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Is there a reason he wants the photographer to stay in one place? It seems like a very odd request.

View Quoted Comment He didn't necessarily say. I got the vibe that it was something that bothered him while speaking. A distraction I suppose.


Would it be wrong for me to ask for a minute before walking to get those pictures?

In regard to PP the Catholic Church has some specific rules involving maintaining the sanctity of the space and the ceremony. My church went over the rules with my photographer before the ceremony.
As far as OP picture idea, I would think photos out side of the church wouldn’t have to abide by the same rules as in side the church. You can clarify with your church office or priest.

Hmmmm I would express the photos you want ask the priest will it be okay for the photographer to move around during the processional and recessional but during the vows stay in one place? I feel that is a happy medium.

View Quoted Comment I think his request is silly. I don't your officiant should be asking you to comprise your vision for your photos on your wedding day. I would talk to him again and explain what photos you want and see what he says.

View Quoted Comment You're right. That is a happy medium for sure. Ill reach out in the morning about that.

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I hope it works out because he has to know weddings are important days for couples. Keep us posted.

If you place a stationary camera mounted on a tripod at the end of the pathway it will capture the photo of your husband turned around (he will be facing the camera), and you walking up the pathway toward him. Then your photographer can capture the photo of him turning around. That way the photographer can remain in a good visibility area out of the way of the officiant.

View Quoted Comment Thats a good idea...but we don't have a good camera like the photographer. That is a really good idea too though.

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Ask your photographer if they could mount one of their cameras for you. Rarely do photographers only have one camera-they usually have a whole arsenal of them for this exact purpose, or in case one malfunctions, etc. We are having a single shooter photographer for our wedding and she will be setting up a stationary tripod for the ceremony, as well as moving around and shooting manually with a handheld.

View Quoted Comment Sooo the photographer is FH cousin. Im not sure if she has more than one good one. I will ask her if she has two just in case.

View Quoted Comment Ahhh gotcha. Well, it’s worth a try to ask I suppose! Or maybe if one of your guests has a good quality camera (it seems like lots of people do these days!) If not, I would speak to the priest about the shots you want to capture. Or you could just bypass the priest (and eliminate the possibility that he says no) & tell the photographer to capture those two shots for you, then try to keep movement to a minimum after. I mean, if she just goes ahead and does it it’s not like the priest is going to stop the ceremony and tell her not to LOL

I’d bet your officiant mostly meant during the actual ceremony where he and you guys are speaking so that there are distractions. He probably will be fine with your photographer moving to get these two shots that you want while you are walking down the aisle. Just ask photographer to stay as stationary as possible during the actual speaking part of the ceremony.

I don't know why you're so confused - you're getting married in October 2020 - the priest wants the photographer to stay in one place for **social distancing**

Respect their request and accept it as one of the things that comes along with getting married in a pandemic.

View Quoted Comment He was no concerned about covid.

This was a rule for every one of our friends who chose to get married in the Catholic Church so I’m not surprised. I think the shots you’re talking about are fine, because they aren’t during the actual ceremony, but also it might be hard if you only have one photographer to get both those shots without running through the church.

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Well that's a whole different issue then.

I am not religious, so maybe if I were I would care about the sanctity of a religious space, but I would be super frustrated if the person marrying me said our photographer couldn't move around to get the best shots during our ceremony. I would definitely clarify your priest's expectations, explain your own wants, and see if you can find some middle ground.

Unless it is for safety reasons, your Priest gets no say in how your photographers move around while working.

I know there are strict rules in place for many church weddings. But this would have been something the church/priest would have discussed with you ahead of time, I imagine. I know for the religion I grew up with, the information accompanies any wedding ceremony information that the church/diocese posts or writes about, all in line with that the marriage is a serious event and requires decorum. Maybe you could clarify with the priest. I’m hoping for you that it was in reference to the overall movement, and that two shots are not what they would consider too much.