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Lisa
Rockstar July 2022

Weddings & Social Media

Lisa, on July 12, 2022 at 2:24 PM Posted in Community Conversations 1 58
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Totally just curious on this topic. How much do you share about your wedding on social media (Facebook, Instagram, etc)? I notice some people who share all the wedding details and planning progress updates with their friends on social media (anything from working on save the dates, food/cake tastings, booking vendors, etc), some people who only share major events/milestones (saying yes to the dress, bridal shower pictures, bachelorette party pictures, etc), some who only share photos/an update from their wedding day, and some who keep everything wedding-related off social media.

I feel like sharing on social media could go either way - it could be a good tool to keep your friends and family updated about the fun and exciting things in your life (which a wedding definitely counts towards!), but could also spark some drama/resentment/confusion.

I don't think there's necessarily a right or wrong answer to how much should be shared, though just curious: how much do you decide to share about your wedding? Have you ever run into an issue after sharing wedding details on social media?

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Latest activity by Jasmin, on December 4, 2023 at 4:16 AM
  • Imani
    Master July 2022
    Imani ·
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    It’s funny because I share a lot of things on social media. Well, kinda. But I don’t share much about the wedding planning. The most was the food tasting & trips to Davids Bridal. On our actual wedding day I of course will post a bunch of videos and pictures. However, I’ve kept most of it to myself. The only social media I have is snapchat anyway. This is a good question though, I’d be interested to see other responses.
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  • Cece
    Rockstar October 2023
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    The only wedding related things I have posted on social media are the “I said yes!” photo right after he popped the question, and a few of our favorite engagement photos. Other than that, we haven’t posted anything wedding related. I just didn’t think it was in good form to post a bunch of wedding details where people who weren’t invited would see them. Plus, we’ve all seen that annoying bride who constantly talks only about the wedding 🙄 Definitely didn’t want to be that girl lol
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    Savvy June 2024
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    I don’t share anything personal on social media ever. I would love to, for family members to know how things are going but the idea that all that information can be saved and collected has always put me off. Online privacy has been big for me since I was a teenager but it is even more so now with the advancements of AI. I feel I already give away too much to Google and the likes. I’m a private person in general so it’s just me perhaps.
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  • Cece
    Rockstar October 2023
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    Oh, I forgot…. Our save the date photo also made it’s rounds on social media, but not by choice. Our photographer posted the photo and tagged us in it! It had hundreds of likes within 30 minutes and people started texting me about it, so I removed the tag, and privately messaged her explaining that I had removed it due to many of our followers not being invited to our wedding.
    I didn’t mind people knowing we were engaged (hence sharing the “I said yes” photo and a few engagement photos), but I just felt like it was in poor taste to have anything specifically wedding related out there where people who weren’t invited could see it, and potentially open the door for hurt feelings, etc.
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  • Lisa
    Rockstar July 2022
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    I'm also totally interested in seeing everyone's responses! I don't post much on social media to begin with (usually just "big" events, like photos from vacation, or if I have a funny photo or video that I took), and when it comes to wedding stuff, I've only posted about some of the major events/milestones (engagement, bachelorette party, etc) after they occurred. Otherwise, I've kept as quiet as possible on social media about wedding plans. However, I've always enjoyed seeing other people post about their wedding stuff, regardless of whether I was invited to their wedding or not.
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  • Shannon
    Super July 2022
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    I’ve only posted our engagement announcement almost 2 years ago. Then, a bachelorette pic last month. Some commented….you’re getting married???!!
    I’m mostly private. I’ve seen someone post her wedding countdown for weeks which was just a bit much. 😬
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  • Lisa
    Rockstar July 2022
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    I agree with you, I don't like to post much about my wedding on social media since we're not inviting everyone to our wedding, but I did post a few things! Mainly just the major events, after they already occurred: engagement, engagement photos, and bachelorette party photos. And lol, I agree, I didn't want to be the person posting daily about my wedding for three years! Though I do enjoy seeing other people post about their weddings and such (regardless of whether I'm invited or not), as long as it's not completely filling up my news feed every day.
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  • Lisa
    Rockstar July 2022
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    You bring up a really good point about privacy concerns! Definitely something to take into consideration whenever posting online.
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  • Brenda
    Devoted October 2021
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    I only posted the engagement announcement, the "I got my dress" picture, a week before I posted about my excitement, and then when our pictures came in I posted an album of my wedding pictures.


