Tuesday, June 16, 2015

#Wedding Etiquette

Photography: Vue 

In todays society, an average person cant go five minutes without checking their twitter accounts, Facebook walls, or Instagram news feeds. Social media is running our lives, and were addicted to it! And with this new internet infatuation, comes new technology etiquette, especially when it comes to weddings. This etiquette is not only for the happy couple, but also for the guests of a wedding. Here are a few tips on making this tech savvy phenomenon a do and a dont!







                             For the Bride & Groom

  Call your closest friends and family before you post pictures and status on social media! 

So you just had the man of your dreams get down on one knee and tell you he wants to spend the rest of his life with you, obviously you're going to scream it from the rooftops, not to mention show off the gorgeous rock sparkling on your finger! But lets wait. For starters, this is the time you need to soak up every detail you can so you can always remember this wonderful day! Secondly, how would mom and dad feel if they found out the news on their Facebook news feed! Oh, theyd be crushed! So, instead of immediately running to your followers, lets call our mom and dad and listen to them cry all over you and your new fiancé!

  Post pics of that skating rink on your finger!
Like I said earlier, everyone wants to show off that gorgeous ring on their finger, and everyone else wants to see it! But there are very specific guidelines to doing this the classy way! A picture says a thousand words, so you dont have to. This being said, theres no reason to tell the details of the ring, such as the carrot size and price. That is between you and your fiancé, its not anyone else's business. Let the ring do the talking for you!

  Assign a specific person to narrate the day!
On your wedding day, youre not going to have time to worry about tweeting whats happening and taking pictures of everything going on around you. For one, thats what youre paying that fancy photographer for and two, that will be the farthest thing youll be thinking about doing. With that being said ,however, youll still appreciate someone else doing it for you and your new hubby to go back and look at. This is why its a great idea to designate a person to do this for you. As long as its in moderation, its a great contribution to your day!




For the Guests

  Wait for the bride or grooms permission to put things on social media.
This can be said for a multitude of many different scenarios. Its all out of love and eagerness, but sometimes can get people into trouble. Lets start with the engagement. If the groom asks for the brides friends or families help with proposal, they need to keep it a secret and not put anything on social media! This could ruin the surprise and the proposal for the upcoming engaged couple. This goes for pictures of the proposal before anyone else knows. As said previously, mom and dad might still not know. Moving forward to the day of the wedding! Dont put any pictures up of the bride or groom before the wedding. This could ruin the whole Wowmoment of the bride and groom seeing each other for the first time! Im sure the groom would rather see his blushing bride in person for the first time, rather than a tiny little screen. When in doubt, always ask the bride or groom whether its okay to post something!

  Turn off your phones for the ceremony!
This is one of the most serious and important etiquette tips I can give. While the lovely couple are saying their wedding vows and committing their lives to one another, they dont want to be interrupted by a Its raining menringtones in the back pews. This day is already stressful enough, the bride and groom dont want to have to worry about their friends and families phones constantly going off. If youre worried about an emergency, put it on silent or vibrate. This is also to be said for the reception! Go have fun, take your heels off, enjoy this day of two becoming one. Lets keep it in our purse or pocket!







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