I used to think I was too old for TikTok, but now I’m using it for wedding ideas

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This week (February 18) marks two years since I was engaged, and since then my devices have been full of apps containing ideas for every part of the wedding.

From the flowers to the colors of the tables at the Wedding Reception we had sorted out plans for everything – putting in a level of work would make you wish you eloped and dealt with the familyfalloutsoon after they find out.

But we had been struggling with some music ideas – especially for when our guests are finding their seats, and unfortunately, my idea of atrack from Metal Gear Solidwas rejected.

This is whereTikTokcame to the rescue for me, where discovering artists with covers and their own spin on other tracks has made us both completely redo the Wedding playlist, both for the church and the Wedding reception.

A For You page of Wedding ideas

For those unaware, TikTok is an endless vertical scroll of videos, that its algorithm sources from its millions of users. It could be clips of TV shows from the 90s, or ‘life hacks’ of how to clean the grill in your oven to name just two of the countless examples of what you can find.

But if you’re looking for something specific without the algorithm trying to find something for you, it’s the Discover page that shines here.

Typing in ‘covers’ or ‘mashup’ brings you a bunch of results of songs that you didn’t think would ever work, but they do. This particular track is something that my fiance and I are already planning on using for the day.

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It’s content that I’ve never found on other social platforms. Facebook is less of a feed and more of photos and ‘announcements’ from those you’ve not spoken to in years, whileInstagramis more about looking at Instagram Stories to pass the time, regardless of its efforts into short-form video as of late.

But TikTok scratches an itch I didn’t know I had – where creators are giving me ideas to use for one of the most important days of my life. It’s an app that, at the moment anyway, doesn’t cause unnecessary discourse for certain topics, or shoehorns in paid options as I’m scrolling through Gayle andNotorious B.I.G. covers.

The app is already at the front of my iPhone home screen because of this, and once the wedding is accomplished – if there are more covers to as good as the above to find – it’s not a stretch to think it may keep me around for a good while longer.

Daryl had been freelancing for 3 years before joining TechRadar, now reporting on everything software-related. In his spare time, he’s written a book, ‘The Making of Tomb Raider’. His second book, ‘50 Years of Boss Fights’, came out in 2024, with a third book coming in 2025. He also has a newsletter called ‘Springboard’. He’s usually found playing games old and new on his Steam Deck, Nintendo Switch, and MacBook Pro. If you have a story about an updated app, one that’s about to launch, or just anything Software-related, drop him a line.

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