photo by Lauren Fair Photography
It’s no secret that we love keeping up with wedding trends in décor and fashion, but one of our very favorite trends of late is the unplugged ceremony. As weddings take a turn to more personal celebrations of love and community, it only makes sense that the focus would shift to a more present attitude throughout the day. While we’ve seen plenty of unplugged ceremonies here on the blog, we know that some of you may be hesitant to hang a sign asking guests to keep their phones hidden and their attention on you. However, we’re here to tell you that an unplugged ceremony is for everyone — we promise!
photo by Nakalan McKay
Set a Precedent of Being Present
As we mentioned, the main reason you want an unplugged ceremony is to keep the attention on the matter at hand: your ceremony! There’s nothing quite like looking out at all of your loved ones while speaking your vows and seeing each and every face smiling (or, likely, crying!) back at you. Imagine that you’ve just expressed your undying love for your soulmate, and you look into the audience to see rows of lifted cell phones or heads down, adding hashtags to Instagram photos of your most special moment. You may expect that everyone knows better, but who wants to risk Uncle Joe’s camera flash going off or your grandma’s boyfriend standing in the aisle trying to get a photo of your first kiss. A sign demonstrating that this is an unplugged ceremo...