![]() “On behalf of (insert your names) you’re invited to this very special day as someone they want to share it with. ![]() Most will be confident to do so with their own words but if you want to give them guidance here is an example of a message that could be used: You can also ask your priest or celebrant to help you by making a further announcement at the ceremony. We will be overjoyed to share our wedding photos with you when they are ready for ‘worldwide publication’ and we’ve had the ‘first look’. To help us do this we respectfully ask that everyone leave their cameras, tablets and cell phones off during our day. We’ve chosen (insert photographers name) to capture the story of our day in amazing images and we’re inviting each of you to be ‘unplugged’ and immerse yourself in our celebrations. We want you to be able to really enjoy our wedding day with us, being part of the laughter, the tears, the joy and the solemnity. Here’s an example you could use with your invites: It’s easy to find templates for an unplugged message. Repeat the message in the lead up to the day to give everyone the chance to come around to the idea!.Put the information on your wedding website if you have one, and announce on Twitter and Facebook if you use them.Put a short message in with your invites to guests.Here’s one instance where social media can work really well but there are a number of ways to let people know including: If you want this approach to work, your guests and loved ones need to know sooner rather than later. If you don’t want to appear as completely controlling and inflexible aka ‘the Bridezilla’ it’s best if you put in some effort to letting everyone know and keeping your guests happy: Tell Guests and Family Early That The Day Will Be ‘Unplugged’ No phones, no fuss, no Wi-Fi equals a great flow to the day as people join in the celebrations fully.People actually interact and talk to each other!.It’s something very special and why should everyone else share that moment before you? Call me old fashioned but I love my couples to see their images first. You see your images first and not the rest of the world. ![]() Pesky phones and guest cameras won’t crowd you as you walk up the aisle as Mr and Mrs, and your photographer won’t have to ‘fight’ with guests to make sure they capture those key moments.So, be like a celebrity and have your film star moment with all guest eyes on you not on their phones. When they tie the knot they want all eyes on them, not elsewhere. If it leaves you in a cold sweat trying to imagine a ‘no phone zone’ here’s my ultimate guide to going successfully unplugged for your day: 5 Reasons to go Retro and ‘Unplugged’: There’s now a growing trend though, to go ‘unplugged’ to dispense with the use of mobile phone cameras, tablet devices and the like in favour of couples asking guests to fully share their day with them, unfettered by technology and leaving capturing the day to the professional photographer and videographer. Just for a moment, can you imagine not having a lovely image of your favourite aunt or best friend from college, because their tablet device or phone is seemingly affixed to their face for the duration of the celebrations? Whilst mobile technology reflects a modern era and makes the world feel more accessible, it can on the whole be very invasive at weddings, despite the hilarity of some ‘selfies’. He was missing an incredible once in a lifetime moment, instead seeing it through a small lens, missing beautiful detail and the nuances of the moment. ![]() ![]() I remember the day that I saw a father of the bride concentrating more on his phone, trying to capture an image as his daughter took her vows. Over the last few years I’ve seen an increasing amount of weddings ‘plagued’ by the use of social media rather than being enhanced by it. But at what point does taking a photo eclipse the spontaneous joy of the moment? There’s no doubt that we all love to take photos as a way of being able to re-live a wonderful time, whether it’s a holiday, a party or in this case a wedding. ![]()
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