![]() ![]() Unplugged wedding how to#Now, how the heck to do it? Here are some tips for how to proceed: Unplugged wedding full#What we’re really discussing here are guests who park their faces behind their phones for the full duration of the ceremony or end up in the photographer’s way. And, really, snapping one or two shots on your iPhone during the ceremony (as long as you stay seated, please!) is totally fine. The couple can often benefit from the candids their guests snap at their tables or on the dance floor. Not only have you (likely) hired a wedding photographer to perform this exact task, but most people can agree that part of truly living and appreciating a profound event like the marriage ceremony of a friend or family member is the ability to truly live in the moment.Įncouraging friends and family to actually watch your ceremony instead of photograph or video record it is NOT the same as asking them to refrain from photos during the reception. There is much value in encouraging wedding guests to get out from behind their viewfinders. Something like this, for example, is almost impossible to edit out in post-production:Įven more disappointing? When guests are glued to their cameras or phones, they’re not really living in the moment and enjoying the wedding in “real time,” in real life!Ī very important question for you and your soon-to-be spouse to ask yourselves is this: will the family and friends in attendance at your wedding also be present at your wedding? Will they be in the moment and mindful of the substance and significance of your wedding day? It’s a bummer to have to ask for your guests’ permission to do their job.Įven if they’re not actually “in the way,” when guests use their own camera flash, we’re still in competition. ![]() Either they nudge friends and family out of the way, or they miss the shot. These people are your guests and your photography team doesn’t want to push them out of the way! But as your wedding photographer, they’re stuck between a rock and a hard place. Photographers (and videographers) have many, MANY moments during which they feel like they have to compete with wedding guests for getting a good shot of the happy couple. Please note that this is really not a rant about smartphones. Simply put, an “unplugged” wedding ceremony is one that asks (or requires, depending on how fervently the couple want to enforce) guests to refrain from using their smartphones and tablets to take photos, tweet, post on Facebook, Instagram, etc. ![]()
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