The internet celebrities Kouvr Annon and Alex Warren married over the weekend on a bright, sunny day in California. Their guest list was laden with content creators, including Charli D’Amelio, which wasn’t surprising given their history. The pair, who began dating in 2018 and got engaged on New Year’s Eve in 2022, were once members of the social media collective Hype House and have more than 30 million TikTok followers collectively.
One of the creators in attendance, Lilah Gibney, has since received blowback after posting several videos taken during the wedding on June 22 at the Ethereal Gardens, a wedding venue in Escondido, Calif. On TikTok, Ms. Gibney posted a teaser video the next day, featuring intimate moments from the couple’s ceremony, including their first kiss and Ms. Annon walking down the aisle. In her TikTok post, Ms. Gibney directed viewers to her YouTube channel, where they could watch a longer vlog she had made using clips she filmed during the event.
Online, some social media users were quick to criticize Ms. Gibney for sharing content from such a personal moment, particularly given that Ms. Gibney had posted her video before the couple had a chance to put up their own wedding video. “Did you even ask if you could vlog her wedding?,” read one comment on Ms. Gibney’s TikTok account. (Ms. Annon and Mr. Warren have since posted their official wedding video.)
Neither the bride nor groom responded to a requests for comment, but Ms. Annon reposted a video from another influencer, @mattiesbasement, which called out people who vlog at weddings. “Why would you do that? It’s a wedding, it’s not a theme park,” the creator said in the video. “Maybe be in the moment like a little bit.”
“Period,” Ms. Annon commented on the video. Mr. Warren also responded: “This is a very VALID take,” he wrote.
Ms. Gibney, who initially agreed to discuss the situation, was not available for an interview on Thursday afternoon. She has since deleted her YouTube video and posted a video on TikTok addressing the situation. In her response, Ms. Gibney explained that vlogging is her way of showing affection. “It is very, very, very tragic that people, you guys, millions of people can’t understand that my way of showing gratitude and love for anybody is showing my experiences,” she said in the clip.
