It occurs to me that planning a wedding in "this day and age" is quite different than previously -- particularly when it comes to the saturation of social media in our every day lives. (Oh, hello, blog!) It makes me wonder, how much is too much?
Think about it: when others you know have gotten married -- when did you find out where they were having it? Depending on how close you are to the person and if you're in their wedding party, probably at most a few months before. (Unless you're like the mother of the bride or sister, or other close family to the couple).
Well, we just put the deposit down on our venue today and I posted it to Facebook. So, ostensibly, everyone I know who sees will know where the wedding will be held.
When you have found out about colors or decorations or centerpieces? Again, unless you're intimately involved, probably not until you get there! With my Pinterest boards though complete strangers can see what I'm thinking about for ideas.
Does this ruin the surprise? Or doesn't it really matter?
I almost thought about pinning things I didn't like just to throw people off of my scent. That's crazy, right?! Plus, Rob told me he read in Blink by Malcolm Gladwell that even if you know the ending of something, it doesn't diminish your appreciation or enjoyment of the activity (e.g., a book or a movie).
So, I guess I'm feeling like I'm going to treat this like I would any other event in my life -- may show up on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, or this blog or maybe it won't! I mean, one of the things I do need to keep reminding myself is that besides my Facebook, everything else is out there for the world to see, so there are some topics that should are just off-limits. Like _________________.
XO
Carolyn
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