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20 Reasons You Should Have an Unplugged Wedding

Wedding Advice

This is important.

So important that during every client’s logistics consult, we ask if clients would like to have an unplugged wedding.

Every. Single. Time.

Most of our clients haven’t heard of it and when they google the term, come back immediately and say, “YES! We want one!”. The remaining will say something to the effect of, “No, we think it’s really fun to see all the images that our guests take of our wedding”. And that sounds good in theory, until you get your images back and crucial or memorable moments have been ruined by an influx of guests with their arms held high in the air with their cell phones, cameras and iPads. I can’t imagine how deflating it must be to get your images and see your absolute favorite shot, to have it ruined by clutter and intrusion. The fact of the matter is, you’ve invested a great deal of money in the talent you’ve hired document your day. Part of that talent is their interpretation of your day’s events, not photoshopping people out of them. It is rare that there is a picture that your guests will take that will rival the professional quality of the one your photographer will take. Your guests’ pictures aren’t as important as your photographer’s– period. Your guests aren’t as invested in your images as you are. They are just moments that will sit on their phone and will ultimately be deleted. For you, this is the moment.

So without further ado, here are 20 reasons you should have an unplugged wedding:

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And I’ll just be honest– there are many ceremonies where the decor is sparse, the background is lacking, etc. either by choice or necessity. A great photographer has the artistic ability to hone in on angles and details to make it look beyond fabulous. When your guests get in the way, your photographer is greatly limited and has to widen the shot, not only including intrusive guests, but also missing out on making your ceremony look like a million dollars.

If you don’t need any more convincing, here are some examples of signs that can be put up at the entrance of your ceremony. I suggest that you also have your officiant or coordinator make an announcement during the prelude as a reminder.

Lovely Lane Chapel Wedding on St. Simons

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St Simons Wedding Ceremony Lovely Lane Chapel Epworth

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One of the most beautiful wedding ceremony venues on St. Simons Island has to be Lovely Lane Chapel on the Epworth by the Sea campus. Surrounded by lush greenery, it’s stark white vintage chapel is a beautiful backdrop for those looking forward to exchanging vows in a church for their destination wedding. With capacity of 150 inside the chapel, it can easily accommodate the average sized destination wedding that comes to the area.

St Simons Wedding Ceremony Lovely Lane Chapel Epworth

Photo by Jason Travis

Many fall in love with the architecture outside of this historic chapel, and use its quaint doors to showcase their personalities or themes by hanging ornamented wreaths, moss initials and more.

St Simons Wedding Ceremony Lovely Lane Chapel Epworth

There are plenty of ways to begin your ascent into the chapel– this comes from the side, which is one of my favorites. It allows the bride and her parents a few private moments before walking down the aisle. Photo by Jason Travis

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The inside of the chapel is equally amazing. With the vibrant stained glass windows behind the couple, it truly does make your wedding images striking. While the chapel itself is rather dark in its color palette, it adds to its personality. Make sure your photographer knows about this so that s/he can plan accordingly.

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The surrounding oaks and spanish moss which has become a staple to our area are in vast abundance on the grounds. If you are looking for some places to take pictures outdoors among the natural environment, it truly doesn’t get any better. If you are looking for an outdoor ceremony should your guest list go over the allotted capacity of the chapel, many brides and grooms have been happy to have their ceremonies outside of the chapel in front of its doors, using the stone pave way as an aisle.

Happy Planning!

Send off Ideas for Your Wedding

Wedding Sugar

Believe it or not, your send off can be just as important as your entrance for your wedding. After a great night, you need a great finale—it’s a sweet finish to a sweet evening. Moreover, it’s a great picture opportunity! That being said, how do you plan a great, memorable send off?

Your first choice will be if you want to do your send off after your ceremony or after your reception. Traditional weddings of yesteryear opted for post ceremony where the couple would run through happy guests tossing birdseed. I personally favor doing the send off after the wedding, as it seems to make more sense: what’s the point of sending you off when your guests will see you after cocktail hour?

However, if you choose to do your send off after your ceremony, there are some great options that capitalize on two things that are great for wedding ceremonies: daylight and open air:

Balloons

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Rose Petals

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Bubbles

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Ribbon Wands

These are all beautiful, festive and fun! Night time send offs add a flair of their own with even greater potential:

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I can remember watching Tangled with my children at the movie theater and seeing the birthday scene with the lanterns, thinking, that would make an awesome send off for a wedding!

I thought it was absolutely stunning and romantic—the perfect ending for a wonderful night! But there are more options for the evening, too:

Sparklers

Fireworks

What great ways are you ending the night with your wedding?

Fabuluxe 2.0 Friday Download: Wedding Ceremony Program Planner

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Gorgeous wedding program from Gourmet Invitations

We’ve cracked open the vault to help you with your planning this wedding season!

This week’s download is a ceremony program planner that will help you list all of the important information for our ceremony program. Having all of your information at-a-glance will help you keep the names, proper spellings, and other information on your program. Use additional space to notate any memorials that you wish to include.

Enjoy!

Happy Downloading!