You’ve bought your wedding dress, gotten the rings, made your timeline, walked down the aisle, and partied your heart out. After all the stress of your wedding, you finally get to relax on your honeymoon. Congratulations! But beware… Instagram goes where your phone goes. This great article in The New York Times talks about the pitfalls of spending too much time on your phone trying to get the perfect shot.
Some suggestions for making your honeymoon raise up your relationship:
Talk with your (new!) husband/wife/person about what kind of social media use you want to have on your trip: do you want to be scrolling? Posting? Neither, or both?
If you post: will you post during or after? Some couples find a good balance by taking pics while they’re away and posting once they’re home. This way, you get to share your trip but you’re not glued to your phone checking for likes when you could be spending time with your special person.
How will you check in with each other to make sure you feel connected to each other - not just your phones - on your trip?
What’s the longest amount of time you’d want to spend staging a shot?
Would it be ok if your honeymoon isn’t the absolute best one of all time on social media? This could take some pressure off. Here’s another way to think about this. Ask yourself which is more important: enjoying the experience with your new husband or wife, or showing off to your friends?
At the end of the day, the most important thing that matters is that you’re both on the same page. To post or not to post isn’t the question — the question is whether you both feel good about your decision, so you can stay connected and deepen your relationship during the trip.
Bon voyage!