Website wording for unplugged wedding?

We want you to be able to really enjoy our wedding day, feeling truly present and in the moment with us. We've hired an amazing wedding photographer named _________ who will be capturing the way the wedding looks — and we're inviting each of you to sit back, relax, and just enjoy how the wedding feels. We're respectfully asking that everyone consider leaving all cameras and cell phones off. Of course we will happy to share our wedding photos with you afterward!

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We want you to be able to relax and have fun with us today! This in mind, we invite you to put down all your favorite devices and just be present in the moment with us. Please leave your camera in your bag (we've got photography covered!), and put your cell phone on mute (we promise they'll call back!).

We're happy to share our professional wedding photos later, but the greatest gift you can give us today is just being fully here with us in this sacred and special moment.

"We are so excited that you'll be joining us, and we want you to relax and be fully present for our ceremony. We have a wonderful photographer who will capture every moment, and we'll make sure you see those photos as soon as we do! With this in mind, we ask that you refrain from photos during the ceremony; for the reception? Go wild!"

or

"Listen, we paid a shit ton for this wedding, and part of that shit ton is for an amazing photographer who will, no doubt, miss many shots if you are standing in the aisle with your IPAD and your sorry ass. As much as we value blurry, out of focus photos from amateurs, we'd like to look out at our carefully curated crowd and see actual human rather than devices.

So suck it up and turn it off for 20 minutes."

Celia, you're the best.

Hahaha oh Celia, its like you're reading my mind. Thanks for the options ladies!

Celia, that's so good.

Celia you win lol

LO Celia that is great. We only have one problem, two of our guests ARE professional photographers (that is if they come).

ETA- Just copy and pasted the nice version to my website. Thanks Celia!

Celia for the win!

Celia...I'm going with #2!!!

Celia, I've come to realize that I lurk a lot on WW looking for your comments because they are always fantastic! This one takes the cake lol

BTW - copied that nice version down to use

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Hahaha @RichardK that was great!

Celia, I might just have to go with the second wording!

Celia I am absolutely gonna go with the second wording.

*slow clap*

Ya think I've had enough of Aunt Mary in the middle of the aisle, lol?

CELIAAAAAA

I am seriously considering putting that on my wedding website...lol!!!!

This is just what I said on ours: "We will have a photographer for the ceremony. We want our guests to relax and enjoy the moment with us, so please no photos during the ceremony. Photos during the reception are great, just please be mindful of the photographer. If you would like photographs from the wedding, please let us know and we can forward ordering information once we have it."

The ordering information is simply because I know our families are going to be demanding photos. We'll probably also have a little sign leading into the ceremony area since we're not doing programs.

I'm gonna need this info later!