A specific hotel chain now offers couple’s using their venue a social media concierge to document not only the “BIG DAY“, but also the ups and downs leading up to it.
20 years ago people saw engagements, weddings, the ceremony, and reception as an intimate affair. Couples wanted their special day to be shared by the people who had been by their sides for the journey that led them to the alter where they were about to say” i do”.
Today, this isn’t so much the case. After the groom-to-be pops the question, the first step is the changing of the relationship status on all social media platforms. Afterward, photos of the ring, the story of the proposal, along with public announcements by all of the family and close friends begin to flood everyone’s news feeds. Your facebook friends “like” the photos, twitter followers “retweet” your status announcements, and instagram peers “heart” their favorite picture of the ring, and suddenly your wedding has a #hashtag attached to it. All of the congratulations the couple will receive start to flood in, but not by phone…. but by the internet.
The couple can now base the success or failure their wedding journey will have online. And who are we kidding, doesn’t everyone want the most attention when it comes to social media? But, how does the couple figure out the best pictures to post, statuses to write, and hashtags to come up with? How will they know if they should choose valencia or sutro for their first instagram photo as husband and wife? And don’t even get them started on the caption.
Just like hiring a wedding planner to help you select the food, venue, color scheme, and DJ, the W hotels in New York are now offering the option of a social media concierge. For the low price of $3,000 couples can have someone on hand from the day she says yes, to when they both say ” I do” improving their social media presence.
These concierges handle blogging, photo snapping and posting, along with status’, tweet, and hashtags. They have been trained to make sure couples receive the most return on their big day.
20 years ago, the idea of this wouldn’t have been entertained by anyone. But, in the society we live in today, it is becoming one of the more essential aspects of a wedding.
When the idea of a wedding coordinator first came out, did it receive the same feedback? In ten years time, will having a social media concierge be the norm?
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