Here Comes the Social Networking Bride

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Today’s bride is leveraging her social networking skills to make her dream day come true. A quick scroll through your Facebook News Feed and you’ll probably spot her recording every step of the way.

It all starts with the engagement status. Within hours of saying “yes,” 28% of brides-to-be update their social media statuses, while 24% do so the next day.

Mashable partnered up with TheKnot.com to conduct a social and tech wedding survey in which we asked couples about their digital habits during the wedding process. Our results show that brides are digitizing their big day in a big way.

Before saying their “I dos,” brides heavily rely on sites like Pinterest, Facebook and other online wedding tools for inspiration. These accessible and inexpensive resources have pretty much become a bride’s BFF, and have dramatically changed how she discovers new ideas. It turns out 70% were already pinning on Pinterest before getting engaged, and a whopping 89% make use of all sorts of wedding planning apps — making checklists, browsing gowns, staying organized and tracking countdowns.

Couples are also turning to apps like Spotify to find the perfect first dance song and create memorable playlists for their wedding reception. About 74% used online websites for wedding music.

Since social networks have become so ingrained into wedding culture, it’s no surprise couples are welcoming hashtags into their ceremonies and receptions. More than half (55%) used a wedding hashtag, and 20% encouraged their guests to use their hashtag by sharing it on ceremony programs.

As social media becomes the new wedding crasher, wedding etiquette has taken on a whole new meaning. For example, “Should we let people snap photos and post them right away?” Stats show couples have less control over what is shared on social networks. Thirty-one percent are limiting guests from sharing on social media, while 35% have mixed feelings about guests posting photos. But the most part, couples enjoy seeing their wedding photos on social media. Others — 68% — say they want to see photos posted in real-time.

Take a look at the infographic below to learn more about how brides and grooms are using social media around their weddings.

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