Spring brings forth not only rain & flowers – but beautiful weddings. My husband and I recently attended a friend’s wedding so we made sure to brush up on wedding guest dos and don’ts beforehand.
1. RSVP – make sure you pay close attention to the RSVP deadline on the invite.
2. Name on invite – don’t see “plus guest” added on, don’t assume you can bring a date and unless you have an extremely close relationship with the bride or groom, no you shouldn’t ask. This is usually a budget decision and not a personal one.
3. Buy wedding gifts early – the couple goes through great effort to get registered, so if possible, honor that. If you want your gift to have a more personal touch, buy it early because there will be more options to choose from.
4. If you do have to bring a gift to the wedding, make it on the smaller side. The bride’s family have a great deal to do after the ceremony is over and they don’t need the extra burden of figuring out how to fit all the gifts in their car.
5. Be on time.
6. Turn your phone off. The last thing the couple needs to hear is your creative ring tone to “Shake Your Booty”
7. Take notice of the dress code. When in doubt, dress for the venue.
8. Don’t wear white or other shades of it.
9. Stay out of the way of the photographer. I have seen many photographers struggle to get the needed shot of the couple walking out of the door, only to have a dozen iphones blocking the shot. Be sensitive.
10. Congratulate the family and thank them for the invite.
11. If there is a free bar, have self control. No one likes the wasted wedding guest.
12. Sign the guestbook – yada yada it might be cheesy, but if the couple put it out, oblige them. It’s about them after all.
13. Dance! So many brides fear that their wedding guests won’t have a great time. So, ease their mind and get out on that dance floor and do the boot scootin boogie to the best of your ability.
So cheers to the bride and groom!
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