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"Corey Ann Balazowich is a professional Ohio photographer who thinks couples should strongly consider having &amp;quot;unplugged&amp;quot; weddings&amp;amp;#8212;i.e., ask guests not to bring cameras, or at least not take photos during key times during the ceremony. Why? Well! Guest photographers can ruin the images that the professional photographer&amp;amp;#8212;who you paid a lot of money to beautifully document your perfect day&amp;amp;#8212;is attempting to take. Now, do you want to see some reasons? Reason #1: They just might decide that the first dance is the perfect opportunity to get a photo of the happy couple. Reason #2: The flashes from their cameras blow out the photographer&amp;#x27;s shots&amp;amp;#8212;and there&amp;#x27;s no rescuing the pics after that happens. Reason #3: Corey Ann calls this the &amp;quot;red dot of doom.&amp;quot; That focusing light beam is helpful when you take photos with your point-and-shoot, but it ruins other shots. (She says she could make this image black and white, but there would still be a faded-out spot where the light beam shone.) Reason #4: They can just plain get in the way. Plus, not only is this dude blocking the action for the photographer&amp;amp;#8212;he&amp;#x27;s getting in the way of a bunch of other guests who probably want to see what&amp;#x27;s going on. Corey Ann says that you can ask your guests to be photo-free in an elegant way, like with the officiant reading something along these lines: &amp;quot;Welcome, friends and family! Please, turn off your cell phones and put down your cameras. The photographer will capture how this moment looks&amp;amp;#8212;I encourage you all to capture how it feels with your hearts, without the distraction of technology.&amp;quot; Would you ever ask your guests to put down their cameras? Does an &amp;quot;unplugged wedding&amp;quot; appeal to you? Photos: Corey Ann Photography "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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