Wedding Pics On Fb

[Prudie]

I think lots know now that I've recently got married and am currently on honeymoon. I would like your opinions on this - we haven't had the official wedding photos yet obviously as we are still abroad however my SIL who came out for the wedding has posted wedding pictures she took on Facebook. I'm a bit miffed and feel she should have asked first. I have absolutely no intention of saying anything but don't you think this is a bit off? maybe I'm wrong?

[Quoi]

awww she's probably really exited for you and didnt think about whether you would mind.
Enjoy the rest of your honeymoon & dont let it cross your mind ever again.

[EDDIE51]

Your SIL took the photos and as she owns the copyright, legally she can do as she likes with them. But you will have proper professional photos which should be far better. What ever you do, do not put the official photos on facebook.

[VHG]

>>>Can't see what's wrong with it

Only that it tells anyone who looks on Facebook that their house is empty while they are on honeymoon, good news for burglars.

And the house many be full of valuable wedding presents so is a prime house to be burgled.

You should NEVER post photos of yourself (or anyone else) who is on holiday as it indicates the house is empty.

[VHG]

See my update above.

Here is just one example of burglars sing Facebook to decide what houses to rob (a search on the internet finds plenty of others)

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/facebook/8004716/Facebook-users-warned-of-burglary-risk.html

[EDDIE51]

Facebook is often a problem, I posted on here a while back where there was a serious accident near me. A lot of people saw it but no one called 999 they just posted it on Facebook. Luckily a shop keeper heard about it and called 999.

[Dizmo]

EDDIE51: It's probably best they didn't call 999, if they did have the brain to think of doing that I don't think I'd want to trust them to relay the correct detailed information - location, severity and once again the location which you always repeat at the end of the phone call.

Everyone knows that in a situation like that you always call them - they'd much rather have to repeat to loads of random people "Someone has already reported that sir/madam" than attend a scene late and lose a life. Not only that, it's a way of gathering witnesses (call tracing) if they leave the scene after making the call.

[RATTER15]

Carakeel and myself often post pictures on FB but we always ask each other before posting!

Nothing wrong with FB, it just needs respect from yourself and your friends.
it isn't the site that is the problem, its the problem of who you have on your friends list. I have used FB since its launch, I have never had a single issue or problem with it.

[janbee]

1st of all, congrats to you both and 2nd, yes, I think she was in the wrong. I would never do FB or that Twit lot. Your life is your PRIVATE affair. If she wanted to post pics of herself then ok I suppose , but not pics of you.

[ummmm]

You could ask her to make them private.

[anneasquith]

give us a link prudie, and we can see them :)

[Prudie]

I'm not going to say anything and am at most niggled not bothered. I know they're her photos to do as she wants I just think it's poor etiquette. Thanks for all replies, I had expected a cross section of views.

[ummmm]

It is poor etiquette, I agree with that.

[IggyB]

Well that's interesting, I would have posted them and not for a second even considered that it might annoy someone. Maybe sister in law is the same as me, she would prob be surprised and horrified to learn you are upset.

[Sqad]

B..LOODY disgusting.

You wedding, your decisions........what about photographs that you wouldn't have chosen for "publication?"

Typical of attitudes today....

[Prudie]

She would be surprised Iggy. We are talking pictures of our ceremony, before we had seen a single one, on FB in the UK. If you'd do it and others then I'm just a bit old fashioned clearly. No big deal :-)

[Sqad]

DISGUSTING..........so somebody else decides which photographs are for public viewing?

I would have a serious word with SIL..

[gness]

Old fashioned?...Hmmm never thought of that to describe me but I'm with you on that one, Prudie.....
However people excuse it...it's bad manners.

[Ellipsis]

It is off, but probably not malicious - just typical of the thoughtless way that many things are posted on Facebook.

Get one of your other relatives to comment on the thread, saying something like "Lovely photos and is Prudie happy for you to publish them?" ...

[rockyracoon]

I think it's bad form on the part of your SIL, and I would be severely pee'd off, in fact I'd get a really rough picture of her and stick that on FB.

[jno]

jno jnr and bride are honeymooning, and both have sworn off FB and Twitter while away, for precisely the reason VHG mentions: it's not a good idea to tell the world your house is empty.

I used to know a newspaper columnist who always wrote extra columns in advance to have published while he was away on holidays, because he didn't want the paper to aplogise for his absence by saying "McGillicuddy is away for three weeks". Same reason.