I Will Instagram Your Wedding All I Want. These Shoes Hurt, Dammit.

Why You Shouldn't Stop Guests From Instagramming Your Wedding
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Perhaps triggered by Sean "Don't photograph this giant fucking spectacle of a wedding LOOK AT ME DON'T LOOK AT ME" Parker's wedding, many couples are asking guests to leave their phones at home and simply swim in a sea of their love, untethered from technology. As if. Listen, I'm excited for you on your big day, and that's part of the reason why I want to celebrate it via adorable, twee, filtered-to-hell-and-back Instagrams. You have love that will last a lifetime, let me have this.

Anja Winikka with TheKnot.com said that she’s seen some guests asked to check their tech at the door. “Just like you might your coat,” said Winikka. “The reason being is because at that point your guests certainly have no opportunity to be posting anything online.”

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