re: Wedding Planning - UPDATED

I've also been to a lot of weddings (been in a ton too) and I've seen enough to want me to consider this. I've also heard from a few photographers that like the idea.

ETA: I should also say that I'm mainly talking about the wedding, not the reception. Also, if you're having fun on the dance floor you can care less about your cell phone.

I don't think there's much about the wedding and reception planning that is "sane".

I think maybe kindly asking guests to be respectful with their photography is fine. Not sure how I would feel about possibly having someone stand outside the church collecting phones and cameras

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That's ridiculous IMO.

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We did it successfully. You are paying good money to have photographer there that's doing a better job than they could dream of doing.

Everyone taking photos gets in the way.

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Not sure how I would feel about possibly having someone stand outside the church collecting phones and cameras

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When I was an usher at my buddies, we were just told to tell people to not take photos if we saw them playing in their case phone

Just like "hey quick reminder, please silence your phones and keep them in your purse/pocke during the weddingt."

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That logic goes out the window when you have a big family with a lot of kids that all usually either use family of the same sitters. Even more so for family from out of town that has to travel.

We had kids at our wedding and besides the cute pictures of them from the reception, you'd never have known they were there. If your venue charges you full price for them, I understand excluding them. Otherwise, it's not worth the hassle it causes other people IMO.

You'll be amazed how much you don't notice on the actual day.

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We've had this argument before.

I'm glad you had a good wedding and didn't mind having kids there. That's just not my style. And if it causes hassle for other people, they have the option to not come, no big deal to me. Just two less people I have to pay for.

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We're also thinking about a "no cell phone" policy too. You spend all of that money on a photographer for them to compete with cell phone flashes and people standing in the isle to get their next Facebook post.

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We're having our officiant tell people no pictures during the wedding itself, because people are either ignorant that they are ruining professional photos of the wedding or they are just assholes and don't care. I tend to believe it's the first.

No cell phones for the entire reception is way overboard, though.

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I forget, are you married yet?

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Not yet. Wedding's in April.

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Just to be clear, you're saying you told all your guests no cell phones allowed in the church?

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My brothers it was none at the wedding and discouraged at the party.

Pictures of you and your date or some friends is fine but it's not your job to document the party. We hired someone for that

All good points about no cell phones throughout the entire deal. It's hard not to sound like one extreme or the other on here. But in this day and age, people need to be reminded not to be a d***. If I say no cell phones and someone snaps pictures, I don't expect anyone to be the ushers at the Baton Rouge River Center Theater. Cops were called on someone taking pictures at the Bob Dylan concert. THAT was ridiculous.

My whole premise is giving everyone a gentle reminder and leverage to shoot down the annoying one person that forgets to silent their iphone shutter noise. I hope to not be bride and groomzilla.