“I pronounce you husband and wife. You may now update your relationship status.”

2009 August 14
by engagement101mag

Could this be the new wedding tradition? A couple in Chicago decided to ceremoniously update their Facebook relationship status on their wedding day, according to Examiner.com. The couple updated their status during the reception as a finale to a very nontraditional wedding.

“We didn’t have a first dance, or throw the bouquet or have a garter or anything like that,” bride Ellen Hampton Filgo said. “So why not change our Facebook status ceremoniously?”

The couple also provided a live stream of the ceremony via Ustream for family members that couldn’t make it to the wedding. Oh, technology. What will you think of next?

Would you ever have a high tech wedding?

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  1. 2009 August 25

    I am actually looking forward to pulling out my iPhone and updating my relationship status from “Engaged” to “Married,” but I’ll probably wait until sometime after the ceremony. :-)

    Throughout the wedding planning process and the events including the engagement party, I have enjoyed using technology like Facebook to connect with old friends and share my big news. Reading about the Chicago couple inspired me to write an article about it.

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