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My friends & family know about my blog. That definitely changes the content of some posts. I can't rant and rave, and I can't give away too much (so I can still surprise some friends/ family). There are pros and cons for both.
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I'm anonymous on my blog and on weddingbee. I use my grandmother and grandfather's names. I share with my friends and family (sometimes with edited copy/paste!) via email and facebook. For me, it's not too much trouble to do both and I'm more comfortable doing things this way.
I like to be anonymous on weddingbee, but I do have my own blog and I know people I know read it and at first I was kind of weirded out but then I jut got over it. It's easier for me to just think I am blogging to keep in touch with a friend not to tell the world my business. It works for me. It would not be hard to keep it anonymous but yeah since people I know may read it I have to censor certain stories but that is ok.
My friends & sister have the link to my wedding blog, but I'm trying to keep too many details out of it. People have posted comments that give away my first name, but I haven't referred to my fiance as anything other than "O" and I'm trying to keep real details out of it. Not sure why, it seems a little more comfortable that way... I'm almost positive that all of my 7 regular hits come from people I know.
I did once link to a blog I found via the bee and she commented on my post, which made my day. I felt like the coolest blogger in the world. (Yes, I'm that sad and pathetic.)
On my personal blog I am not anonymous. However, if/when I start a wedding blog I think it will be anonymous so I don't have to be careful with what I say/show.
My blogging is quite public. I've been keeping a personal blog for awhile and started my wedding blog so that only people who wanted to would read my wedding planning. I don't mind giving away the details beforehand to friends and family. What I want kept secret I just won't show until the wedding! It does change some of the stories I tell, though.
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My wedding blog is not anonymous. I was worried about giving too much away, but I have actually found it hasn't been a problem. I try to keep this more general, but when I do talk about my specifics, I love getting people's feedback! I also think it will make people appreciate the wedding details a bit more when they get there. :)
I am anonymous on here and on my blog as well, but my FI reads my blog and I have no problem letting my family know about it either. You can still keep your anonymity even if some people who read your blog know who you are, I mean Clark Kent's parents knew he was Superman right?
I had no idea how many family and friends were reading my blog. I always keep it family safe, but there have been a few instances of inadvertently hurt feelings....
I love my safe, somewhat anonymous Weddingbee life, and it's one of the reasons I never applied to be a Bee.
My blog is very public and I encourage visitors (friends and family) to read it. There are times when I wish I could say whatever I wanted on my mind without worrying about offending someone (e.g. "My FMIL is being crazy today because...).
I blog anonymously, going so far as even iisting another state than my own. I chose to go that route because I wanted to be completely open about every part of our wedding, (even sharing our very personal ceremony script). The biggest appeal of blogging for me is that I can share my ideas with other brides, allowing them to take my ideas and run with them if they want to. I decided that if one of my friends/family comes across my blog, I didn't want them to realize it's me because I still want to keep the "element of surprise" for our guests.
I blog for work, which is very public. Since I work in Search Engine Marketing, I try to have some good representation for my name in search results. I do have a private blog that I keep VERY private - only for some close friends. I've been thinking about a wedding blog, but I'm not sure how I feel about it yet. I think if I do, I'd try to keep it anonymous just to seperate work from personal life.
I'm blogging anonymously now..when we're officially engaged, I'm moving it to another site...and slightly tweaking the name! I'll then use it for the O-fficial planning and to keep my friends/bridesmaids in the know and in the loop on everything!
My blog now is kinda just for me, a way to journal my style ideas and my thoughts. I've been public, but moving towards being more private for the time being. Will unveil new ideas soon..
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So, I have never been a blogger. I always thought it was too...naked. We do have a start of a wedding website and I considered doing a blog to let friends & family know about all the details...........I figure anything I show will just be ideas and mockups. The actual day everything will still look vastly different in my opinion.
But that being said I did just decide to remove my picture on my blog and have not decided yet if I will link to it on our wedding website.
I know I'm in a weird situation, but because I blog about things aside from my wedding on my personal blog (that Weddingbee pulls from) I'm semi-public/private. So although each blog post I have links to my facebook account and people can see when I've written things, thats really more for non wedding related things. If there is a post I want to keep private then I send it directly to Pengy to be posted here (like my wedding dress). Or things I'd like to surprise our guests with I either send here or save the post till the appropriate time where I can't ruin anything.
So I guess I send my more private posts here? Weird eh? My friends and family know I'm a Bee, but I think only my cousin and sister ever look occasionally look at Weddingbee.
