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AI-generated wedding vows and 4 other trends of the robopocalypse

2023 is officially the year of the deranged chatbot, so the obvious question at the forefront of everyone’s mind is “How can I get that deranged chatbot to do my work for me?” Let’s talk AI-generated wedding vows!

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Facebook engagement announcement — what could go wrong?

Engagement announcements can be exciting, joyful, nerve-wracking –or a source of stress and pain. Here are some thoughts for how to keep that important announcement positive.

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Some of the best alternative wedding Instagram accounts we could find

We love the wedding community on Instagram and how it’s grown to be a place to find vendors, like-minded couples, and endless inspiration… even for us offbeat and alternative types! There are WAY too many amazing accounts to list here, but I decided to go digging to see who’s still rockin’ it, who’s new and hypable, and share some of the best alternative wedding Instagram accounts we could find.

We can't believe how extra this Instagram wedding shoot is (and we dig it!)

We can’t believe how extra this Instagram wedding shoot is (…and we dig it!)

This is going to get really meta up in here. When we first saw this styled shoot from Germany, which features fictional Instagram-obsessed bride, we couldn’t get over just how EXTRA it was. I mean, we’re talking about a glam and dreamy behind-the-scenes view of what a social media maven’s wedding morning might look like– there are trendy pillows, gorgeous confections, a love note from her fiance, and even a smoothie bowl(!).

The weirdly entertaining history behind wedding hashtags (and why I want one!)

The weirdly entertaining history behind wedding hashtags

I really, truly love puns to the bottom of my being. They’re one of my favorite things. Because of this, I love the heck out of wedding hashtags and would love to have one for my wedding. But… my partner John? Not so much. So. There you go. I suppose we’re not having a wedding hashtag. But as a classic overthinker, I wanted to learn everything about them anyway. Here’s the entertaining and brief history of the wedding hashtag…

No wedsite needed: an Instagram wedding website is au courant

No wedsite needed: an Instagram wedding website is au courant

My fiance came up with the concept to make an Instagram wedding website. It was the first big project that we did collaboratively as an engaged couple and it was a really fun (and at times frustrating) venture. Our wedding Instagram has a main page that the details of how we met and pictures of us from our engagement shoot. There are also several other pages that have the details of the wedding, including but not limited to; attire, accommodations, parking, etc. Let’s see it!