In today’s ever changing technological world you will notice one of the hottest trends currently visible everywhere you go is the “Selfie”. Match that with the abundance of mobile phones with cameras it is getting harder and harder to do anything without someone taking a picture or video of you. People have found a way to relive things in their lives, and your wedding will be one of them.
However on your big day when you have spent a good chunk of money on a wedding photographer, you need to think this through. Guest photos are great, keepsakes for them and mini advance viewing of what you will be receiving from the professional you hired, although allowing guests to take photos and film on your big day can be very damaging to your investment. Keeping in mind that sharing what you do receive from the photographers is hugely important for your guests.
The average ceremony is between 10-60 minutes, each section is different and the events that take place during the ceremony only happen once. For example The Kiss and The Exchanging of Rings, these two moments are fast and will only happen one time meaning your photographer will need to be on the ball and in the area to capture those moments without issue.
Now imagine for a moment that those moments are happening and your photographer is lining up a amazing shot from across the aisle with his super high quality zoom lens, only to be blocked out of the screen by Uncle Jim who is anxious to capture the same image on his handy cam. Your photographer will be given no choice but to run and attempt to capture the shot with Uncle Jim in the way. Maybe your professional photographer is able to gets the shot still or maybe not and you get a picture of the back of Uncle Jim’s head instead.
We also find this with eager video takers, especially outdoors, where the lighting is very strong from our beautiful Caribbean shores and the ceremony space is limited. Usually these characters position themselves in the prime area in from of the entire ceremony scenario so that they have a nice clear shot. We get it, we know why they choose that spot. The issue is that we “the professionals” that you hired need that space. Even if we are able to get around the one spot, usually your eager video guest is in the direct background of every other photo taken because of his or her positioning.
Hence the Unplugged Ceremony, we suggest that speak in length with your guests from the beginning of your planning stages about this. We are seeing more commonly small notes going out with invitations stating the request for the Unplugged Ceremony. This will help a lot to prepare people for your plan and assures them you are considering them in your photos, so no one feels offended. Plus make sure and let your photo and video team know you have chosen to have an unplugged ceremony and request a small selection of photos to be ready just days after the ceremony for sharing with people immediately.
Here are some great ideas we found online.
www.offbeatbride.com – these guys have some great “Wording for wed-sites & programs” take a look for your wedding website.
