Get ready for your presidential selfie.
Starting Wednesday, people on guided tours of the White House are allowed to take photos while inside. The end of the 40-year ban paves the way for visitors to snap away while exploring the president's home.
"Effective today, guests are now welcome to take photos throughout the White House tour route and keep those memories for a lifetime," read a statement from the White House.
To mark Wednesday's policy change, Michelle Obama posted this video to her Instagram account:
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
Visitors are also encouraged to share their photos on social media using the hashtag #WhiteHouseTour. The first batch of visitors who are allowed to snap photos under the new rules were already posting excitedly from the tour.
As of today, social media is allowed in The White House! Follow along today as I go on the first social #WhiteHouseTour here and on Snapchat— Kelly Sharon (@kellylovestype) July 1, 2015
Some special guests celebrating photos allowed on the #WhiteHouseTour at @PRESIDENTS_PARK #FindYourPark pic.twitter.com/x7BnuApLI4— NationalParkService (@NatlParkService) July 1, 2015
When @whitehouse lifts the photo ban, you obviously have to #selfie. #WhiteHouseTour A photo posted by Kelly Sharon (@kellylovestype) on Jul 1, 2015 at 8:01am PDT
Inside The Blue Room at the @WhiteHouse. #whitehousetour pic.twitter.com/PmB0a5EyNL— Anthony Quintano (@AnthonyQuintano) July 1, 2015
The news rules mean that that phones and compact cameras with a lens no longer than 3 inches will be allowed along the tour route and photography is permitted but "may not interfere with the enjoyment of other guests on the tour," according to the White House statement.
Some items will still be prohibited on the tour such as video cameras, cameras with detachable lenses, tablets, tripods and (thankfully) selfie sticks. And don't even think about Periscoping, as livestreaming and all flash photography are still banned on the tour.