Snap Chat the entire ceremony and was actually in our way, so we could barely see. For this reason, we are doing an unplugged ceremony. I put it on our website in the info section and I’m making a sign for the door of the venue. I get that it’s hard to police but we are going to try!

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Whoaaa. I snap chat the entire ceremony. Let's be real, no one is going to watch that on her story LOLOL. But yeah, I put it all over!

View Quoted Comment Lol I wouldn’t have even noticed but she had her arms up super high and was in a bunch of people’s way! Doing it subtly is one thing but we couldn’t see our friends getting hitched 😂😂

View Quoted Comment I cannot! That’s so rude HAHAH.

I’m all for an unplugged ceremony! I’ve seen way too many professional pics that have guests in the way taking pics on their phones, tablets, etc.

View Quoted Comment Ditto! I’m all for it.