Put down your F'ing camera phone or point and shoot

Here we go, I said it. In all honesty in the heat of the moment I want to SCREAM it, or even smack it out of your hand. There is no way in god's green earth your camera phone pictures are worth blocking my camera. And sticking your arm out when the bride and groom share their first kiss can really kill the mood in their wedding album.

How impatient are you for a grainy image that you can't wait the 3-5 days for mine. Hell, if you plead with me, I will usually email you at least 1 in the 12 hours following the shoot.

Now don't get me wrong, most of my clients will never know there was a guest arm in the way, or them standing in a shot. I crop, I clone and I blend them into the background- but I shouldn't have to do that. It's about being respectful. It's a wedding ceremony, sit and enjoy it. It's likely to be 10 min or less unless you're in mass and then you should be behaving like you would in church anyway.

I think it is RUDE to the bride and groom that you make my job harder so you can twit pic from the wedding. Anyone the couple cares about is already there- save it for the reception.

During family photos, I REFUSE to wait for you to take the same shot I am with your iphone. They will be online for you to right click and post to your hearts content. Be honest, you know you do.

I will glare at you for making my job harder. If you do it often enough, I will even pull you aside and call you out on it. Or even better I take your picture and keep it. One day I might write a book about wedding etiquette (insert evil laugh)

They (couple, family, parent, whatever) HIRED ME to take the photographs. I don't come to your job and sit on your desk in front of your computer screen. I don't stand next to you in your meeting and repeat you word for word. Have some respect and let me do my job.

Phew- I've been dying to get that out for a while now. Fortunately I'm not the only one. See this post here and better photos than mine since I don't keep the really annoying ones.http://offbeatbride.com/2011/06/unplugged-wedding