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Friend not talking to me because I shared a photo from her Wedding

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ByTidyHare · 04/05/2025 16:53

I attended my best friends wedding a few weeks ago. The day after, I posted some photos to Instagram which were mainly of me and my DP, with one of them of myself and my friend.

This was posted in the morning and on the same afternoon, my friend messaged me to ask I took it down as she didn’t want any photos posted from the day. I said of course and removed it. Before the ceremony, there was an announcement not to upload anything to social media which I assumed related solely to the ceremony and as we were quite near the back, I didn’t take any photos of this anyway. The photo of my friend and I was taken later that evening.

My friend went on her honeymoon soon after. I learnt from another friend whilst she was away that she was really upset with me for uploading the photo and that it ruined her reveal of the day/dress with professional photos as people would have seen it on my page for the few hours it was uploaded.

I didn’t want to message my friend whilst she was still away so I waited until she returned. I apologised, said I was horrified and that I’d mis-understood the instructions thinking they only related to the ceremony.

She replied to say she was still really upset and that I took away the reveal which she’d only have one chance to do in her life and she can’t believe I ignored her wishes. I again apologised but she hasn’t spoke to me since and I’ve learnt from another friend that she doesn’t think she will forgive me.

AIBU to think my friend is now over reacting or is her reaction proportionate?

OP posts:
Changeyourlifes · 05/05/2025 19:24

you are both in the wrong here.

firstly - you’re complaining about her being precious about social media whilst you are simultaneously being precious about social media. Realistically you’re both prioritising social media facades and thinking what you want is more valid than the other. It’s obnoxious.

Ultimately you are more in the wrong because you said the couple asked people not to post on social media. Out of pure respect wouldn’t you want to check with her before posting anything - instead of assuming that their boundary was just the ceremony? The fact she made a request mentioning social media, would have prompted me to be mindful in any case. She’s your friend, that’s her wish, her wedding etc. I can totally see how this looks like you disregarded her request. You’re trying to muddy the waters by saying it wasn’t clear, when in reality if you were being a caring friend you would have checked in with her.

Mjaxten16 · 05/05/2025 19:22

She’s such an upright precious fool. Seriously, been to weddings and no one gives a shit, the big reveal 😂 wtf.

she’s the loser, not you. Some people would rather lose a friendships over something so petty makes me wonder where we are at as humans. I mean hardly a crime

Mumtoteensargh · 05/05/2025 19:22

She is massively overestimating how much anyone cares about her dress.

TheHerboriste · 05/05/2025 19:18

saraclara · 05/05/2025 18:49

You posted before they'd announced the birth? 😲

Jeeze. What were you thinking?

People don't "own" news.

There's nothing wrong with the pp announcing to her FB followers that she has become a grandmother.

ladyamy · 05/05/2025 19:17

VickyEadieofThigh · 04/05/2025 16:59

Indeed! Who else cares about her "reveal"?

Besides which, chances are good that she's going to get at least one more chance to focus on a wedding rather than a marriage...

Aye anyone who cared enough about the ‘reveal’ would be at the wedding anyway.

Blipette · 05/05/2025 19:16

I thought the big dress reveal was when you walked down the aisle.

DoughBallss · 05/05/2025 19:16

You made a mistake but she’s being ridiculous.

Anyone close enough to her would have seen her on the day, anyone else probably won’t give a damn. The way people care so much about what their ‘Facebook friends’ think blows my mind. I’m sure she had enough attention for the reveal from her real friends on the day 🤷🏼‍♀️

TheHerboriste · 05/05/2025 19:16

She's a moron and a bad friend. Consider yourself rid of her.

She revealed her dress to anyone who would have a shred of interest when she approached the alter (or whatever) to be married.

Stagey social media displays are the refuge of the immature, self-centered mind.

Kelly1969 · 05/05/2025 19:16

ByTidyHare · 04/05/2025 16:53

I attended my best friends wedding a few weeks ago. The day after, I posted some photos to Instagram which were mainly of me and my DP, with one of them of myself and my friend.

This was posted in the morning and on the same afternoon, my friend messaged me to ask I took it down as she didn’t want any photos posted from the day. I said of course and removed it. Before the ceremony, there was an announcement not to upload anything to social media which I assumed related solely to the ceremony and as we were quite near the back, I didn’t take any photos of this anyway. The photo of my friend and I was taken later that evening.

My friend went on her honeymoon soon after. I learnt from another friend whilst she was away that she was really upset with me for uploading the photo and that it ruined her reveal of the day/dress with professional photos as people would have seen it on my page for the few hours it was uploaded.

