Unplugged Ceremony

Correct! I just want everyone to be in the moment.

Yes! i didn't do it either. i had thought about it initially but i'm so thankful for the photos that my guests took. I know a lot of people had their phones out and took pictures (even one of the groomsmen *face palm*) but i was honestly so in the moment i didn't notice. it didn't ruin the day for me lol

I think this is totally up to you, i see a ton of couples do it. whichever works best for you i would have the officiant or DJ give them a gentle reminder before the ceremony. also a nice sign would be good!

Yeah! I also put it on the details page of our website and then the FAQs. "What is an unplugged ceremony?" Then it said "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.

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

Trying to give a little "hey please understand" lol

This is a great idea! i'm sure most of them will comply. i hope ALL of them do can't wait to see pics of your big day!

I love the idea of an unplugged ceremony.

My photographer (and many photographers I talked to) do too. Some even provide discounts if you do an unplugged ceremony, because it does help keep people out of the way and allows photographers to work more efficiently.

You should definitely post that you are having an unplugged ceremony on your wedding website. Signs between where people park their cars and enter your wedding ceremony site will help as well. I've also been to weddings where the officiant asks everyone to put their phones away (usually to the tune of "the bride and groom have requested that no photos are taken of the ceremony except by the hired photographer, so please put your phones and cameras away and enjoy this special moment with them") but there always seem to be one or two people who think that doesn't apply to them and using their phones to photo/video throughout the ceremony anyway.

I don't know about including it on the invite - I think if you could find a beautiful, classy way to add that information, go for it, but you need to be selective about what details go on there, so I do feel like you could skip putting it right on the invite and rely on other ways to get the word out. You could include a reminder on the RSVP card, or the RSVP area on your website, pretty easily.

Yeah, I have been a little iffy about the invite. It is def on the website and the FAQ page. Thank you Kari!

For me, I know there will be nothing I can do from stopping loved ones from taking pictures, but hope they heed to my recommendations and not use flash during the ceremony. That's literally all I care about. I don't mind if they take pics just don't want any flashes, any obvious distractions!

I love the idea of being unplugged! Of course, I was born before cell phones so.... But really, I just want everyone to be there with us in the moment and enjoy. I found this on Pinterest and plan to make my own, as our photographer is one of my friends and she loves the idea.

Unplugged