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Most of the work you see on this site was shot in a photojournalistic style, with minimal interaction between the photographer and subject (group photos at weddings are the exception). This is the most effective method I've found to capture meaningful images -- those that go deeper than simply showing what the subject looked like. I try to capture the personality of my portrait subjects, or capture the overall emotion of the wedding day. Above all, I strive to produce images that you would be proud to display in your home and that evoke pleasant memories each time you look at them.
I do not interfere with the flow of a wedding, and I don't pose my subjects. I never enjoyed being treated like a mannequin, and I doubt my clients do either. I want the photos I create for you to remind you of the important things that happened that day, rather than trying to pose you perfectly.
I've found that staying close to the event without interacting with the participants is the best way to create significant images. I shoot a large number of frames as part of the process, and I often compose with the idea that the end result will be a black and white image. There's something special about black and white that makes images a bit more timeless, and for some reason the images seem to carry more meaning.
I do photograph family groupings at weddings, but I work to make the process as fast as possible. I exert a bit more control here, but it's minimal: I'll arrange people into groups that are pleasing to the eye, and I'll get people to adjust their position in relation to the camera (for slimming effects) and will move people close enough to each other that we don't get gaps in images that imply something other than "closeness."
That's it. It's your wedding to enjoy, so family groupings (which are important to future generations, to say nothing of mothers and fathers) are taken in a way to minimize my impact on the flow of the day.