How do I stop guests from posting photos on social media before I do?

Have a chat with your celebrant at your inital meeting! ask them to request everyone to refrain from sharing any specail images taken from the day until the bride and groom get to, this is generally asked of your guests at the ceremony before or straight after.

You could have an announcement at the wedding to please not post until you do. 

I totally understand that this is YOUR big day and you have the right to showcase your big day first, if this is what your wishes are.

I have photographed a few weddings now where the Celebrant was explicitly asked to make an announcement to all guests, just before the bride arrived down the aisle, to put phones away completely as the professional photographer will tend to the photos.

It is super annoying having people in my way and over myshoulder with their smart phones when I'm tyring to capture your special moments, I have to admit it.

- I absolutely love it when the couple have asked the Celerant to put out the request loud and clear over the PA system or out loud for people to turn their phones on silent and put them away. haha!

It's your day, if your wishes are to have no one taking photos but your photographer, let alone posting the photos all through social media, please please do have someome onto the taks of spotting people and reminding them to put their phones away and respect the couple's wishes! However, if you want to have people snapping away on their phones, sure it's definitely your day your way xx

Kind regards, Jodie Pope Photography.

Our suggestion: have an unplugged wedding. Tell all of your loved ones in advance that you are having a professional capture your day for you, and that being free of phones (or even iPads - it's happened) on the day will allow them to be more present. Have a message board / MC / celebrant announce it to everyone on the day as well ??

You can then create a Facebook group, album or wedding hashtag when you're ready for everyone to find the images in. Your photographer's online client gallery may also allow you to share photos on there to loved ones.

Great question!

The fact that you have taken the time to think about it before the day, shows that it's important to you.

I would recomend you discuss this with your celebrant - they have a captive audience prior to your arival and can run through your wishes before people get snap happy!

If you have your celebrant take care of it for you:

• The message is clear at the beginning of the day (prior to your guests having an alcholic beverage or 10)
• You don't have to be the bad guy announcing the rules

Have you considered having an unplugged ceremony?

Happy planning!

Allie x

A lot of brides that l know have either made signs saying "no photos" or before the ceremony they've asked the MC or celebrant to tell their guests just before the ceremony starts.

I have also heard of other brides asking their photographer to tell people if they see them taking photos but l can't comment on how that's worked for other photographers; l know that if the day is too busy (which it usually is) my focus is on the bride and groom 

This can be a tricky one!

Your family and firends always get a little excited and want to share your big day . Its important to make it very clear on wedding websites or eve nwedding invitations that you just want your guests to enojy themselves. Maybe even suggest a unnplugged weddinng??

Thanks xxx

Post on your wedding page and also ask celebrant to announce it before the wedding, this will certainly help however you most certainly will have the odd person not respecting your wishes.

This is easier said than done.  A few things you can do is ask the celebrant to ask people to put away their cameras, as you have a professional photographer and you would like them present for the day. You can then create a clever #hashtag and ask they they do not post onto social media unless they use the hashtag. You can also ask that they do not post photos of the Bride or Groom, but reception photos are allowed. This gives you a little more control as to where the photos are going. 

The easiest way is to ask the celebrant to make an anouncement before the ceremony requesting what you would like. This is usually the time they tell guests politely not to take photos during the ceremony.