Really strange request, but maybe they are worried as people watch the ceremony and their heartbeats start rising with all the emotion, that the Apple watch might think there is a cardiac problem and set off an alarm? Just wondering...
No small amount of misogyny here. But like the freedom of a couple to make a specific request on a wedding invitation, people in forums have the freedom to make judgement calls with little or no basis but their own projections.
All the declarations of how they will or won't behave at someone's wedding because it's all about them, and not the happy couple. What asshats. I don't mean asshats.
Presumably it's friends and family that are invited to weddings but anybody who's been to a wedding or three knows that doesn't mean members of either will behave with basic common courtesy, same as demonstrated here.
We don't know why that specific request was made. If fact we don't know that tweet is genuine. The author could have made it up. If genuine does the couple seem smartwatches the same way people see 'kleenexx' 'Xerox' (mainly a few boomers on that one) or any other brand name pressed into generic service? Do they think Apple Watches garish and will accept Rolex, certain Pateks, or even a lowly Cartier? Or could then not want any smartwatch beeping during the ceremony, thinking that people will silence their phones? Just like in movie theaters. Right. We don't know.
I've been to weddings and heard phones on 'silent' and phones not on silent including those with loud songs as 'ring tones'. WTF.
A wedding couple gets to decide what goes and what doesn't at their wedding. That is their right. If they want every guest to wear clown shoes that's their right. Obviously they can't enforce it short of having security at the door. It's up to the guests to honor the requests. Like others have said they don't like it they don't have to go. Whether a couple are friends or not, if I'm not comfortable with any requests I just wouldn't attend. Nobody especially me needs to tell them 'I'll wear whatever I want to your wedding'. That's an asshat move. Just don't go.
Is it a shallow request? Maybe. Maybe not. Attendees defying the request are definitely shallower than their perception of the request.
It would be helpful to know more about the situation but it's an opportunity to assume the worst about two people (especially the bride) and demonstrate equally bad behavior. Grown ups. Yay us.
As the article alludes, I guess that if a guest has a medical condition, such as diabetes, and uses the Apple Watch as a monitor using one of the devices for such purpose, they're just SOL, huh? Were I such a person (fortunately, I am not), the couple would have to make a choice, either I wear my watch, or I don't attend. I'd be fine not attending the wedding of someone who put their "vision" ahead of my health.
I am also fortunate that I don't know any people who would actually do this.
My Apple Watch goes on in the morning and comes off before bed. I don’t use sleep functions. And, I don’t take it off for weddings.
That's why wedding invitations are RSVP. Very easy not to attend. The article makes assumptions without considering the couple wasn't referring to people who depend on an Apple Watch for health issues. Even the reference to a tweet saying the bride 'works in the fashion industry' isn't damning proof or even a solid indication the bride objects to the look of Apple Watches.
RSVP is your friend. Or a phone call. "Hey my Apple Watch is a life/death overwatch. Would it be ok..." As if weddings aren't enough drama, let's make up some. It's not our wedding FFS.
macgui said: No small amount of misogyny here. But like the freedom of a couple to make a specific request on a wedding invitation, people in forums have the freedom to make judgement calls with little or no basis but their own projections. All the declarations of how they will or won't behave at someone's wedding because it's all about them, and not the happy couple. What asshats. I don't mean asshats.
It seems a very recent thing for brides to be dictating the appearance of guests beyond “formal” “black tie” etc. instant red flag to me.
Groom is the product manager for Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 Ultra. Doesn't want to be reminded of market share realities on his big day.
I wondered why the invite was so oddly specific about this one particular product, seemingly not caring about smartphones/iPhones etc.
This clears it right up, and (kinda) makes sense.
Though I predict the wedding pictures of the attendees will show mostly bare wrists rather than that fugly watch the groom reps.
A bit disturbing that almost everyone here leapt to the conclusion that the bride was some kind of psychobitch. Those who posted that, this tells us a lot more about you than it does about the couple.
A bit disturbing that almost everyone here leapt to the conclusion that the bride was some kind of psychobitch. Those who posted that, this tells us a lot more about you than it does about the couple.
“If you are bringing any smart devices, please put them on mute for the duration of the ceremony” would cover all possibilities, be more reasonable, and wouldn’t have made the news.
But the privilege radiating off that invite would require me to open it from behind a lead shield, so there was no chance of me attending anyway. But at least I’d be classy enough to send the happy couple a gift:
A pair of Apple Watches. All they have to do is say what this poster said and what is said before movies: all smart devices are to be muted or out on Airplane mode for the duration of the ceremony/reception.
Everyone knows that only about 10 Samsung smartwatches are sold each year, and so it’s more accurate to just request “No Apple Watches” as they would ruin the aesthetic in the photos!
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All the declarations of how they will or won't behave at someone's wedding because it's all about them, and not the happy couple. What asshats. I don't mean asshats.
Presumably it's friends and family that are invited to weddings but anybody who's been to a wedding or three knows that doesn't mean members of either will behave with basic common courtesy, same as demonstrated here.
We don't know why that specific request was made. If fact we don't know that tweet is genuine. The author could have made it up. If genuine does the couple seem smartwatches the same way people see 'kleenexx' 'Xerox' (mainly a few boomers on that one) or any other brand name pressed into generic service? Do they think Apple Watches garish and will accept Rolex, certain Pateks, or even a lowly Cartier? Or could then not want any smartwatch beeping during the ceremony, thinking that people will silence their phones? Just like in movie theaters. Right. We don't know.
I've been to weddings and heard phones on 'silent' and phones not on silent including those with loud songs as 'ring tones'. WTF.
A wedding couple gets to decide what goes and what doesn't at their wedding. That is their right. If they want every guest to wear clown shoes that's their right. Obviously they can't enforce it short of having security at the door. It's up to the guests to honor the requests. Like others have said they don't like it they don't have to go. Whether a couple are friends or not, if I'm not comfortable with any requests I just wouldn't attend. Nobody especially me needs to tell them 'I'll wear whatever I want to your wedding'. That's an asshat move. Just don't go.
Is it a shallow request? Maybe. Maybe not. Attendees defying the request are definitely shallower than their perception of the request.
It would be helpful to know more about the situation but it's an opportunity to assume the worst about two people (especially the bride) and demonstrate equally bad behavior. Grown ups. Yay us.
RSVP is your friend. Or a phone call. "Hey my Apple Watch is a life/death overwatch. Would it be ok..." As if weddings aren't enough drama, let's make up some. It's not our wedding FFS.
instant red flag to me.
The Apple Ring will make a perfect wedding ring! Now to pick my bride. I have... 10 years ... to decide?
"My wedding is ruined! I'm suing all of you for ruining it!"
That's the kind of sh*t I'd expect to see on Judge Porter on YouTube or any of those other totally fake judge shows.
How did we find out what kind of pretentious a-holes so many people were before social media?