    But I have friends on social media who are wedding obsessed. The "We're 126 days away from the wedding!", posting weekly reposts of their engagement photos, sneak peaks (closeups) of the lace on their dress, any time they have a wedding thought it goes on social media. And then when the wedding is done you get reposts of all their favorite wedding photos for their one week, one month, 2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11 months, and finally one year anniversaries. Real talk, no one on your social media cares *that much* about your wedding.
    Although, those same people are now posting daily picture updates of their babies on social media, which in my opinion is a whole 'nother can of worms.
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  • Lisa
    Rockstar July 2022
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    Oh wow, very cool that your Save The Date photo was so popular! I agree though, posting anything that has specific date/time/location info may cause hurt feelings, or even people showing up who weren't invited.
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  • Lisa
    Rockstar July 2022
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    Ooh, the daily wedding countdown when the wedding is still multiple weeks (or even a couple months) away would get to be a bit much after like a week!
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  • Samantha
    Expert April 2022
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    We both posted when we got engaged, but we didn’t post/reshare anything else until after we were married. Our photographer did post a few of engagement photos and then wedding photos on Instagram (but he used our first names only).
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  • Orianna
    Devoted December 2022
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    I posted after we got engaged (an instagram story followed by a single post on my feed for New Years about how 2021 started kinda crummy and ended amazingly). And I've posted some instagram stories (to my close friends group only) with my shoes cause I'm obsessed with them, but other than that - nothing.

    I don't post a ton so I'm not a great barometer - plus I only do Instagram. I'll most likely do something slightly sarcastic on my stories on the day of or day after our wedding (my original engagement story post started with a text story that said "Someone better get Satan a sweater cause I think Hell just froze over" before being a shot of my ring so probably something along these lines). And will prob do a post on my feed at some point after as well. But I'm not a fan of the people who make their wedding their personality, so I post very sparingly.

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    Devoted September 2022
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    I only shared news that we were engaged and when I said "yes" to the dress. Oh, and when I picked up the dress. I don't want to rub it in too many faces that they weren't invited. I always felt a little left out when I wasn't invited to weddings.

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    Expert September 2022
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    I posted our engagement announcement, and our engagement pictures. But tend to keep very private, I don't share any major details. I am excited for our wedding so I think the most I post is random pictures of us with a countdown when we hit milestone days in our countdown (1 year, 200 days, 100 days, 60 days etc.) we're at 51 days today and I don't think I'll post again until 30 days. I will also probably post a public thank you in regards to my shower.

    The most recent thing I shared was information on FH's stag, on when, where and how to buy tickets. That's only because in our area random people buy tickets to stags all the time (I've personally purchased probably 3 or 4 tickets for people I don't even know) and we want as much money as we can get lol

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  • Imani
    Master July 2022
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    Same! And sometimes I get ideas from what they’ve posted.
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    Legend June 2019
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    I didn't share anything until after i got married and i changed my profile picture to a wedding one haha. a lot of people got engaged and would share the announcement on social media but i did not lol.

    i'm kind of a private person. i have social media but you don't really know anything much at all from it about me because i hardly update or use it. i'm basically the type of person that is like if you're in my life then i'll tell you - so whoever i WANT to know stuff, will know it.

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  • Lisa
    Rockstar July 2022
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    Some of those things sound kind of interesting! Seeing a close up of the lace on the dress would be a fun "guess the dress" game. But I agree, in general, no one is *that* excited about someone else's wedding. I enjoy seeing photos/wedding updates from friends (even if I'm not invited to the wedding), though when it's nonstop for months on end, that could definitely get to be a little too much.
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  • Michelle
    Rockstar December 2022
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    We have private social media accounts to share with closest friends with direct messaging. But nothing is public for someone else to find. Pretty much the only things we have shared are between us and those who were picked as attendants, general details and things that directly involve them.
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  • Taylor
    VIP October 2022
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    I posted when we got engaged and then I posted on my Instagram story when we went to look at our venue and when we hit our 100 day countdown but that was it. I don’t really post much on social media. I share things to my Instagram story a lot but outside of that I don’t really post anything about my life. I am more of a re-poster of other peoples stuff than a poster myself if that makes sense. I might share a photo of my Instagram like five times a year lol
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