{"id":12746,"date":"2016-05-20T10:45:45","date_gmt":"2016-05-20T15:45:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bridestlouis.com\/?p=12746"},"modified":"2022-08-03T12:56:15","modified_gmt":"2022-08-03T17:56:15","slug":"the-unplugged-wedding-a-great-new-trend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bridestlouis.com\/the-unplugged-wedding-a-great-new-trend\/","title":{"rendered":"The Unplugged Wedding – A Great New Trend"},"content":{"rendered":"

More and more brides are insisting that guests turn off their cell phones because all the ringing and flashing can be very disturbing during their wedding ceremony.\u00a0 And in addition, many professional wedding photographers are very outspoken about how cellular devices get in the way of capturing some great photos.\u00a0 With guests holding up their I-pads, Cell Phones and Consumer Cameras, many great moments are totally ruined.\u00a0 Technology allows people to take photos at a moment\u2019s notice, but there is no way that you can compare the quality of those images to that of a professional photographer.\u00a0 In addition, most couples really want their guests to be sharing the \u201cexperience and emotions\u201d of exchanging those vows.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Unplugged<\/p>\n

Here are ways to gently ask your guests to honor your wishes:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Have a sign created that is placed at the ceremony entrance requesting all technology devices be turn off, and to refrain from taking photos during the ceremony.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Ask your wedding officiant to remind guests to silence their phones and not to take photos \u2013 leave it to the professionals.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Add a note to your invitations \u2013 letting guests know that you will be having an \u201cunplugged wedding.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    More and more brides are insisting that guests turn off their cell phones because all the ringing and flashing can be very disturbing during their wedding ceremony.\u00a0 And in addition, many professional wedding photographers are very outspoken about how cellular devices get in the way of capturing some great photos.\u00a0 With guests holding up their…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"default","_kad_post_title":"default","_kad_post_layout":"default","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"default","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"default","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":"","_wp_rev_ctl_limit":""},"categories":[77,79],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nThe Unplugged Wedding - A Great New Trend - Bride St. Louis<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"More and more brides are insisting that guests turn off their cell phones because all the ringing and flashing can be very disturbing during their wedding ceremony. 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