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Katie
Master October 2016

How man PRO wedding photos are you putting on social media?

Katie, on November 20, 2016 at 9:19 PM

Posted in Etiquette and Advice 34

We just got our photos back from our photographer. I will be posting some shortly! As I'm looking through them there are so many I love and want to share. Problem is I've always thought that people who post like 100 pictures of their wedding, baby, or engagement are kinda bragging in a way I...

We just got our photos back from our photographer. I will be posting some shortly! Smiley laugh As I'm looking through them there are so many I love and want to share. Problem is I've always thought that people who post like 100 pictures of their wedding, baby, or engagement are kinda bragging in a way I guess. Idk I mean no one wants to look through that many photos. I want to make sure that my family/bridesmaids/groomsmen get all the photos they are in but I don't want to have my entire wedding plastered all over FB. So how are you going about sharing your photos online? Did you set a limit of photos to be shared?

34 Comments

  • KNB2016
    Super November 2016
    KNB2016 ·
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    I am only putting up my favorites to the public but I will share our album with anyone who wants it. I paid a lot of the photos might as well show them off

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  • WHO? Mrs. Jones
    VIP December 2016
    WHO? Mrs. Jones ·
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    I love when people post a lot of photos of big life events (travel, weddings, children, etc.) Smiley smile

    ETA- I probably won't post more than a handful. I'm not one to overshare on fb

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  • A.L.S.
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    One maybe two profile pic and banner . I don't like posting a ton of pics online

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  • Crescent1874
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    Crescent1874 ·
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    I defriended someone over the obnoxious amount of wedding photos once. Not only that, she had two wedding celebrations and posted multiple albums from both events. It got so nauseating and annoying that I clicked un-friend when she posted a 250 photo album entitled "details that made our day perfect" of still life shots from getting ready, the reception, decor, etc. Please don't do something like that. I would say a couple of pictures and leave it at that. Otherwise, it's just annoying. Did you invite your entire Facebook friends list? It is considered rude to brag about events others weren't invited to. Not to mention that it follows the same vein of etiquette that you don't post pre-wedding into on Facebook because it can make people assume that they are invited. Share your joy, but tastefully so that there are no feelings hurt on the front end or the back end. Also, I know someone who posted three engagement albums, each with 150 photos entitled "Our Engagement Story." I clicked un-friend on that one too. Don't overshare!

    ETA: I know I'm a miser for stuff like this. Take my comment with a grain of salt! It's a very unpopular opinion but it's my reaction to the obnoxious oversharing from a lot of people I know from my hometown (and a very select few college friends).

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  • MAMW
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    MAMW ·
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    I posted them in an album and I posted....a lot, like 200 (sorry @Crescent!). But I'm the type that loves looking through everyone's wedding photos, even that person from high school that I haven't seen for 10+ years. I definitely agree with others that if you put them all in one album (not multiple) it's way better than posting a few every day because that clogs up your feed and gets annoying.

    You could also upload your photos onto Google Drive or DropBox or something like that and then share the album with your family and friends that way too. My one friend does this because he doesn't have Facebook and it's really nice.

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  • FutureMrsO
    Super May 2017
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    I post however many I like and want to keep for "forever". I tend to lose photo albums after many years but in my mind if they're online they're there forever and I can't really lose them. I don't care if others get annoyed by how many or how few pictures I post, I don't post for them I post for myself.

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  • M
    Master July 2015
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    I put up a couple hundred because they're all of people who were there, who I'm sure wanted to see those pictures. I only put one up of bride& groom. No detail shots, no one cares.

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  • SSJKarigan
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    I would post an album of about 20 favorites of you and your husband, then have an album showcasing the bridal party, friends, and family - people love looking at pictures of themselves, so they'll be thrilled that you posted them.

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  • Kristen
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    I'm one of the people that looks through all 200 pictures, they just make me so happy! I actually think it's worse when you share a couple a day than when you just do it all at once

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  • V
    Dedicated November 2016
    Victoria ·
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    We are having a small wedding and will be sharing all the pictures so our friends and family who were not able to make it will be able to share our day.

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  • Rachel Langerhans
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    Haha, I agree with FlyingSoon! Then again, I obviously love looking through photos Smiley smile I received about 970 photos and posted 99 (to an album visible to friends and friends of friends, not public).

    Be sure to tag/credit your photographer when posting photos!

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  • Katie
    Master October 2016
    Katie ·
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    I don't know how I missed all these other comments. Totally makes me feel better about wanting to share our day. I went through 500 pictures and have narrowed them down to about 225. Is that too many? I want to make sure our bridal parties/families get all the pics they are in.

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  • C
    Super August 2017
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    Ask your photographer before sharing with vendors! A lot of times they have something in their contract about the photographer being the only one allowed to use photos for advertising (deciding who to give photos to for advertising)

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  • F
    Super August 2026
    FMW ·
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    I think putting them in an album is fine. Not just one at a time on your timeline. I love looking through pictures of happy times & I think many others do too!

    But I am the opposite about posting things. I'm horrible at sharing anything on Facebook... I haven't even said anything about our engagement on there yet.

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