Wedding photo etiquette- help!

We're doing an unplugged ceremony because I have two photographers and do not want pictures of phones in the way nor do I want their phone to block someone's view. After the ceremony it's free game and they can take whatever. I think if you open it up to pictures, they won't be thinking "oh, am I in their way?" but instead they'll just be trying to get a good picture.

I’ve never attended an unplugged wedding and I’ve never seen anyone get in the way of a photographer so I think this is a know your crowd thing. If you have people in your family/friend group who won’t respect the photographer’s space, I’d have your officiant announce quickly before your ceremony begins that the guests should be mindful of the photographer.

You could have a sign that says in not so many words "Feel free to take photos during our ceremony but please remain seated and out of the aisles. We dont want guests blocking the photographer or other guests views."

We opted against a sign. The officiant will just ask everyone to please put their phones away and stay out of the aisle. We thought that would come off less aggressive and more effective with our crowd than a sign

I recommend you just have an unplugged wedding ceremony. People think they are not in the way, when, in fact, they are. I’ve seen so many wedding photos where there is a person taking a mobile pic within the photo.

I'm going to ask my officiant to make a short announcement asking guests to silence and put their cell phones away. Most people will probably get the hint.

Have officiant have everyone silence their phones... and tell them to keep aisle clear of all objects.... i dont want unplugged because i want people to get different angles and pictures i might just love the more the better!

We’re putting up a cute unplugged ceremony sign and having our officiant make an announcement. Really hoping people abide by that because it’s only a 10-15 minute ceremony. I have no problem with people taking pics but don’t want people and their phones in the way of the photographers. We’re getting wallet sized pics to put in our thank you cards so I thought of using a pic from the ceremony for that so everyone can have that. I’ve also seen signs that say “no pics until we are announced husband and wife” or something along the lines of that

I’ve been to both unplugged wedding and phones allowed.
Unplugged wedding photos came out great! No one had their phones out we also were “forced” to talk to each other and get to know new people. The best part was that there were no grandmas with phones in front of their face!
My best friends wedding didn’t mention anything about phones. It was an orthodox Jewish wedding, so the ceremony was religious and long. I swear every single grandma at that wedding had an iPhone and was blocking the view of groom and bride. They also kept getting in the way of photographers! So my friend now has a bunch of photos of her husbands great grandma and other family members blocking their view or their own faces 😂. And no photoshop won’t fix this lol! You’d think they would put phones away during a religious ceremony! And yep, the young people weren’t the ones holding their phones during the whole thing, it was the older folks!
i think that it depends on whether you mind seeing phones in pictures. If you do, then you need to say the wedding is unplugged or at least ceremony is and then reception they can take pictures if you want. If you don’t mention anything then people will take it as free for all.

I was thinking this too originally but I feel like the best way to enforce it is just to have an unplugged ceremony. People won't realize if they're in the way or not. The majority of guest photos that I've seen at ceremonies are bad quality and at awkward angles anyway. I would just say unplugged and don't jeopardize your photographer's pictures... I don't think it's worth the risk!

I think nowadays it is so common to carry around a phone or other electronic device, that people don't even think about what that may look like from the outside. But the last thing I want is to see a bunch of phones out and up when I look back at the professional photos of my ceremony. Plus, I really want my guests to put their phones away and be in the moment with us at the ceremony. I don't want to look out from the altar and see a bunch of phones in the air! I don't want anyone's view blocked by Aunt Ida who thinks it's ok to video the entire ceremony!

They can take as many pictures as they want during the reception. But I want my ceremony unplugged, and I'm going to have a sign saying that, as well as having our officiant make an announcement before the ceremony starts. I'm already telling people about this, so most guests won't be surprised by this once they get there.

View Quoted Comment Agreed! I’ve never been to an unplugged ceremony and I’ve never seen guests get in the way. 1. I’d hope the photographer would know how to work around people at weddings 2. I would hope your guests would be self aware if they were getting in the way!

Thankfully I’ve known my photographer for many year and he’s done many weddings and events in my family so I know that he’s not afraid to ask guests to please move out of the way of the shot