April 15, 2009
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Wedding 101
Brian and I got a wedding invitation in the mail. I was excited because I NEVER get to go to wedding. All of Brian’s friends are married, and none of mine are (except one). So I hardly ever get to go. Unlike most people, I was very excited about getting the invite.
Before I got married, I knew nothing of wedding etiquette. I mean, seriously nothing. But after I got engaged, and started planning my wedding, I began reading up on the correct way to handle certain situations. It was amazing to me how many people did not follow proper protocol. I figured they were just ignorant and didn’t know any better. Since wedding season is approaching, I figure I would provide my list of do and don’ts for wedding etiquette:
- Do RSVP on time for anything you are invited to (not just weddings, but all parties and events in general)
- Do give the bride and groom a gift you are invited to the shower and wedding, even if you can’t make it. Otherwise, you’ll look cheap
- Don’t bring anyone to the wedding that wasn’t invited.
- If you’re in the wedding party, don’t even THINK about complaining about what you have to wear. The bride and groom chose it, deal with it.
- Don’t call the bride/groom and ask if you can bring a date if they didn’t tell you that you could.
- Don’t try to hog the bride and groom at the reception, they have a lot of people they have to talk to that day.
- Don’t try to get them something that’s NOT on their registry. They are not supposed to include where they are registered with the invitations, so you’ll have to call them and ask, but once they tell you, GET THEM SOMETHING OFF THE REGISTRY (or a gift certificate). I know you think those monogrammed matching robes are much more creative than the toaster oven they registered for, but that’s not what they want.
- Don’t bring children if children aren’t invited.
- Do be a gracious guest and let them couple know how happy you are for them at the reception.
- Don’t leave before the cake is cut.
Comments (3)
hey, i just read you ‘coach bags are officially over’ post and i have to say i TOTALLY agree with every word of it! im glad someone said it, because it definetly needs to be said.
in middle school i was obsessed with buying coach, but i am finally selling all of my coach bags on ebay because they are such a waste of money. some girls in high school are just getting into the coach label, so they buy the cheapest, ugliest coach purse they can find… and it disgusts me so much! like im pretty sure the thin rectangular ones were just made for cheapasses that want to look rich. 2 of my friends have those, and they think they are all cool when they carry them. ughh.
sorry for the rant, i just really appreciated your post.
@AnchorsAwayx - Thanks doll… some people were really nuts about that post! I was just kind of making a statement. Not trying to be mean. One person told me I should die of skin cancer. WTF?! Anywayz, glad you liked the post. I write alot about stuff like that and give my opinion all the time. Hope you enjoy!
die of skin cancer?! thats not even funny.
well when you have a popular post, you’ll get haters too… but dont worry about them. she was probably one of the coach obsessed label whores anyways haha