How do I politely ask wedding guests not to post pictures of my wedding on Facebook or Myspace?

[Rebecca]

Has anyone done this? Is it out of line to ask such a thing? I just don't feel comfortable with people I don't know being able to flip through my wedding pictures online.

[Nox]

There is no polite way to ask, people will be offended. You can flat out ban cameras from the wedding, but people will be offended by that as well and almost everyone has a camera phone now.

[Eva D]

I would just be direct about it . You have every right. Just say what you said above. They should respect this.

[Kimberly Collins]

-_- Uhm...Actually that isnt wrong at all.They can take pictures and put them in a album but..Putting your pcs online for strangers to see is like having a big ole bday party to where ANYONE can come in.Just ...Well im srry I dont know how to ask them not to do that /

[Perse]

I don't think you can ask without coming off as a bit of a crazy control-freak. I completely understand your point of view and I share it, but I don't think too many are willing to see things from your side, photo sharing across social networks has just become so normal now.

I've battled this problem myself, people take photos at events and then upload them online without my permission where anyone can see them and then they also tag me in them. About all I can do is detag myself but the photos are still out there for all to see. I have asked a few people very nicely to remove photos of me from their Facebook albums and I've yet to receive a reaction that doesn't include them thinking my sphincter is too tight. My niece, very affectionately I'm sure, called me a stuck-up idiot....lovely. And one relative even refused to remove photos of me....ugghhh. There is little respect for the expectation of online privacy.