I’ve been an Pocatello Idaho wedding photographer for quite a few years so I’ve been to hundreds of weddings and I know what it’s like when the phones come out. Things can get a little crazy for your photographer as we’re trying to capture your big moments, while avoiding everyone’s iPhones. Although family members always have the best intentions, sometimes technology gets in the way of your special day. So let’s talk about how it might look at your possibly unplugged wedding. 

Wedding Photography Isn’t Cheap!

You’ve spent time, energy, and money looking for just the right person and style to fit your photography needs. There’s nothing worse than having your aunt post her cell-phone quality pictures online or getting in the way of your photographer getting that perfect shot. Your guests may want to celebrate you both and your big day by posting the photos that they take, but that can ruin the grand reveal of your photos later! Allow your guests the luxury of being in the moment and taking in the ceremony without being behind their phones.

You Get To Share Photos On Your Terms – Unplugged Wedding

You deserve to share certain life moments first, including your dream Idaho wedding day. The congratulations can come after, but this moment only happens once, and it should be yours to share! Therefore, you should make the first posts about becoming a spouse, and marrying your person. You know it’s better if you make the announcement of your next chapter in life, on your terms!

Be Present At Your Unplugged Wedding

There’s nothing like being focused on the present. It’s easier to remember these beautiful moments looking through your own eyes, unplugged from the world, than through a screen. Those who you want there and want to be there are! So let everyone focus their attention on one of the two people that matter the most on that day, YOU!

A Semi-unplugged Option

At the end of the day, some of your guests will slip out their phone for a quick picture of your ceremony, even if you announce your unplugged wedding plans. So, here is an option to allow your guests a picture, while still setting boundaries for the ceremony. Before the ceremony starts, but after you walk down the aisle, have your officiant address your guests. Have them invite everyone to take a picture of the bride and groom at the alter in that moment. Then after everyone gets their picture, have the officiant ask that the phones do not come out until cocktail hour. This way your guests get to take a picture, but for the rest of the ceremony your wedding photographer wont have images of your guests interrupting the moment.

Ready to book your dream Pocatello Idaho photographer for your unplugged wedding? Let’s chat soon!