Love in the Twitterverse

Posted September 2, 2010 | My Kittehs, Random Observations, Today I'm Grateful for...
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Some years ago, a friend of mine told me that I had an active fantasy life. Fantasy? What do you mean fantasy?

This evening my gray tabby, Stripey (@ThatStripeyCat), married her long-time fiance’, marmalade tabby Honeybell (@Wildboutbirds) on Twitter. No fewer than 10 "anipals" and their typists helped to organize this event over the course of several months. Somewhere around 4,000 tweets using the #stripeywedding hashtag were sent from at least three continents.

I’ve talked about my cats tweeting (her sister, Cammie – @HerGraceTheCat – tweets, too) for well over a year and, well, I have to admit that I’ve gotten more than a few quizzical looks from people. But then, some of these people enjoy sports, so to be fair, I’ve probably given them some quizzical looks in exchange. Everyone has their own fantasy world.

I think that’s a good thing. Real life gets a bit thick sometimes, and it’s nice to have a place to go for a little while to get away from it all. Maybe a Twitter wedding isn’t “real life,” but I think that the world is a better place because of all the generosity, fun, camaraderie, and genuine affection that was involved in the planning and celebrating of the virtual marriage of two cats. It warmed by heart and made me smile.

Whatever your "fantasy" is, I hope it does the same for you.

Wedding album courtesy of @danapixie
Wedding album courtesy of @TinyPearlCat

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9 Responses to “Love in the Twitterverse”

Nina
September 3rd, 2010 @ 12:10 am

It did the same to me! Their happiness was quite contagious! I am still smiling and this whole night has warmed my heart and am sitting here smiling! I would hope that others can experience the same~

Great posting! Love you!
Ruth Murphy
September 3rd, 2010 @ 8:15 am

I am Honeybell’s grandmothe and wish the happy couple much joy and long life……..You folks are a hoot…….love it……Ruthie
LilyLuWhoT
September 3rd, 2010 @ 8:28 am

Stripey and HB’s wedding was a beautiful event that I was honored to attend with my bf, @toughteddybear. My hooman Mom also gets “looks” (even from my Dad!)about the fact that I, a tabby cat, have a twitter account. The anipal community on twitter is an amazing group, sharing in joys & sorrows with one another. We consider ourselves blessed to be a part of it.

We wish Stripey and HB a lifetime of happiness together! And we want to thank everyone who worked to put their wedding together-it was fabulous from start to finish. Bravo!
Pawhugs & purrrrs…..Lily
HollieFergusonRocks
September 3rd, 2010 @ 8:56 am

It was the most beautiful day and the happiest day, HB and Stripey are very close to mai heart. It was an honor and a privilege to be your wedding planner. Love you! Love this post! xoxox
HollieFergusonRocks
September 3rd, 2010 @ 8:58 am

It was the most beautiful most happiest day. HB and Stripey are very dear to me. It was an honor and privilege to be your wedding planner. Love you. Love this post! xxoxoxox
Jill Elswick
September 3rd, 2010 @ 8:16 pm

I happened upon the throwing of the bouquet at #stripeywedding. It was a special moment. Thanks, Stripey and Honeybell, for sharing your joy with us.
Pandafur
September 4th, 2010 @ 9:35 am

It wuz so touching so romantik so bewtiful! Truly teh twitta event of teh year an I so happy for Stripey and Honeybell
What my ink really means | @janeson59
March 17th, 2012 @ 9:46 pm

[...] an entire community on Twitter of people tweeting for their pets and that both Cammie and Stripey have Twitter accounts with more followers than I have? Yes, I’m sorry to say, it was partly [...]
@ThatStripeyCat decides she has to be on Facebook | @janeson59
January 24th, 2013 @ 10:54 pm

[...] for about three years now. She met her fur-husbnad Honeybell (@Wildboutbirds) there, and they had a Twitterverse wedding on September 2, [...]

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