Michelle Obama says you can now take photos, tweet on White House tours

First Lady Michelle Obama has lifted the ban on photography and posting to social media during White House tours -- meaning you can now snap and post to your heart's content while peeping 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.

But, sorry, you'll still need to leave the selfie stick at home. And no flash or video recording or streaming, either.

The first lady posted a video on her Instagram account to announce the end of the long-standing ban.

Big news! Starting today, we’re lifting the ban on cameras and photos on the @WhiteHouse public tour. Visitors are now able to take photos and keep those memories for a lifetime! ¿¿¿¿ To learn how to schedule a tour with your friends and family, visit whitehouse.gov.

A video posted by First Lady Michelle Obama (@michelleobama) on Jul 1, 2015 at 4:47am PDT

The video starts out somberly: "If you've been on a White House tour, you may have seen this sign," a serious-sounding FLOTUS says in the video, holding up the "No photos or social media allowed" placard that greeted White House tour takers.

"Well, not anymore," the first lady says, and then tears the sign in half. That's followed by an outtake of Michelle Obama playfully imitating her sign disposal technique.

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White House tourists were thrilled with the change:

In the East Room, Michael Labrecque of Palm Harbor, Fla., was posing his sons Madison, 11, and Mason, 9, for a photo while wife Melinda watched on.

“This is amazing,” he said. “I am very happy they changed the rule. I’m taking as many as I can.”

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