I know Sister Bruschetta follows along here, but I'm really not sure about the rest of our family/friends. So, knowing that I CAN'T know everyone who's out there reading, I try to be sensitive -- and not post too much personal stuff that impacts others besides me.
That having been said, hanging around the hive as an active reader/commenter for a year means a bunch of people "know" me -- or at least my personal blog URL.
I'm also going to do like Miss D'orsay (send posts directly to Weddingbee rather than putting them up on my personal blog, too) to protect the privacy of certain aspects of the wedding -- surprises for our guests are fun, and I don't want to ruin that!
I think I have decided on being anonymous to protect my ideas and bridal virtue! :) I like to rant rather frequently, I'm afraid...
I have a personal blog that is NOT anonymous, but is locked so that only my few friends that I have invited can read it. It's basically how we all keep in touch (although some of them are seriously slacking on the updating ^_^).
I have started a wedding blog but I need to srsly get with the program and update more regularly. It's going to be semi-anon. I refer to me and Mr. Spin by our 1st initials and while I will talk about our cities here in the Midwest since it's a big part in our relationship/planning process, I'm definitely not going to mention my occupation for the time being since I want to make sure they stay unaffiliated.
I'm semi-anonymous. On WB, you see my picture with every post but can't find my posts by searching for my full name. That's on purpose.
My "feeder" blog uses my full first name, and I've let MY immediate family know about it (and his sister) but I don't think his parents read anything I write.
He does... er, can (I don't think he really does)... which is fine... it keeps me honest and kind, which is a good lesson for the real world anyway. So, while I blog about taboo-ish topics (Twister, Brazil, divorce) I don't say anything I wouldn't repeat in mostly-public company in the real world. That being said, I sure hope my FMIL isn't reading about my brazilian wax. I do try to warn immediate family if I post anything like that.
My brother reads both my feeder blog and WB, which I think is so freaking fantastic. He'll call and say, "Hey, so I see you're freaking out about (insert any topic here). Wanna talk?" He's so amazing.
The only thing I'm really set on is not having Google searches for my full name point here. Employers have been known to do searches on candidates, and so have coworkers, and I'd rather not have the guys at work reading about how I can't get my sh*t together to plan a wedding. My posts here are written for a specific audience about a specific portion of my life. For that reason, I wasn't identified as a blogger when I was interviewed for a national article, which was very sad for me, but that's how it had to be.
It's funny, but I consider my blog more private because I don't really share it with all my family and friends, even though it's open to the blogging world.
I don't share my full name or addresses ever, but other than that my blog is pretty public. With that said, I keep it mostly wedding related and very much not Miss Cheese-type posts(though I love them, Miss Cheese!!) because I'm afraid someone I know will read that and get the wrong impression of me. I've avoided sharing my blog with my family and friends mostly because I want some parts of my wedding to be a surprise!
I do plan to have a "family" blog where I talk about more personal issues, stories and pictures, when I live 2000 miles from my family, to keep in touch. I blog very differently depending on my audience--family and friends or strangers. I don't know how either style of blogging would be received from it's non-intended audience!
This post really hit home for me when I first read it. I have a blog that is very public with great support from family, friends and e-friends. I liked keeping people updated on our lives but felt like I couldn't really be totally myself or fully honest with my posts. I would keep coming up with post ideas and then scrap them because I was concerned about who would read it.
So, I just recently started a new, secret blog that I hope to keep totally anonymous, even from the hubs. I had so many great followers on my public blog but it all became too much! Has anyone else felt like they had to go underground?
Oh yeah...please stop by the new blog- The White Sheep.
My blog is a mix I guess. I don't refer to people's real names, but most of my family and close friends read it. Mostly I wanted to keep some annonymity because when I was a teacher, my high school students would get a kick out of googling my name and trying to find stuff, so I was very anxious about making sure they couldn't find it. I love having it as a way to keep everyone in my life (who wants to be) updated on the wedding planning and other stuff that's going on. But it's nice not to have my real full name out there when random people stumble onto the blog.
My family and friends know about my blog. I don't mention my or my FI's names on there (we have pseudonyms), but I really enjoy having an audience to write to. I think a lot of them enjoy it, so it makes it more fun.
I just started a blog to keep my future MIL and far-away friends and family updated on the wedding plans, so it's very public.
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I'm wondering if those out there who have blogs (actual Bees not included) have chosen to stay anonymous or post their identity. Judging from the "Blogging Bees" post from a while ago there are a lot of you (ok us, I have one too) out there. I just started mine and while I don't think I'll be anonymous, I don't think I want my family/friends to know about it. Do your family/friends know about your blog? What are your thoughts? Thanks!