My mom still doesn't have any pictures from the wedding because she can't decide when she's going to sift through 1,100 photos, my dad, however, I don't think has even looked at the professional photos because he took his own photos from that day and he's happy with those. I will say this: we didn't get our professional photos on disc until a year after the wedding, mostly due to problems getting them from our photographer (she has a much better computer than us, and the discs she sent us were too large for our computer to handle, she put them up online for me to download and I didn't realize there was an expiration date, the list goes on.), so anyone waiting for professional photos without paying outrageous prices wouldn't have gotten them until a year after the wedding, in our case anyway. If there's no flash I really don't see how you would even notice someone taking pictures though. I don't see anything wrong with having a little sign at the entrance saying "no flash photography please" or having the officiant say something brief before the ceremony starts. Like PPs mentioned, your venue may not allow pictures to be taken during the ceremony so that's also a valid reason. That being said, we were also going to offer a copy of the pro shots to anyone who wanted them. I didn't want to have a seizure or a stroke on my wedding day. I didn't give a crap if it made me look like a brat. We had a private DW so we didn't have to worry about guests taking pictures but when we were contemplating a local wedding with friends and family I fully intended on telling people that under NO circumstances were there going to be camera flashes on the wedding day (although cameras that didn't use a flash would have been fine). I specifically looked for (and found) a photog that didn't use flash for this reason. I have a medical condition that is made exponentially worse by things like camera flashes and strobe lights. I'm going to play devil's advocate for a minute. I think it depends on your reasoning here. Is it POSSIBLE to communicate the no-pictures request without a program? Since ceremonies usually begin with music and processional, and not "announcements" I'm not sure HOW to accomplish this. We've not planned to make programs because of simplifying and just a "no program" preference we have. I tell you my reason so you know, but my etiquette question is not whether to make this request but whether how, so I guess I am addressing just those who've stated they agree this is possible without being rude.Įverything I've seen has been done through programs. I'm a photographer myself so I understand the implications of screens in pictures but my reason is not that, (before/after the ceremony they can be all screens) but wanting focus on the solemnity the customized ceremony and the act of matrimony, which is by far the most important aspect of the day to us. Others, however, seem to agree with me that asking guests to ONLY focus on being present and to look with their EYES not their screens is okay I understand many consider there is no appropriate way to ask this of guests because the request itself is inappropriate. Hi all! So I've reviewed other posts here on the topic of asking guests not to take pictures during the ceremony, and it is VERY controversial.
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