# Blunt personal wedding rules list

A relationships and dating format, measured November 8, 2026 by Volume. https://tryvolume.app/working/relationships-and-dating/blunt-personal-wedding-rules-list

List your own slightly divisive rules or choices for your wedding as a numbered on-screen list that viewers will agree or argue with. It worked for 3 accounts, with a median of 29x their usual reach. Type: Angle. Seen as: Video, Talking head.

## Why it works

Opinionated rules invite comments on which numbers people agree with. Posts like 'things I will not forgive' and 'gift rules for my wedding' also keep viewers reading to the end.

## How to make it

1. Pick a topic (gifts, guests, uncommon choices)
2. Write 6-7 blunt, specific rules
3. Put them on one screen with headers
4. Point the caption at the softest or most wholesome item

## Hook formula

[TOPIC] RULES FOR MY [EVENT] 🚫

## Examples

- @bride4less (24K followers, TikTok video): 76x their usual views. Hook: “NON-NEGOTIABLES WITH MY VENDORS 🚫🤝📌” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@bride4less/video/7705607115427040526)
- @brideswithvibes (50K followers, Instagram video): 32x their usual views. Hook: “THINGS I WILL NOT FORGIVE AT MY WEDDING 😤🚫🗒️” [Original post](https://www.instagram.com/p/DfAzGCICi-U/)
- @aubreylobban (39K followers, TikTok talking head): 4.5x their usual views. Hook: “Uncommon things I'm doing at my 2027 wedding” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@aubreylobban/video/7698421017173052685)

More relationships and dating formats: https://tryvolume.app/working/relationships-and-dating.md

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## How this is measured

- Every post is compared with its own account's usual reach, not with other accounts. "14x their usual" means the post got 14 times the median views of that account's recent posts.
- TikTok videos and Instagram Reels are measured on views. Instagram carousels have no view count, so they are measured on likes against the account's usual likes, and say so.
- A post makes the library at 2x its account's usual or more. A format is a repeatable move (what is said or shown, or how it is edited) that several accounts used in breakout posts. It is listed here once it worked for 3 or more different accounts.
- Formats rank on how many accounts they worked for and how far above usual, damped so a fluke on one tiny account cannot outrank a format that worked for ten.

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