How To Get Everyone To Put Away Their Damn Phones At Your Party

A rogue text chime during a wedding ceremony. An errant cell phone alarm during a bar mitzvah. A guest not-so-discreetly thumbing a phone under the table during a dinner party. If you've ever planned a big event, you're probably familiar with these and other disturbances from devices. In January, the Pew Research Center reported that 90 percent of American adults own a cell phone, with 29 percent of respondents describing their phones as "something they can't imagine living without." No matter t...