[Balin] With this thing, I thee red

[Balin]

Harry takes a selfie the night before his wedding. The picture is not of poor quality, it shows nothing shocking or embarrassing, and Harry himself looks good in the photo. However, shortly before the ceremony, he deletes the picture. Why?
Harry = H/A/M

[LemonCurry]

Are any wedding traditions relevant? Relevant that it was the night before his wedding?

Are any other persons on the photo relevant? Objects? Relevant what he is wearing? The place where the photo was taken? The exact time?

Had he planned to delete the photo already when he was taking it?

Did someone ask him to delete the photo? Has Harry seen or heard something relevant that prompted him to delete the photo right before the ceremony? Is any particular wedding guest relevant?

[wolfier]

bachelor party relevant? is the wedding still going to take place? would others recognise it is him on the selfie? has he been deceiving anyone? is it taken on a phone? a camera? that belongs to him? could he simply hide or encrypt the picture? is he just running out of storage and have to make room? anything else deleted?

[GalFisk]

Metadata in the picture file relevant? Such as the time it was taken? The location? The device that took it? Camera settings?
Does he delete it in order to keep someone else from getting to it? Does it remind him of something he'd rather not think about? Is his bride relevant? His future? Past (apart from the moment the picture was taken)? Other pictures relevant?

[Balin]

Are any wedding traditions relevant? No Relevant that it was the night before his wedding? Somewhat

Are any other persons on the photo relevant? No Objects? Yes Relevant what he is wearing? Yes The place where the photo was taken? No The exact time? No

Had he planned to delete the photo already when he was taking it? Yes

Did someone ask him to delete the photo? No Has Harry seen or heard something relevant that prompted him to delete the photo right before the ceremony? No Is any particular wedding guest relevant? No

bachelor party relevant? No is the wedding still going to take place? Yes would others recognise it is him on the selfie? Yes has he been deceiving anyone? No is it taken on a phone? Yes a camera? See prev that belongs to him? Yes could he simply hide or encrypt the picture? Irrel is he just running out of storage and have to make room? No anything else deleted? No

Metadata in the picture file relevant? Such as the time it was taken? The location? The device that took it? Camera settings? No to all
Does he delete it in order to keep someone else from getting to it? No Does it remind him of something he'd rather not think about? No
Is his bride relevant? Only in that she's marrying him His future? Past (apart from the moment the picture was taken)? Other pictures relevant? No to all

[wolfier]

was he naked? in his wedding suit?

[GalFisk]

Did he take the photo because ha didn't have a mirror? Did he just want to see how he looked? Was he opposed to selfies in general?

[Balin]

was he naked? No in his wedding suit? Yes

Did he take the photo because ha didn't have a mirror? No Did he just want to see how he looked? "Just," no, but "how he looked" is very important Was he opposed to selfies in general? Irrel

[LemonCurry]

Did he take the photo in order to remember something? Like how to bind the tie or fold the pocket square?

[Balin]

Did he take the photo in order to remember something? Yes Like how to bind the tie This, but there's a bit more than just this or fold the pocket square?

[GalFisk]

Did he take the photo when he had gotten his look/outfit just the way he wanted, so that he could recreate it?

[wolfier]

did the man eventually, actually put on the same wedding suit and the tie for the real ceremony? do these things belong to him or did he rent them? relevant?

[Balin]

Did he take the photo when he had gotten his look/outfit just the way he wanted, so that he could recreate it? Yes, specifically the tie. But again, there's more

did the man eventually, actually put on the same wedding suit and the tie for the real ceremony? Yes
do these things belong to him or did he rent them? relevant? Irrel

[wolfier]

does it have anything to do with something else that's on the photo? e.g. the brides wedding gown?

[GalFisk]

Did he take any other photos? Was he in the process of learning how to tie a tie?

[Balin]

does it have anything to do with something else that's on the photo? Yes e.g. the brides wedding gown? No

Did he take any other photos? No Was he in the process of learning how to tie a tie? Yope

[wolfier]

is that something else: another accessory? a ring? something on his body? something in his vicinity?

is this something else usually considered portable? usually seen indoors or outdoors? is it a tool? is it edible? liquid? requires electricity? has a particular colour? something only used during weddings?

[Balin]

is that something else: another accessory? a ring? something on his body? This, No to rest something in his vicinity?

is this something else usually considered portable? Technically usually seen indoors or outdoors? Both
is it a tool? is it edible? liquid? requires electricity? No to these has a particular colour? Usually within a certain range of colors something only used during weddings? No

[wolfier]

Was the picture deleted related to a secret? is a game relevant?

[LemonCurry]

Does he want to conceal something? Like a stain on the shirt?

[GalFisk]

Something on his skin? Hair? Clothing? Face? An object? A substance? Cosmetics relevant?

[Balin]

as the picture deleted related to a secret? No is a game relevant? No

Does he want to conceal something? No Like a stain on the shirt? No

Something on his skin? See next Hair? Yes, see next... Face? ...Yes
Clothing? An object? A substance? Cosmetics relevant? No to these

[wolfier]

Did he use the tie for covering up something? e.g. a wound after shaving?

[Balin]

Did he use the tie for covering up something? No e.g. a wound after shaving? No

[GalFisk]

Is shaving relevant? Beard? Other hair? Hair color relevant?

[Balin]

Is shaving relevant? No Beard? Yes! Other hair? No Hair color relevant? No

[Balin]

Y'all are very close - you have the tie, you have the beard, just put it together.

[wolfier]

does it matter whether the tie was in front of the beard, or behind?

[LemonCurry]

Was it Harry's first time to wear a tie with a beard? Did he have to try out how to wear the tie with the beard without causing discomfort?

[Balin]

Was it Harry's first time to wear a tie with a beard? Did he have to try out how to wear the tie with the beard without causing discomfort? Yes.

****SPOILER****

Harry has a long beard and never wears neckties, but had to don one for his wedding. When attempting to tie it the day before, his beard kept getting caught; upon finally succeeding, he took a selfie to use as reference when dressing for the wedding the next day.

[EDIT] Once the necktie was on, he no longer needed help from the picture, so he deleted it.

(Based on a true story, although the real person was a groomsman and not the groom.)

Well done.

[wolfier]

hm...but why did he delete the picture?

[Balin]

From what I heard, the guy never wears neckties, so once he had it tied on the day of the wedding, he didn't need to use the picture as reference anymore.