Perri Ormont Blumberg

I’m working on a story for The New York Times about how couples are becoming more intentional about controlling how their weddings are shared online — whether that means keeping the wedding entirely private, restricting what guests and vendors can post, delaying their own posts, releasing only select images, or carefully controlling what gets shown and when. So I'm interested in speaking with brides/couples who made a conscious choice to have some degree of control over their wedding’s digital footprint, rather than simply posting everything in real time. Your wedding must be upcoming in next year or have taken place in past year or two. You should not be pitching me on your elopement. I’m interested in speaking with brides/couples who made a deliberate decision about how their wedding would appear (or not appear) on social media. If you or someone you know may be a fit, please share the information below: 1. Your name, wedding date, wedding venue, location and if relevant links to Instagram and TikTok giving examples of the wedding content you chose to share and/or let guests share. Wedding date 2. Briefly explain how you approached social media posts around your wedding. For example: I asked guests not to post photos/videos; had guests check their phones upon arrival; asked photographer to not share any photos from wedding; had guests/vendors sign an NDA or other formal agreement. etc.; posted no wedding photos online, period. etc. 3. Briefly explain what drove the decisions you made in section 3. Was it about privacy? Wanting to experience the wedding without thinking about content? Avoiding having photos circulate that you didn't approve? Controlling the visual narrative? Or something else? Please include any particularly interesting details or anecdotes about how you handled the decision. 4. Share best email address to arrange a brief 10–15 minute phone interview with you (note: if both spouses were actively involved in this decision, can speak with both but would prefer just to interview one person). I’m hoping to conduct interviews in next week.

I’m working on a story for The New York Times about how couples are becoming more intentional about controlling how their weddings are shared online — whether that means keeping the wedding entirely private, restricting what guests and vendors can post, delaying their own posts, releasing only select images, or carefully controlling what gets shown and when. So I'm interested in speaking with brides/couples who made a conscious choice to have some degree of control over their wedding’s digital footprint, rather than simply posting everything in real time. Your wedding must be upcoming in next year or have taken place in past year or two. You should not be pitching me on your elopement. I’m interested in speaking with brides/couples who made a deliberate decision about how their wedding would appear (or not appear) on social media. If you or someone you know may be a fit, please share the information below: 1. Your name, wedding date, wedding venue, location and if relevant links to Instagram and TikTok giving examples of the wedding content you chose to share and/or let guests share. Wedding date 2. Briefly explain how you approached social media posts around your wedding. For example: I asked guests not to post photos/videos; had guests check their phones upon arrival; asked photographer to not share any photos from wedding; had guests/vendors sign an NDA or other formal agreement. etc.; posted no wedding photos online, period. etc. 3. Briefly explain what drove the decisions you made in section 3. Was it about privacy? Wanting to experience the wedding without thinking about content? Avoiding having photos circulate that you didn't approve? Controlling the visual narrative? Or something else? Please include any particularly interesting details or anecdotes about how you handled the decision. 4. Share best email address to arrange a brief 10–15 minute phone interview with you (note: if both spouses were actively involved in this decision, can speak with both but would prefer just to interview one person). I’m hoping to conduct interviews in next week.