No Photos Please

    The Q:    I have one quick question I’m hoping  you can help with!One of my biggest pet peeves at weddings is when guests become too focused on taking pictures with their own cameras…especially during the ceremony.  I’ve seen guests get out of their seats and cause a drop ship prom dresses  distraction during the ceremony, just to get a picture for themselves.
     Now that I’m planning a wedding of my own, how on earth do I politely let my guests know that I want them to relax and enjoy the wedding instead of acting like a bunch of rouge photographers?!  Especially since we plan on having two great photographers present!  Our ceremony will be short, so I don’t plan on making programs, or else that might be a good place to get the message out.  Your thoughts would be greatly appreciated! The A:  This is a tough one, because it’s hard to tell elegant prom dresses  people what to do in a polite way, especially with no program.  I hear what you are saying though, especially in this age of digital photography when professionals can often make their photos available online.  The only two options option you really have, and I don’t know that either will be adhered to or well received, is an announcement or signage.
   You could have your officiant or some other person announce prior to the ceremony that they would like to ask guests to refrain from taking flash photos during the ceremony, but the bride and groom will make the photographers photos available to their guests in the near future?  Or you can place signage at the entrance or near your guest book or escort table (if those are around) that expensive prom dresses  asks guests to refrain from using flash photography during the ceremony. Asking to refrain from flash is a much more polite way of saying "don’t take any pictures at all please".