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Is this too pushy?

trawas01trawas01 member
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in October 2012 Weddings
I was flipping through wedding photos on another website and saw a sign I was considering using. It was on a chalkboard at the foot of the aisle during the ceremony.

"Please no photography or cell phone use during the ceremony."

Our ceremony will be brief, 15-20 minutes tops, and outside. I'd like to look down the aisle and see my families faces, not their LCD screens.  But I'm not a big photo taker myself and very rarely pull my cell phone out.

Is this pushy? Am I better off just biting my tongue and accepting it?

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  • mrshall1027mrshall1027
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    I think a lot of people would want to capture the moment and they may end up taking some great pictures that you will want. As for the cell phone use, I would think your guests would silence their phones which is basic etiquette.  If you were to make a sign, I would make it discreet and just about silencing their phones, because sometimes people still forget.
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  • shoebieshoebie member
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    edited January 2012
    Its not only pushy but rude, Those people are there because you mean something to them and they want to capture that. 
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  • reagane02reagane02 member
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    I feel its a bit pushy.  Maybe you could ask them to "unplug" / turn off their cell phones, but really they are going to want photos of your wedding and may get some really good candid shots.
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  • em0677em0677 member
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    I think it's perfectly acceptable for you to have a reminder to turn off their cell phones. 

    As for the photos, I don't think it's rude to request no photos.  But I think that if you do, you should be sure to have an excellent photog whose photos people can get if they want.  Darn.  Wish I had my ettiquette books because I know I read about this very topic.  I can tell you in 3 months when I get back to my books.  ;)
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  • lenergyrlahlenergyrlah member
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    I think the reason for "no photos" is so people won't be leaning out into the aisle and blocking the photographer.  But I've been at several weddings with guests taking pictures and I never noticed anyone being disruptive / standing in the aisle etc. so I don't think that's really an issue.

    As far as flash, the photographer will (hopefully) be taking pics so you will have the flash anyway.  Keep in mind that you will only have 1 photographer (and maybe an assistant), so there might be some really beautiful things that they miss.  Your guests will also have different angles than the photographer.

    Maybe this particular couple's photographer listed "no outside photos" as part of the conract.
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