What is an unplugged
wedding?
An
unplugged wedding is where you ask your guests to turn off their phones,
cameras, tablets, and other mobile devices during your ceremony.
What are the benefits?
- There are many benefits
to having an unplugged wedding.
- When guests use their
own cameras, there are many ways that this affects the photography that you’re
actually paying for. Guests oftentimes are taking photos at the same time we
are, and their flashes interfere with our cameras, leaving you blown out completely
(and unsalvageable) or having weird shadows or lighting throughout the photos.
- Guest cameras can leave
a red or green dot from their focusing mechanisms. These will show up in our
images.
- If guests don’t turn
off the noise on their cameras, they could be very loud when taking the photos.
This can be very distracting to you and your guests.
- Speaking of distracting
– let’s talk about iPads and other tablets used to take photos. They are HUGE
and are very distracting. If we are taking a wide photo of your ceremony, your
eyes go straight to the tablet and completely ignore the beautiful couple
exchanging vows.
- Guests will often get
in the aisle or stand in front of the professional photographers, blocking
their shot. Sometimes, it’s too late for us to be able to get them to move, and
we certainly don’t want to upset your guests by making them move.
- During family formals,
guests will often stand around photographers to get shots of their own, which can
create harsh lighting if they use their flash. Even if they don’t use their
flash, it causes the group to constantly be looking around, leaving wandering
eyes. It’s hard for the photographer to get a good photo with everyone looking
at the camera when there are multiple people taking photos around you.
- Most importantly, if
your guests are taking photos, they are not fully able to enjoy the moment.
They are absent and distracted by their picture taking and posting.
We
highly recommend having your wedding unplugged, but respect your wishes if you
choose not to. If you have any questions concerning this or how to unplug your
wedding, feel free to contact us and we can chat.
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