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The Paradoxical Rise Of The Viral Marriage Proposal

by Nicole Winchester on 08 Jan, 2015 - 0 comments

At Buzzfeed, Chloe Angyal writes about the paradox of the viral or public marriage proposal. In an age where fewer young (North) Americans are getting married, the public proposal is more popular than ever. According to Chloe, it’s not just social media feeding this trend: The urge to perform, and the opportunities and expectations to do so, […]

This couple’s dream wedding was made by Facebook

by Nicole Winchester on 21 Nov, 2014 - 0 comments

Marquessa Pinder posted to the Facebook group Buy Nothing Kirkland hoping to borrow a pretty dress to get married in. She and her fiance, Avery Guidry, wanted to save their money for school and a home, so planned on a simple city hall ceremony. That is, until Robyn Dosono stepped in to help. “Dosono’s wedding wheels started turning. […]

HootSuite’s Best Social Media Tips for Weddings

by Nicole Winchester on 14 Nov, 2014 - 0 comments

HootSuite knows social media, providing one of the most widely used social media management suites on the market, so their social media tips for weddings are predicatably particularly useful. While it’s definitely important to provide wifi and make sure your guests know about the hashtag, they add tips for after the wedding where most forget […]

The New Rules of Social Media Wedding Etiquette

by Nicole Winchester on 11 Nov, 2014 - 0 comments

The rules of how to handle social media and wedding announcements and more change as quickly as social media itself. Thankfully, theknot.com has an up-to-the-minute list of the dos and don’ts of getting social after getting engaged. One we think is important: Designate a “tweeter of honor” – Enjoy your day and stay off your phone […]

Social Media & Weddings in the Globe & Mail

by Nicole Winchester on 22 Sep, 2014 - 0 comments

Zosia Bielski reports on the trend of social media and hashtags in recent weddings: People Instagram their food and what they look like in the morning; it should follow that they’d want to catalogue every bit of nuptial minutiae as it happens. The customized hashtag is suddenly ubiquitous at weddings, allowing couples to collate everybody’s […]