Unplugged Weddings

[Crammer Planner]

Did anyone do this at their wedding? How was it? And those who are about to get married? Would you consider it?

Fiance and I are considering it for our wedding ceremony but we're not sure yet.

This is the link of the article about unplugged weddings: http://coreyann.com/blog/corey-talks/corey-talks-why-you-should-have-an-unplugged-wedding

[120515]

thanks for sharing, crammer planner! this is definitely a great idea. we'll definitely consider this

[tjmax]

I have read the same article din during our wedding preps. We explicitly stated that in the misalette.  Na-tone down naman kahit papano so ang mga candid and important moments e captured ng walang nakaharang, walang panira sa shots.

[caleeice]

^That's a great idea sis. Thank you for sharing! Will consider that in ours. 

What we did was to indicate in our wedsite requesting guests not to block the view of our official P/V and to take their shots only upon cue. We'll probably mention it in our FB invite as well as tell our family and friends to help spread the word.

[bzbee]

i read somewhere about a bride who did this but not for the entire ceremony. yung pag enter lang niya sa church yung pinagbawalan niya na magpicture ang mga guest. it was really special daw because all eyes were on her when she walked in. i was thinking of doing the same thing. it would be great to have an "unplugged wedding" but i dont think we can manage holding off all electronic devices from our guests.

[j.adore]

We did this by placing the reminder in the misalette and through the coordinator, word of mouth, etc.

Wala naman nakaharang but the guests still brought out their gadgets hehe. Kita sa video/photo shots but they did not impact the shots naman.

[juwie]

This is our plan from the very start. Sa ceremony lang namin gusto ito irequest. We plan to do this via word of mouth, our wedding website and strict reinforcement from our coordinators. Although our coordinators told us that as early as now, they can't promise that 100% of the guests will comply.

[Crammer Planner]

No prob sis 120515 and caleeice.

Thank you sis tjmax and j.adore for sharing what you did. At least now we know that it's possible, although not completely siguro unless we will confiscate their phones for a while (I actually read about this suggestion in one blog about unplugged weddings).

i read somewhere about a bride who did this but not for the entire ceremony. yung pag enter lang niya sa church yung pinagbawalan niya na magpicture ang mga guest. it was really special daw because all eyes were on her when she walked in.

That's what I want too. Pero not really for the guests to look at me, but more of for me to interact with them (look at them in the eye) while walking down the aisle. Also, so that I can see my fiance without cameras, ipads, slrs and phones sticking out and distracting me.

Sis juwie, kami rin for ceremony lang (if we push through with it). Then we'll have an instagram contest during the reception. So in contrast with the unplugged wedding ceremony. haha.

Minsan lang naiisip ko though na baka if we do this there are missed shots. Kasi diba the guests are actually your backup photographers din. Add to that the fact that fiance and I have talented aspiring photographer friends...

[castledoll]

We had an unplugged wedding. We had memo stuck on the church's door and our coordinator made the announcement before the ceremony. Guests did not really follow what we had asked of them. They still had their gadgets and they were taking their own videos and pictures. It was kind of annoying especially the one guest na feeling photographer. She was in the way of our hired photographers and videographers. It was a big deal because masikip lang the aisle. Other guests who took pictures and videos weren't in the way kaya ok lang.

[Crammer Planner]

^ That's sad sis. Were the guests who didn't follow the rules close to you and/or your husband?

[castledoll]

^  Since we migrated to Canada 15 years ago, she's always been a "friend" though she's a little bit chismosa and she already expected an invitation that's why.. While other guests who are our friends stayed where they were, this person stepped out of the pew and started taking pictures acting like our hired photographer. I didn't really noticed that until the SDE was played at the reception and when we got the pictures. Thankfully not all the pictures were ruined by her presence.

I guess, one still can have an unplugged wedding and there will be guests who are pasaway. But one of the things we are thankful for, while the ceremony was going, there aren't any phones vibrating or ringing.

[nathanielle]

I've been to 'Unplugged weddings' and honestly, it kind of screams "control freak" to me.  I guess it depends on the way it was said. Like in one wedding, the misalette said, please refrain from using mobile phones, cameras, and other gadgets so as not to interfere with the photographers and videographers."

Okayyyy... You're a guest, you're friends and family of the couple, of course you'll be excited and you'll want to take photos.  And what is this, a class in school that needs my complete and undivided attention or else teacher will get mad? Lol. Kung magaling naman yung suppliers nyo, they will be able to do their job, with or without those 'annoying' guests.

But that's just me. Different strokes for different folks.

[belle_v2g]

^i'll ask our wedding governor about this. baka pwede, it seems like a good idea.

[tjmax]

^^You are right sis, the way it was stated sa misalette ng wedding na naattendan mo ang medyo off. It could have been stated better.

[castledoll]

I want to share this article kasi this is what we put on the church's doors. And the wordings, we tweak it a little bit so to us, it's less "awkward/off"

http://offbeatbride.com/2011/06/unplugged-wedding-templates

It's hard to control what other people wants to do. Ang pinaka importante lang is walang phones na tumutunog tunog while the ceremony is on going.

[juwie]

Thanks sis castledoll for sharing that article!

[bzbee]

I've been to 'Unplugged weddings' and honestly, it kind of screams "control freak" to me. 

natawa ko dito sis! but you have a good point. i dont think i can prevent all our guests to stop using their gadgets for the entire ceremony anyway. asking them to put their phones in silent mode siguro pwede pa, and I trust people to actually do this kahit d naman sila sabihan.