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Message: <blockquote data-quote="JudeIscariot" data-source="post: 170035" data-attributes="member: 15275">Some photographers have been specifically demanding it in their contracts. Others just do their best to get the right shots and avoid anybody else. Others have simply put in their contract that they're not responsible if they miss a shot because a guest gets in the way or ruins it somehow with their equipment.I've done some weddings before (mostly family who begged - I hate weddings in general, even as just a guest). People DO get in the way. My cousin's first kiss doesn't exist as a photo because I was shooting in natural light and several people all at once started shooting with flashes with red-eye reduction on, so there was just constant auto-flashes. The one that ended up NOT being over-exposed (because I changed settings after the first few) still ended up having a harsh shadow behind and to the left because of people's flashes. It was terrible. Guests need to calm the hell down and let the person that the couple paid (or begged) to be there do their job.If guests want to take photos, they should do so without a flash, and stay the hell out of a professional's way. That's what I've always done as a guest... I mean, wouldn't the people feel terrible in the end if they ended up ruining a family member or friend's wedding photos in some way?</blockquote>