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A Maryland groom has created a viral storm after he interrupted his wedding last month to update his Facebook and Twitter accounts from the altar.
See the video at: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34261476/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/
"Oh, Dana is updating his relationship status on Facebook," the minister said as the audience at the wedding laughed.
After Hanna finished twittering he continued the ceremony.
"As I was saying, I now pronounce you husband and wife. It's now official on Facebook. It's official in my book. Dana you may kiss your bride."
Hanna, who lists his profession on the networking site LinkedIn as chief architect at Next Day Pets, described his reaction to the ceremony on his YouTube account the day after the ceremony.
"I surprised not only my guests, but also Tracy (his wife) by pulling out my phone and posting on Facebook and Twitter from the altar during out wedding," he said.
Though users have sent marriage proposals over the micro-blogging site Twitter, interrupting a wedding ceremony to update social networking site Facebook and send out a tweet on Twitter about it appears to be a first.
"I had her phone ready in my pocket, so when she asked for it I could hand it to her. No one knew about this except the minister and myself." he said on YouTube.
The Twitter post, which has garnered Hanna instant online fame, is still up on his account.
What's your take?
I think it's um...
lol I'm not sure. A bit annoying I guess? definitely not awesome, but pretty amusing.
Wow. Twitter and Facebook are sooverrated. Lol. People make too big of a deal about updating their Facebook and )eeting and allthat. I mean, whohasthe time? People with no lives, I guess.
You know the world is screwed when something like this comes up. Probably the most disturbing thing about this for me is that the bride obviously had no issue with it. That's just... well maybe I'm old fassioned or something, I'm not sure, but to me that's just madness.
I think it's kind of cute. It isn't like it probably took more then 30 seconds.
I would find it rather annoying, though I'm sure the wife might have been used to it and expecting it at that point. I'm sure she's known him long enough to know that he was going to do that.
I can't help but wonder if this story is true or made up. But if it's true, I'd find it obnoxious as hell. There are times and places to post to Twitter and Facebook, but a wedding ceremony isn't one of them, in my opinion. I wouldn't even do that as a guest at a wedding during the ceremony, let alone as the bride!
I also know of a couple who recently got married. That night, when you'd figure they would be celebrating their marriage, they too, were posting all over Twitter and Facebook. Odd. I like both sites well, and post to them often, but apparently some people are obsessed.
yeah, I so would not appreciate it.
For Gods sakes! Post after the wedding! I'd be hurt, infuriated and dumbfounded all at once. I mean, come on! It's the most important day of your life, you're at the crucial point of being announced as husband and wife and you stop to post to Facebook and Twitter? Okay, film it and put it up, announce it after or even during the party, but at the wedding itself? Wow.
You know it's funny but I've often been struck by this phenomenon. Though admittedly never quite on this scale, but how many times on Facebook or Twitter do you see things like, "out at the bar with a group of mates having a great time," or something along those lines, (Only of course spelled so atrociously as to make it all but unreadable). Sorry got side tracked there but the point is, are you really having such a fabulous time if you actually have the chance to consider ignoring everybody for a bit to update what ever social networking site you happen to be a member of? I don't know about other people but I know that when I'm having a great time, I'm usually too busy having a great time to worry about telling everybody who isn't with me so thus probably don't care especially anyway how much of a great time I'm having. So not only do I immediately not believe that you're having such a wonderful time, but I also then start to consider you just a bit of a loser into the bargain because you apparently feel the need to brag about how great your life is, but worse you're doing it when it's clearly so great that you'd rather turn to your phone for solace than the group of people you're stuck with.
I'm not fooled, I suspect few people are. I think the truth is that this sort of behavior has just become reflexive for some people. They take a piss, they tweet about it; buttering a slice of toast, better update Facebook etc. I'd warrant that this groom is in that boat.
I can't wait for the day he has a vasectomy and asks the surgeon mid-cut to pause a moment while he quickly fires off an update!
Dan.
Oh look he is updating his relationship status on Facebook. Lets see what it is now shal we? It is single because his wife doesn't want to put up with this. lol.
I'm admittedly old-fashioned on this too, but can't even imagine my wife's response ...
I post to Twitter and facebook too, but find this, well, ree dickule ass!