I liked Kendra’s blog post on the wedding couple that paused during their wedding ceremony to update their facebook status and twitter. Seriously people? Obviously, I love social media and think that it’s a vital tool to communicate and stay connected with your family, friends and acquaintances these days. I couldn’t imagine not belonging to any social networks. However, I think that this wedding example has taken it to a whole new level.
My sister recently got married and I just couldn’t imagine her or her fiancé busting out their mobile devices to update facebook, I’m pretty sure it would not only be rude and obnoxious to the guests, but would also ruin an intimate and important moment. I think your facebook update and tweet can wait a few hours or maybe even a day, since your actual friends and family are already most likely at your ceremony.
Using twitter during a conference to share information with everyone is completely different then using it during a personal ceremony or event. Like Kendra stated, it’s important to live in the moment and not be obsessively compelled to rush to your mobile device and update your status.
Something funny that I came across by was a post entitled “When your guy is obsessed with Facebook and Twitter.” This quote cracked me up because we all know it’s so true! “Before the scent of Girl’s perfume had faded, Boy had already changed his Facebook profile to the always gossip-provoking “single,” Tweeted some lovelorn emo song lyrics and even changed his Gchat status to the male equivalent of “girls rule, boys drool.” I think that this is what social media has evolved into in relation to our personal lives. I know whom my friends are dating, who got engaged, who is pregnant and who broke up thanks to twitter, facebook and gchat status. You would think that its teens who are airing their personal laundry on facebook, but it’s actually also an older demographic who engages in this kind of compulsive need to share everything.
Back to weddings, this clip is hilarious. Groomsman trips and takes bride down with him. Now this is entertaining.
