Interesting letter. I didn't find it offensive, just fairly blunt, but then it didn't arrive in my mailbox, either.
The first time I was told "no photos during the ceremony" by a minister was at the ceremony. He was adamant that it was church, you don't take pictures during a sermon do you? So ever since, I have made sure that the bride and her mother and the groom knew to ask the minster if there are any special "no photos" rules for their wedding. It's in the contract as well, the onus is on them to find out if we're going to be able to do the stuff they want to do. (around here, nobody tells the church who's shooting the wedding; they're lucky if couples inform them they've hired video)
OTOH, I have to understand the POV of the church and the minister. So many people church shop for their weddings, and churches/ministers have a choice of providing a venue for a Christian (or whatever) wedding, or telling people that their church is not for sale just because it's pretty and has a long center aisle. I know it's a constant concern for them, it's a matter of values, so they want to make sure everyone approaches with the proper attitude.
However, that church sounds like a Las Vegas wedding chapel.
If the bridal party wants that church for their wedding, they get the church rules they've set up. I wonder what kind of letter
they got?
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