I didn’t want to message my friend whilst she was still away so I waited until she returned. I apologised, said I was horrified and that I’d mis-understood the instructions thinking they only related to the ceremony.

She replied to say she was still really upset and that I took away the reveal which she’d only have one chance to do in her life and she can’t believe I ignored her wishes. I again apologised but she hasn’t spoke to me since and I’ve learnt from another friend that she doesn’t think she will forgive me.

AIBU to think my friend is now over reacting or is her reaction proportionate?

I see her point but she’s taken it too far.
she is acting like some prima Donna whose gonna lose the ££££ deal from Hello magazine!
you can’t turn back time, you took them down as soon as you were asked and apologized, she needs to let it go, I wouldn’t keep groveling to her.

TheGrimSmile · 05/05/2025 19:11

Tell her that nobody gives a shit about her "reveal". How ridiculous Grin

mamajong · 05/05/2025 19:11

Hmmmm, she sounds entitled and precious, and I don't understand her thinking BUT if it was that important to her that she made a specific request to guests then yabu for making an assumption and spoiling that for her. That said, is this someone you want to stay friends with if something so minor is worth more than friendship. So yabu but you also dodged yourself a bullet

Createausername1970 · 05/05/2025 19:09

Trishthedish · 05/05/2025 18:00

the op didn’t. It was a picture of the op with her partner and her friend. Not the bride.

The bride must have been in one of the photos? She was upset about spoiling the dress reveal?

LightandAiry · 05/05/2025 19:07

To dump a friend over this?! Life's too short. As if people are waiting with bated breath for a 'big reveal.'

If she's a good friend other than this she will get over it. Friendship is worth more than hanging onto a resentment.

GeorgianaM · 05/05/2025 19:04

Beyond pathetic. You’re better off without this histrionic twit in your life.

Puzzledandpissedoff · 05/05/2025 19:01

There was an announcement not to upload anything to social media which I assumed related solely to the ceremony

Come off it, OP; "anything" means what it says, and while I agree with PPs that her approach is OTT you could at least have respected a simple request

ByDearBear · 05/05/2025 18:59

I get where she’s coming from tbh. This was done to me before I had even managed to take my dress off after our ceremony. We had no desire to upload photos of mine and my husbands day and that choice was taken away from us. What would make anyone think to upload photos of someone else’s special day to the internet before you had seen the couple do so? They hadn’t even come back from their honeymoon yet! Why the rush to share someone else’s memories on social media?? Yes, she should maybe accept your apology but, people should understand that not everyone wants their special moments splashed all over the internet.

boxofbuttons · 05/05/2025 18:58

She might be being precious but she DID ask guests not to post pictures and you did anyway, which is a bit shit of you. It's fairly standard now for people not to post photos of the bride & groom until they have themselves, I thought.

nobodywantsit · 05/05/2025 18:56

Jem57 · 05/05/2025 18:36

This happened to me because I posted when my son had his first child,no photo just Welcome to our world,I was absolutely vilified and she has hardly spoken to me since.

Well it’s really not ok to announce the birth of someone else’s child so I can understand them being pissed off.

Just as I can see the bride being upset in this situation but she’s going really over the top now.

Sennelier1 · 05/05/2025 18:56

A bridal-dress-reveal? Please beam me up Scotty.

GreatFish · 05/05/2025 18:56

Why do people do this?Life is too short.

DorothyStorm · 05/05/2025 18:55

saraclara · 05/05/2025 18:49

You posted before they'd announced the birth? 😲

Jeeze. What were you thinking?

That she had t done anything wrong by the looks of it.

saraclara · 05/05/2025 18:49

Jem57 · 05/05/2025 18:36

This happened to me because I posted when my son had his first child,no photo just Welcome to our world,I was absolutely vilified and she has hardly spoken to me since.

You posted before they'd announced the birth? 😲

Jeeze. What were you thinking?

Aquathest · 05/05/2025 18:48

Trishthedish · 05/05/2025 18:00

the op didn’t. It was a picture of the op with her partner and her friend. Not the bride.

The friend in the picture with the OP was the bride

restingbitchface30 · 05/05/2025 18:48

I just thought it was an unspoken rule anyway not to post anything before the bride or groom does! I wouldn’t post anything (if I was going to, I’m not big on social media) until they have. Same goes with new/expectant parents. In my opinion you made an error, however all you can do is apologise. It’s up to her what she does with that.

TheTester2 · 05/05/2025 18:47

I think she is being over the top but I don’t think you should have done it.

A friend of mine did something similar years ago except it was a new born baby as apposed to a wedding dress. And the mum of the new born was annoyed and the relationship with my friend cooled but they had patched things up by the christening.

I think your friend needs to get over herself and accept it was a misunderstanding.