CASUAL ANNOUNCEMENTS BY OFFICIANT (continued)
3. After conducting hundreds of wedding ceremonies, we have learned that despite the announcements and signs requesting an unplugged ceremony, there is almost always someone who ignores the request and still takes pictures. A new idea that we have used seems to better control this problem and allows both the photographers AND guests to capture some pictures without interfering or disrupting the ceremony. We call it a “plugged in ceremony” and we introduce it to your guests like this…… “(name) & (name) recognize that some of you would like to be able to take some photos today to help remember the day, and they invite you to do so, with a couple requests. As you can see there are professional photographers on hand today to capture the memories for (name) & (name) and we want to ensure that they are able to get the very best pictures, so we ask that you please restrict your photo taking to the times in the ceremony when we advise that it is OK to do so. Don’t worry, we will give you plenty of notice and will wait while you retrieve your devices to take pictures. Until then, please put your phones and cameras away and enjoy the ceremony along with (name) & (name). After the wedding party has all gathered at the front and the photographers have taken their pictures, we will invite guests to take out their devices and take a photo…..then once again put them away while we continue the ceremony. After you have shared your first kiss and the photographers have captured the moment we will ask you to “take one for the team” and do it all over again while your guests take their pictures. The “plugged in ceremony” controls those who feel that they absolutely must take pictures and provides a great way to ensure the guests remain engaged in the ceremony.
