![]() ![]() And heaven forbid if a cell phone starts ringing during the ceremony! Do yourself and your guests a favor by unplugging for a few hours. Plus, it’s disruptive to the photographer and everyone around. When the screen goes in front of the face, seeing and experiencing those precious moments with one’s own eyes is lost. Not having that pressure allows everyone to actually enjoy the moment. Reason #5: Preoccupied GuestsĪn unplugged wedding takes the pressure off of guests to document the experience. To get quality portraits, keep the focus on the professional photographer. ![]() The bride and maid of honor’s focus is naturally going to be all over the place, so the photographer might get pictures of the bride looking one way and the maid of honor looking another. Let’s say the photographer is gearing up for a shot of the bride and maid of honor, then some guests get in on the action and start snapping photos. Of course everyone wants to get a photo of the family standing together or maybe one of the bride and her bridesmaids, but doing so can disrupt the professional photographer’s photo. Photo by: Alicia Williams of Cordele Photography Reason #4: Bad Portraits The result might be a whole lot of photos of Uncle Joe standing in the aisle with his iPhone or the bride’s head blocked by someone else’s head. So when a guest jumps into the aisle at the last minute or holds up a tablet, it can block the photographer’s view. Plus, they only have a split second to capture those special moments, like the first kiss. Photographers know where to stand and what angles to use for different moments. ![]() It’s understandable that they’re excited and want to capture the moment, but it can wreak havoc on professional images. Snap-happy guests will do just about anything to get their shot, from stepping into the aisle to shoving the professional photographer out of the way. ![]() Photos should be released on your timeframe and after you’ve seen them, ensuring that friends and family see your wedding in the most beautiful light possible. You’ve spent months planning your wedding and hired a photographer to capture it in the best light. You don’t know what a guests’ photos look like and nobody wants the least flattering photos to hit Instagram. Some couples might balk at the time it takes to receive their photos from the photographer because they want to share them with friends and family, but the wait is worth it. Patience is a virtue, especially when it comes to wedding photos. Photo by Corey Ann Reason #2: First Look Disasters The result is a washed out photo, and nobody paying thousands of dollars for a photographer wants bad wedding photos because a guest just had to get their own shot. But when you have guests pulling out their phones and clicking away with their flash on, it completely disrupts the controlled environment the photographer has created. They know how to use natural lighting and set up artificial lighting in a way that is controlled and will allow them to snap the best photos. Professional photographers rarely use an in-camera flash. Photo by: Kirstie Tweed Reason #1: Interrupting Flash That’s why many couples are now opting for an “unplugged” wedding, or at the very least, an unplugged ceremony. There’s nothing wrong with that in everyday situations, but when it comes to special, once-in-a-lifetime moments, like a wedding, witnessing life behind a screen causes more problems than it solves, especially for the bride and groom footing the bill for a professional wedding photographer. Something’s happened over the years with digital photography and the rise of camera phones, tablets, and social media access – everyone’s become a photographer and everyone wants to share the moments they’ve captured. ![]()
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