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Rockstar July 2022

Weddings & Social Media

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Lisa, on July 12, 2022 at 2:24 PM

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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Lisa · on July 13, 2022 at 9:07 AM
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Very cool that you shared just the relationship status changes, and kept the specific wedding details offline!
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Lisa · on July 13, 2022 at 9:11 AM
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That does sound like it was a great end to 2021 for you! Haha, I love the humor in your engagement story post! Doing a similar style post after your wedding would be fun. I agree that when people only post about their wedding (and post about it daily), it becomes a little too much. I enjoy seeing posts about other peoples' weddings, regardless of whether I'm invited or not, but daily posts for months can get a bit tiresome.
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Lisa · on July 13, 2022 at 9:15 AM
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You bring up a good point about trying to avoid bragging/rubbing it in to those who weren't invited! I haven't posted much about my wedding for a similar reason, though I did post about the major events/milestones after they occurred (engagement, bachelorette party, etc). I enjoy seeing posts from friends about their weddings, regardless of whether I was invited or not, though can definitely see how people may feel left out by seeing posts on social media about events they weren't invited to.
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Ashlee · on July 13, 2022 at 9:42 AM
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We've shared the milestones, food tasting, saying yes to the dress, etc. I recently posted a reminder to get rsvps in and it backfired bc someone commented "never got invited" and i felt guilty.
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Ashley · on July 13, 2022 at 11:13 AM
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I don’t share basically anything on social media anymore (or for the last several years). I posted when we got engaged, and that’s it! I will probably post a few wedding photos after the fact, but that will be all. I’m pretty private in general and I also don’t have that many Facebook friends anyway 😆 no one I know would really care! Lol.
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Paige · on July 13, 2022 at 12:19 PM
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I keep my social media accounts private/ semi-private, so the only "public" details that are out there are that we got engaged and the wedding website. For any of my friends/ followers, I've posted when FH popped the question, our engagement photos, when I said yes to my dress, when I picked up my dress, and from the bridal shower. I'll probably post a few pictures after my bachelorette, and sneak peaks from the actual wedding, and our favorites from the wedding as well.
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Is · on July 13, 2022 at 12:53 PM
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I just posted when we got engaged, but I'm also a really private person and don't like to share much of my life on social media. A few of my friends have posted things like tastings, and the moment they got their dress (I kept that all to myself). I think it's whatever you feel comfortable with!
One thing I'd keep in mind is just not sharing the time and location of the wedding maybe until after you're married? You just don't want any wedding crashers!
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Lisa · on July 13, 2022 at 1:10 PM
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The milestone countdown is a fun thing to post! I'm not familiar with buying tickets to a stag - how does that work?
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Lisa · on July 13, 2022 at 1:15 PM
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Oh, definitely! Even about non-wedding related posts, I've gotten inspired on places to go/things to do by many social media posts from friends.
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Lisa · on July 13, 2022 at 1:23 PM
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I think that totally makes sense on why you chose to not share anything online! The nice thing about not posting on social media is that when people hear about an update in your life, they hear about it directly from you and not from social media.
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EGD · on July 13, 2022 at 1:36 PM
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Stags are an area thing, I don't think they're very popular outside of the north east! It's essentially a "fundraiser" for the groom (Bride has a bridal shower where she gets gifts, groom has a stag where he gets money) So you sell tickets, usually anywhere from $10-$30 depending on what's included, and there's food, alcohol, raffles, games. It's essentially just a party when the groom gets money at the end of it lol.
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Lisa · on July 14, 2022 at 9:36 AM
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That totally makes sense! I also have a private social media account, and I don't set anything as public. I am a fairly private person, so I don't share too much anyway. Awesome that you use social media to communicate with your attendants!
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Lisa · on July 14, 2022 at 9:41 AM
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That makes sense! I'm kind of similar, though I usually only post mostly photos from major events/trips or if it's something funny. Otherwise, I don't share too much on social media. I forgot that I did put a 100-day countdown to the wedding post, but otherwise, that's the only countdown post that I've done. I also posted about our engagement, shared our engagement photos, and bachelorette party photos, but that's been pretty much it about our wedding. I probably won't do any other posts on social media about our wedding until after it's over.
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Lisa · on July 14, 2022 at 9:46 AM
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Awesome that you've shared your entire wedding journey on social media! Those will be good memories for you to look back on through the years when they show up in the "On This Day" feature. Bummer about the RSVP post reminder backfiring, that's always an awkward situation when someone hears about an event that they're not invited to and feels left out. But on the other side of the coin, you can't invite everyone, and I'm sure they would have figured out they weren't invited sooner or later.
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Lisa · on July 15, 2022 at 3:10 PM
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Absolutely nothing wrong with keeping things private! Not posting on social media definitely helps avoid much of the drama.
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Lisa · on July 15, 2022 at 3:13 PM
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I also keep all of my social media accounts private,I don't like the idea of any of my info/photos/etc being public for anyone to find. Awesome that you've shared your wedding journey with your friends/followers!
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Rose · on July 18, 2022 at 12:47 AM
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Oh I'm feeling so scared of posting my pics on social media platforms but now it's a trend to post wedding pictures on social platforms. Please suggest me some good and secure platforms so that I can also post my upcoming wedding pictures.

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Lisa · on July 18, 2022 at 9:57 AM
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I totally agree that people should only post what they feel comfortable with! I also am more of a private person, and I kept most info off of social media, with the exception of major events/milestones, such as getting engaged, engagement photos, bachelorette party, etc. I also only posted about events after they happened. An excellent point about not posting the specific date/time/location details ahead of time! Some people might interpret that as an open invitation.
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Lisa · on July 18, 2022 at 9:58 AM
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That sounds interesting! I have not heard of that before. Thank you for sharing the info on how that works!
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Bailey · on July 25, 2022 at 8:39 AM
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I honestly didn't even think about this. I posted when I said yes to the dress, and that's it. I don't honestly think my FB/IG timeline cares much about anything else
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