Telling wedding guests of a no-phone policy
Q: You don’t want photos from your wedding day posted on social media. How do you tell your guests you’re restricting their phone use?
A: The no-cellphone policy is becoming more common. Some couples don’t want pictures of their ceremony all over the internet, some don’t want cameras in their faces all night, and some choose to unplug because they pay photographers hundreds, sent with us during our and sometimes thousands, wedding day and humbly of dollars. ask that you refrain from
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— Akilah Siti Easter, lifestyle and etiquette expert