Don’t be intimidated or upset by the mention of etiquette when planning your wedding!  We consider etiquette to be more like guidelines to make life more pleasant and gracious, but by no means are they federal regulations that are heavily regulated.

That said, there are some things to do with etiquette that would probably be best to not try to go against. For instance, did you know that some churches have strict rules about photography inside the sanctuary during the wedding ceremony? Many brides who have had their hearts set on having a photograph taken of their father walking them down the aisle at their wedding are upset at the news that their church doesn’t allow photography during the ceremony. While the first instinct might be to break the church’s rule and take photos anyway, do you really want to start off a marriage by making your officiant angry at you?  And a great many churches are now not allowing birdseed or rice to be thrown at the newlyweds.

The great news is that there’s often a workable solution around such etiquette difficulties. Continuing with the no photographs during the ceremony scenario, one way to abide by the church’s rules and still get the photos you’ve dreamt about would be to make arrangements to have some time in the church after the ceremony to re-create certain parts of the wedding. For example, think of this one: the bride’s entrance, the vows, and even The Kiss could all be re-created for the photographer and give you many lovely photographic memories for years to come.