The Most Common Wedding Social Media Mistakes

As you decide to tie the knot, you will want the world to know about it. In this digital age, the first thing that comes to mind is posting the news on social media. But there are some wedding social media etiquettes that you need to follow to avoid making the common mistakes. You do not want to hurt a loved one by posting something inapt or spam people by constant updates. Make sure you don’t commit the following wedding social media mistakes.  

Tell Your Loved Ones First

It may feel extremely tempting to immediately announce on social media that you’re engaged. It’s a good idea, however, to inform your loved ones first. You don’t want them to find out through a Facebook post or an Instagram picture. This may make them feel left out, and it’s best to call them up and announce the good news yourself. 

Posting Controversial Questions

As stressful as this can get, avoid the temptation of making this wedding social media mistake. When you feel like posting controversial questions related to weddings on your social media account, you must ask yourself whether you’ll be hurting someone’s feelings. It’s best to stay away from posting updates publicly about something that may not go down well with a loved one.

Using Your Phone Too Much

It’s rude to be on your phone too much especially on the big day. You don’t want to miss out on the important things by getting caught up answering calls and resolving queries from the vendors. Prepare for this in advance and give a family member’s number to the vendors for the wedding day for communicating about any last-minute details. As for pictures, your photographers and friends will make sure you’re covered, you just need to sit back and relax.

Too Many Updates

It’s likely that many people on your Facebook list are acquaintances or people you’re not close to anymore. Posting too many updates about your wedding and giving a constant lowdown on everything may be a bit too much especially for people who know they haven’t been invited. It can also exasperate some people if there’s way too much information reaching them on their social media account. Try to keep the great pictures restricted to private groups and channels instead of posting many on a public account as a part of the wedding social media etiquette.

Gifting Details

Be cautious and don’t thank every guest by revealing all the gifts on social media. It’s much better to send personalized notes. Publicly revealing gifts might make many guests uncomfortable especially if they realize that they didn’t give you an equally expensive gift. You don’t want there to be a sense of competition or create any kind of negativity. Personalized notes will also make your guests feel a lot more special and loved.

Even though you are super excited for your wedding, now you know where all to exercise caution while using social media for your wedding. Avoid spending too much time on Snapchat and Instagram during the main events. Your wedding photographer will capture you in the most beautiful ways, so you can ask your best friends to keep the selfies with you in check.

Do let us know in the comments if you know any other wedding social media mistakes that people make.