I went to a wedding last weekend and I still can’t decide if I attended a celebration or just a full-day Instagram shoot.
The couple barely spoke to each other the whole time. The bride was busy redoing poses again and again, and the groom was mostly hanging out with his friends or on his phone. Every 10 minutes someone from the photography team was stopping things like “wait, one more shot.”
Guests were just… there. No one knew what was happening. We were told food would start soon, but “soon” turned into almost 2 hours. People were getting irritated but nobody wanted to say anything.
Also, there were these weird rules everywhere — don’t sit here, don’t touch this setup, don’t walk in that area because it’ll ruin the photos. At one point I genuinely felt like we were extras on a set .
I totally understand wanting a nice wedding and good pictures, but this felt so forced and awkward. Didn’t feel like anyone was actually enjoying it.
Is this how weddings are now or was this just a badly planned one?