Social media etiquette for weddings

We know showing up at a wedding wearing white or bleating out wild stag stories at the dinner table are no-no’s but a new chapter has been added to the etiquette of wedding land; social media.

Maybe the bride and groom want to keep their marriage intimate and posting everything on Instagram or Facebook is not something that will make them happy. Kim and Kanye asked all their guests to hand over their mobiles (quite drastic) and Poppy Delevingne asked for media silence (right, Cara’s sister). Unfortunately Peter Dunas, then still head designer at Pucci and now working for Cavalli broke this silence. I’d forgive Peter in an instant, but it will come as no surprise that Poppy was not amused. And you want to achieve the opposite at a wedding: you want to make the happy couple, well, happy.

If the bride and groom welcome Insta posts it might be fun to use a common hashtag. Everyone will be able to find each other’s posts more easily.

The instant you see the dress is not a good time to post it on Instagram. It’s her dress, her day and her moment so it’s her prerogative to accept all those first likes. Stay in check no matter how difficult you find this.

They are so adorable those little bridesmaids but understandably parents don’t like seeing their children on social media. So make sure they’re not recognizable (from the back) or be so kind as to ask the parent’s permission. Believe me it will save you a lot of trouble.

To you it might seem like you’re totally involved by being a live reporter but really to others it will just look like you’re not interested at all if you sit there staring at your screen all the time. Besides, during the church service it’s just not appropriate to have your cellphone switched on.