We had a civil ceremony and due to a couple factors (Witnesses had only one phone and it died. We had no phones with cameras on them to have them take photos of and we simply did not feel confident enough and had plans to re-do an actual ceremony once we lost weight) did not take photos. Oddly enough, we had a few photos of our small honey moon in Niagara Falls and we were approved for US immigration 2 and 1/2 years later without any wedding photos.
I think some of the comments on here are just plain rude. I came here looking for some relief but just read that apparently us people who don't take photos are suspicious for not doing so.
Also, our marriage is same-sex, no family members would attend, so we simply didn't tell them about it and just did it (They expressed many times they would not come).
The only reason why we havent had a ceremony yet is because we didn't want to live a country apart from one another anymore, so we applied for US PR with hopes to do one down there, but money issues, stress and other life factors got in the way.
Instead of wedding photos, we submitted many photos of us thoroughout the years, going to Disney, visiting one another, going on outtings etc. You can physically see the weight gain and loss and gain again and it's almost 10 years worth. I'm sure that's what helped us get approved for US immigration.
Sure they might be useful and more warranted by the CIC, but I think showing your lives afterwards, the smiles, the many outtings, trips, adventures speaks way more than the typical onslaught of wedding photos most couples have. Everyone looks happy on their wedding day, but not everyone stays happy afterward.
