Groom Updates Facebook, Twitter at Altar
Some people are so socially connected online that it starts to affect their life offline. I suggest you disconnect (or at least start to ween yourself off social networking) if this ever happens to you. Otherwise, you could end up like this guy.
Imagine standing at the alter with your wife (or husband, whichever the case) and when the minister says, "I now pronounce you husband and wife," you whip out your phone and start updating your Twitter and changing your Facebook status.
Dana Hanna did just that at his wedding on November 21. Hanna says he did it to keep his scattered family updated. "I have a lot of family scattered around the country and we all use Facebook a lot to keep in touch. So when Tracy and I were engaged, most of my family found out via Facebook because we updated our statuses," he explains on YouTube. "I surprised not only my guests, but also Tracy by pulling out my phone and posting on Facebook and Twitter from the altar during our wedding."
Dana had Tracy's phone ready to hand to her so she could do the same.
"Standing at the altar with @TracyPage where just a second ago, she became my wife! Gotta go, time to kiss my bride. #weddingday"
I'm all for staying connected and I definitely want to have a tech-y wedding but come on, kiss first, Twitter/Facebook later.
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In my mind that doesn't exactly bode well...
at least he married a real girl. Not his nintendo DS.
xD
What a t0sser...
at least he married a real girl. Not his nintendo DS.
But a DS wouldn't slap him and refuse him wedding-night sex. Only a real woman can give that kind of love.
No excuse man. Dude that is just low. I mean, wow!
I would guess that you meant "altar" rather than "alter"....
pathetic....
Ok. So did you did it at the altar and your new wife seems to have forgiven you.
I dare you to do it later while you're doing...it.
I find it sad that the comment that's highest rated aside from Jane's is one to correct spelling. I'm really starting to think people read Tom's just so they can reassure themselves that they're superior to tech writers in some way, be it grammar or spelling.
And as for the article... had that been my spouse I'd have annulled the wedding the next day. That's just pathetic.
Lets face it, social networking has become a big part of many peoples lives. I saw this as poking fun at it, nothing more.
I wonder when the #divorceday will occur?
One word. Ridiculous.
I wonder about the honeymoon status updates...
Whatever floats their boat. It does not matter in the beginning. Hey you could have a perfect (which is not possible btw) wedding, but have a divorce in a week... or a ruined wedding but a happily ever after marriage.
Now this is beyond belief!
The guy should be castrated for being so stupid.
If he really wanted to keep everyone up to date, he could have setup a live web cast so there would be no interruptions what so ever. Then after the wedding is over, he could have kept a copy of the recording at You Tube or some other video service.
If you watch the video, the whole thing was actually done in good humor. It may have just been a wedding-gag, as so many people are doing nowadays.
Evolution of music first-dance anyone?
It's not official until it's Facebook official.
I can't wait until wedding certificates, death certificates, birth certificates will all someday be "facebook official".
we've created a monster....
At first I thought this was stupid, but after seeing the video, I thought it was pulled off well. Not for me, but I liked his humor.
But a DS wouldn't slap him and refuse him wedding-night sex. Only a real woman can give that kind of love.
That made me laugh out loud Miss McEntegart.
I still feel it rather strange that they would do this during the ceremony. The marriage of two people is not something to take lightly, and I think this gag cheapened their joining. At the very most do it as a funny sort of thing after the ceremony, like a toast.
I would have waited to get outside the church after the ceremony, where everybody is relaxed, and the family far away surely wouldn't be pissed off if he took an additional ten minutes to update his status.
That said, when I saw the video, I understand why he did it, he was in good humour, and it goes to show that you can commit excessives when you use technology all the time; I think he also did it top show that; if he had done it ouside the church the "wow/unexpected" factor would be gone. I personally wouldn't do it, but it was funny nonetheless
My cousin got married by Elvis in Vegas and I watched it live on a webcam, it doesn't get much cheesier than that. Nobody would have expected anything less from him though, it was very fitting.
I can't think of a worse time to do this kind of thing.
"Tracy, Tracy, I'm real happy for you getting married to me and I'm -a let you finish, but Facebook/Twitter are the best social networks of all time!"
Can you imagine the honeymoon twitters?
"I'm about to get "romatic" with my wife!"
"Sleeping on the couch in the lobby tonight, no idea why..."
If they *both* did it there's no problem. If only *he* did it then regardless of how tech she may be it's just pathetic
hehe I can imaging the couple in the birth of their first child.
In the hospital with @TracyPage . She's about to give birth. #gonnahavebaby
Doctor told to hold her hand tight. She's pushing the creature.
Oh F*ck @TracePage is holding my hands very hard. I can see @LittleDana's head now !!.
The baby is out right now. @LittleDana is now 5 seconds old.
Now you can follow my newborn @LittleDana Tweets. #welcome
later
(oops)
it's pretty much up to them to decide if his behavior is good or bad..
i would obviously shove the laptop up his lame arse.
probably she'll later complain that her husband gives it too much attention (more than she's getting).. and she's also to blame!
Typo in the headline. The correct spelling is "douchebag", you were quite far off with "Groom".
If you watch the video, the whole thing was actually done in good humor. It may have just been a wedding-gag, as so many people are doing nowadays.Evolution of music first-dance anyone?
I prefer the 'Baby Got Back' first dance, but thats just me. Its different when you do that at the reception. Doing this on the alter is a bit overboard.
People are still getting married?..WHY!11!!?!?