Ironically, it ended up being a smart phone 'selfie' snap, captured by Oscars host Ellen DeGeneres, that set tongues wagging this morning and became one of the highlights of the evening, dubbed "the best selfie" ever.
It might not surprise you to hear that I've enjoyed planning every aspect of our nuptials - from the big decisions like venue, band and finding the dress, right down to the fine little details that'll help make the day personal to us.
So here we are - approaching the end of yet another year and looking ahead to next year. We all know that 2014 will be a big year for Scotland including the Ryder Cup, Commonwealth Games and decision-making time in September.
The funny thing is that once I respond to this question, the person asking me already tends to be reading blogs - they just didn't realise that's what it was.
It’s fair to say that the term 'media frenzy' is an understatement in this instance and the coverage was unavoidable whether you were interested in an update or not.
Vine, acquired by Twitter, allows you to capture and share short looping videos on your iPhone and iPod touch. It’s worth noting that the app is free and don’t fret Android users, there are rumours that an Android app is in the making, so watch this space!
Thinking back, 2012 was an astonishing year, packed full with Twitter scandals, world records and ridiculously infectious virals which quite simply no one could predict.
There’s been no shortage of drama when we cast our minds back to the acquisition of Instagram for a whopping $1 billion, the latest developments that have been rolled out across Timeline, OpenGraph and on mobile, and of course Facebook trading on the stock market - albeit it has been a pretty disappointing IPO performance so far!
From the outset of the opening ceremony, Danny Boyle acknowledged historical and cultural British memories, reliving each decade from the Industrial Revolution and the NHS right through to the eras of ska and rave. And what a moment it was when Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web, finally received personal gratitude for introducing us to the era of www dot.
Over the last 10 or so years, social media has grown to become a global culture, a ubiquitous tool, one that has radically challenged the way we converse and connect with each other.
