India, Jan. 10 -- Gone are the days of #fitcheck posts and 'wedding shenanigans' hashtags. Once centred on capturing the perfect Instagram shot, many couples are now embracing 'unplugged weddings' where guests put their phones away, actually to enjoy the moment.

This "no-phone rule" initially gained popularity at celebrity weddings, such as those of Lauren Sanchez Bezos and Jeff Bezos, Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh, Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Nick Jonas, andVicky Kaushal and Katrina Kaif. But this gradually trickled to the common people as well. A couple, Robin Singh and Anshu Jadon, who tied the knot in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, adopted this policy at their wedding. "We felt strongly that our wedding should be a moment for everyone to...