Let your guests have fun

This picture was taken by my husband

I've read some pretty interesting things online about whether or not it was appropriate to ask guests to refrain from taking pictures at the wedding. Your guests are here to share a special moment with you. Presumably you wanted them to take part of every aspect of the day, which is why they were invited. Why would there be any question about whether or not there allowed to take pictures?

There are certainly guests with not so good manners who think they know better than the professional photographer you paid a lot of money for. These guests may get up in front of your hired photographer to get the best shots or might even get in the aisle during the ceremony. This can create a disruption of a special moment. There are ways to mitigate that by using some strategically places decorations along the aisles. That makes it difficult for the amateur photographers to create distractions unless they want to be that guy. It also removes the awkwardness of having to say "sit down uncle Joe. You're annoying our real photographer."

But when your professional pictures take a while to come in, pictures from your guests will be the only thing holding you over for the next 6-8 weeks after the wedding. As of this post, I have not seen a single professional picture & I probably have 3 more weeks to go. The only pictures & videos I have so far have all been from guests who were free to roam and take several candid and staged shots. 

So unless you're Beyoncé and are having a top secret gala, let them have a little fun. Their pictures will be the only ones available for a while. 

My high school classmates "admiring" my ring. This picture was taken by my mom's friend.