Tatler has released a set of “social media rules” for brides to follow during their wedding celebrations, calling for a ban on “smug” close-up photos of the ring and honeymoon “spamming”.
The society bible's rulebook includes guidance on how best to document everything from your engagement to married life to ensure your online coverage avoids any wedding etiquette faux pas, because there's always something new to worry about when you're planning a wedding.
Starting with the engagement, it would simply be too easy to have free reign over how you choose to share this special moment with your followers. Thank goodness then, for Tatler, which advises sharing a photograph of you and your significant other that reveals your ring from afar alongside a “cute” caption that is anything but “#ISaidYes". Given that you’re posting about your engagement on social media, it should be fairly obvious that you said yes.
The publication also suggests enforcing clear Instagram rules for your guests on the day and informing your vicar or officiant of these ahead of time so they can announce them ahead of the ceremony.
These could be anything from “please post about how loved-up we look using the hashtag #Meg&Mike4Lyf” to “photograph me from my left side” and “Valencia filters only”.
If you have chosen a hashtag, ensure you're not the first person to use it, Tatler advises. Rather, the publication suggests asking a bridesmaid to do this instead.
Once the wedding is over, Tatler suggests posting no more than five photographs from the big day on Instagram so as not to overload your followers.
"Remember, we all know you looked gorgeous and we are so pleased you had a wonderful day but sharing a new snap, no matter how hard you try to make it funny, is, quite frankly, wedding spam," it says.
As for the honeymoon, Tatler strongly advises against posting more than one picture a day on Instagram or Facebook and refraining from posting copious Instagram stories.
“Share some,” it adds, “hold some back for your nearest and dearest and the rest, keep as memories for the two of you.”
One would hope that when you’re on your honeymoon, you’re too busy enjoying life with your beloved to think of a witty caption to accompany a filtered photograph of your morning egg-white omelette.
