Unique Wedding Ideas Guests Will Never Forget

8. Encourage Guests to Put Their Phones Away

In today’s world, people are glued to their phones all the time. And since they are happy to be at an event and dressed up nicely, or they might want to take pictures hanging out with friends and family they haven’t seen in a while. During cocktail hour or the reception, this is fine. But you may want to ban cellphones during your ceremony as you walk down the aisle. If you allow people to use their phones at all times, this can be distracting and actually make you more nervous. Do you really want to have so many tiny cameras pointing at you from all angles as you try to say your vows?

Whether your guests realize it or not, it’s much better for everyone at your wedding to be present in the moment. It’s much easier to create lasting memories if you’re actually watching with your eyes, rather than a screen. If you are already hiring a professional photographer to capture your special day, your friends and family can see all of those photographs later on your Instagram or wedding website. These will be a far better quality than what your friends could ever take on their phone, so this becomes a win-win situation.