Unplugged Wedding Sign Wording: 12 Examples That Work

Micael

TIME&SPACE · Stories from the Field

Unplugged wedding sign wording, done kindly. Twelve ready-to-use examples for your ceremony sign, plus the one line most couples forget: the photos.

Unplugged Wedding Sign Wording: 12 Examples That Work

In short: An unplugged wedding sign asks guests to put their phones away for the ceremony, kindly and clearly. The best ones are short, warm, and reassure guests that they will still get the photos. Below are twelve you can copy, in different tones, plus where to place them.

An unplugged wedding sign is the small sign near your ceremony that asks guests to keep their phones and cameras away. It does most of the work of a phone-free wedding on its own, because it sets the tone before anyone sits down.

The trick is tone. A sign that reads like a rule makes guests feel told off. A sign that reads like an invitation makes them lean in. The wording below is written to do the second.

Where to place your unplugged wedding sign

Put one sign at the entrance where guests arrive, and if you can, a smaller card on each ceremony seat. The entrance sign catches everyone. The seat card catches the person who missed it. Ask your officiant to say a warm line out loud right before the ceremony too, because a voice lands better than any sign.

Unplugged wedding sign wording examples

Short and warm

1. "Be here with us. Please keep phones away during the ceremony. Your photos are coming."
2. "Phones down, hearts open. Our photographer has every moment. You can just be here."
3. "We chose to be present today. We would love you to be too. Phones away, please."

Classic and elegant

4. "We invite you to be fully present as we say our vows. Please turn off your phones and cameras until after the ceremony."
5. "An unplugged ceremony. Please keep phones and cameras away so every face we see is yours, not a screen."
6. "Welcome. Our ceremony is unplugged. Sit back, be present, and let our photographer capture the day."

Playful

7. "The bride and groom are the only ones allowed a professional. Phones away, please, and enjoy the show."
8. "Pics or it didn't happen? It happened. Our photographer has it covered. Phones away, please."

Reassuring about the photos (recommended)

9. "Please keep phones away during the ceremony. Every guest gets their own photos afterwards, so you will not miss a thing."
10. "Be present, not behind a screen. You will receive all the photos you are in, the morning after the wedding."
11. "No phones needed today. Take one selfie later and you will get every photo of yourself, delivered to you."
12. "Unplugged ceremony. Our photographer captures it, and you get your own photos after. Just be here with us."

The one line most couples forget

Almost every unplugged wedding sign asks guests to stop taking photos. Very few tell them how they will get photos instead. That missing line is the reason some guests keep sneaking their phones out. They are not being rude. They are worried about missing their own pictures.

Add the reassurance, and the worry disappears. When guests know that every one of them will receive their own photos afterwards, they put the phone away happily. That is the whole idea behind TIME&SPACE Weddings: your photographer captures the day, and the morning after, each guest takes one selfie and downloads every photo they appear in. Nobody misses out, so nobody needs their phone.

This is also why unplugged weddings are growing so fast. Phone-free events rose 567 percent from 2024 to 2025, according to Eventbrite's 2026 report, and couples lead the trend because a wedding is the one day everyone wants to actually be in.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What should an unplugged wedding sign say? An unplugged wedding sign should ask guests to keep phones away during the ceremony, in a warm and short line, and reassure them that they will still receive the photos afterwards. Example: "Be here with us. Please keep phones away during the ceremony. Your photos are coming."

Q: Where do you put an unplugged wedding sign? Place one sign at the entrance where guests arrive and, if possible, a small card on each ceremony seat. Ask the officiant to also say a warm line out loud just before the ceremony begins.

Q: How do guests get photos at an unplugged wedding? The couple's photographer captures the day, and each guest gets their own photos afterwards. With TIME&SPACE, a guest takes one selfie and downloads every photo they appear in, with no app.

Related Reading

• How to Have an Unplugged Wedding (and Still Get Every Photo) — the full guide, step by step.

Micael

Founder, TIME&SPACE