Wedding No Photos Allowed?

[EDDIE51]

My wife was invited to a friend's wedding. She took a camera to take pictures, but they were told 'no photos were allowed as a professional photographer has the sole rights'
I can see the point in protecting the photographer's profit but surely it can't be legal to forbid anyone from taking a photo?

[EDDIE51]

NJ some information here
http://www.crime-scene-investigator.net/admissibilityofdigital.html
It does seem that digital is more 'problematic' than film. But digital technology is changing so fast that the link may be out of date.

[Peter Pedant]

I think if you are invited to X and they say please dont do Y
then you shouldnt do Y if you turn up
otherwise say you have broken you kleg or something

I am not sure if this is a law question

[dance2trance]

Perhaps one of them was already married and did not want the photos up on Facebook etc and their existing spouse discovering them? Perhaps perhaps perhaps.

[EDDIE51]

^ They have lived together for many years but decided on a 'Big Wedding' to formalise it .

[Smowball]

We only had 20 people to our wedding and we put a disposable camera on each guests place. They had great time taking pictures and when we got them all developed there were some brilliant ones!

[ummmm]

I hate cameras. People with their phones out make me feel self conscious. I wouldn't want that on my wedding day. I don't blame them.