pinkylv's Blue wedding

Wow... I guess that's something to look into since I'm getting married in a catholic church. Thinking back to the last catholic wedding I went to, people were snapping photos left and right. Maybe it goes by the preference of the preist/parish?

Yep it is true....my fiance' is catholic and they said the same thing...but once my fiance' seen where I wanted to get married he said "oh what catholic church"....thank goodness....dont get me wrong there is nothing wrong with the church I go to church every sunday I just dont want to be married in the church!!!

Yes no photos unless professional photographer and no music.

You shouldn't be choosing your church according to who lets you snap the most pictures....you're going to have a million photos out of all of this that you're going to look at MAYBE once a year after its all done...   For me, Faith takes priority over how many pictures can be snapped (and i'm not even very religious at all)

I'm getting marry in a catholic church and they allow me to take pics and video.  I think that depend of the parish, why you don't ask in another church to celebrate the wedding.  But  I don't think that have to do with the religion, it has to do with the leaders of the church.

Thanks for the feedback all...  I'm not that religious either, but the picture that would mean to most to me is the one when we are pronounced man and wife... I'm hoping both my photographer and cinematographer can work their magic!

We're getting married at a Catholic Church as well (and most of my relatives have also had Catholic weddings).  We are allowed photography and video during the ceremony, but they can't roam for fear of distracting the guests from the sacrament of marriage.  Some older, more ornate churches will not allow flash photography of any kind due to the damage that many, many flash bulbs can do to the building (usually detailed painting) over time.

It depends on the church. Our Roman Catholic Church near Toronto does not allow the photographer to be in the sanctuary (the altar at the front), and he is only allowed to take photos at specific times: walking down the aisle, exchange of rings, kiss, walking down the aisle. Different regions I believe have different regulations. For example, our church said no unity candle, because they consider it to be a protestant tradition, they also highly recommend not having the father give the bride away, as we are not "property" lol. But I think it is specific to what rite of Catholic you are (Ukrainian, Greek, Italian, Roman, etc), and also the region you are getting married.