Wedding at Cana: Detail of dove

Guidelines for photographing and videotaping a Catholic wedding

If you choose to have your wedding ceremony photographed and/or videotaped, be sure to provide your photographer and videographer with guidelines; you and your guests want to celebrate a liturgy, not a Hollywood production. Photographers should avoid distracting from the liturgy or blocking the assembly's view. (Many couples choose not to photograph the ceremony at all.) Your parish can provide you with appropriate guidelines. You may also want to make a gentle announcement before the ceremony asking your guests to not take pictures during the ceremony.