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??!! / Hetero / Tech An Andy Rooney Moment™, Brought to You by Those Newfangled Mobile Telephones
Posted by Bethany Jean Clement on Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 9:20 AM
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Just heard about the guy who put his wedding ceremony on pause—directly after "You may kiss the bride," before the kissing—to update his Facebook status and send out the news on Twitter.
"Standing at the altar with @TracyPage where just a second ago, she became my wife! Gotta go, time to kiss my bride. #weddingday"
The video is here.
Dude: That is so, so lame.
P.S. Dan Savage says it's okay for hets to get married, if they would please also make a donation to the fight for marriage equality and encourage their guests to do the same. He says it is not okay to use your cell phone at the altar.
1
Ah...the reasoning of Plato is in full effect!
"There's one perfect form of marriage ceremony, by which all ceremonies shall be judged."
"There's one perfect form of marriage ceremony, by which all ceremonies shall be judged."
3
In regards to what organization to donate to - the two options Dan listed in that Savage Love column are both campaigns that are over. What is the best "marriage equality" charity to donate to, regardless of a particular election? Marriage Equality USA? Or is there a better one out there? Is there a Washington State (or Oregon) specific marriage equality organization?
4
Umm, he pulled out two phones and handed one over to his new bride. Looks like they both updated! They are obviously social networking addicts and thought they would make some fun of themselves. A little levity at a usually staid event is welcome.
7
I think it's kind of funny. I'd say a couple is entitled to do pretty much whatever they want at their own wedding ceremony; if they want to have fun, more power to them. It doesn't seem to have horrified the bride, and it really isn't anyone else's business.
8
It's their wedding. They can do what they want.
I've seen people - including gays - get married while surfing, bungie jumping, hanggliding, and biking - so?
I've seen people - including gays - get married while surfing, bungie jumping, hanggliding, and biking - so?
10
as long as it was planned, and the bride was in on the joke, then what's the big deal? i'm a wedding coordinator, and i've seen way more douchebag behaviour than that at wedding ceremony. if he took a work-related phone call or something, she should feel free to shoot him dead on the spot.
11
It is precisely this style of meddling in others lives that leads to conclusions such as "gays shouldn't be allowed to get married."
12
@11 yeah, it is totally "meddling in their lives" to watch a youtube video and say they are jackasses...... riiiiiight
14
As a New Yorker this would have been funny 48 hours ago, but now it just FUCKING INFURIATES ME.
The sanctity of marriage :-(
The sanctity of marriage :-(
16
Why must every life moment be documented? Just enjoy something for what it is without having the need to inform everyone simultaneously.
19
I thought it was pretty funny. It was clearly planned. From where I'm sitting, little self deprecating levity at the alter is always welcome.
20
@11...yes, it is. The point of this post is to build a social pressure upon others in how they should and should not behave; it exalts the notion that what is common not only is valuable, but should BE.
These people wanted to share their experience in a way that is not traditional, with people who weren't or couldn't be there.
Why should I, who has nothing to do with this couple, care about that, much less deem them "jackass" for the act?
These people wanted to share their experience in a way that is not traditional, with people who weren't or couldn't be there.
Why should I, who has nothing to do with this couple, care about that, much less deem them "jackass" for the act?
21
LETS PRESERVE THE SANCTITY OF MARRIAGE BY BANNING MOBILE DEVICES FROM WEDDINGS! THEY'RE REDEFINING MARRIAGE!!
Why does this bother you? It's clearly consensual. Just because you don't like it doesn't mean other people shouldn't do it. It's not hurting anyone else's ceremony and frankly it's none of your business.
And guess what, you don't have to do this at your wedding. Problem solved!
Why does this bother you? It's clearly consensual. Just because you don't like it doesn't mean other people shouldn't do it. It's not hurting anyone else's ceremony and frankly it's none of your business.
And guess what, you don't have to do this at your wedding. Problem solved!
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If it's not your wedding and you didn't pay for it, well, your opinion isn't really relevant.
...and if the guy's website benefits positively from the attention, the bride and the groom can smile all the way to the bank.
...and if the guy's website benefits positively from the attention, the bride and the groom can smile all the way to the bank.
23
The sad thing here: friends and family heard about the engagement via facebook relationship status. The simple pleasure of sharing news with loved ones - by calling them, so they can hear the happiness (or sadness) in your voice, so they can congratulate (or console) you, and so on - is lost.
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My objection is that at the moment of his wedding vows, it became all about him and his little joke. I'll bet there is more than one person in her family that just hates him.
And @4: "staid"? He was making a vow. It is by definition supposed to be a solemn, serious event.
I thought the minister handled it pretty well, though.
And @4: "staid"? He was making a vow. It is by definition supposed to be a solemn, serious event.
I thought the minister handled it pretty well, though.
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