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Going unplugged

When it comes to weddings I am sure you have heard of the term 'going unplugged'. What does that mean and what does that include? In a day and age where technology is so prevalent in our lives, sometimes it kind of takes over and becomes a distraction and problem.

There are some couples who invite their guest to snap as many photos as they’d like with their own cameras and phones. However, more and more couples have started asking their guest to turn off their device and be in the present with them. There are actually many benefits to put away cameras and cell phones, especially during the ceremony.

For one, weddings are a sacred event and deserve respect. Your guest should be enjoying the celebration first hand, not off a small glowing screen. If your guests are more concerned with capturing a picture for Facebook or Instagram, then they are about the actual event, it shows in your photographs. Instead of smiling faces as you walk down the isle or the moment you are exchanging your vows, the pictures will be full of people with cell phones, even iPads in front of their faces. These devices will date your wedding images (we are going for timeless images), not to mention deflate the moments by hiding their expressions.


Not only can iPads or cell phones, camera flashes and the like ruin photos of the guests themselves, but can ruining photos of yourselves, or worse, key moments such as the first kiss. Understandably, your guests want photos to capture the day as they are excited to be there with you for such an important moment, however they often forget, that the photographer is there to capture the day for YOU! And the photos the photographer is taking photos of your day are for your memories. So often guests will step into the aisle to capture a photograph the bride, getting in the way of the photographer. They will even walk up the alter to get a closer shot. They will block the first kiss, push the photographer aside, draw out the family formal photos. Then the professional will miss the shot and instead you will have a shot of a guests backside. Life defining moments not captured, all for a Facebook post? Furthermore, the camera settings have been adjusted to the surrounding lighting conditions. When a guest snaps a shot from behind the photographer, setting their own flash off, it changes the lighting of the subject, a change which the photographer is not prepared for in that moment. This can potentially cause an image to be over exposed and therefore capturing a pivotally moment, such as a first kiss can be ruined due to the harsh additional light from a guest flash. It breaks my heart when a shot is ruining due to situations such as these. Going unplugged could be one of the best decisions you make for your ceremony.

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