Wedding etiquette: What not to do

(Painting by Edmund Blair Leighton)

Weddings are rituals, and as such, entail certain sets of behaviors.  Breaking these often-unstated codes can quickly seem rude and crude.

For example, don't make a beeline for the front-row seats.  Even if they’re all empty.  Even if your old college pal just did so.

If all seats are taken, chances are you’re late.  Very late.  That’s another no-no.  Worse yet, you’ve got a big box under your arm.  Not to say that you shouldn’t give large gifts.  Just find another way to deliver them.

And is that gift on the registry?  If registry suggestions seem way over budget, then pool resources with other guests.  One too many toasters can mar an otherwise great day.

Speaking of money, are you pricing the wedding components out loud?  This is not what guests wish to hear over dinner.  Perhaps you’re too drunk to care.  Too many sarcastic toasts to the newlyweds?  Take it all someplace else.

Maybe your uninvited plus-one has also had too many.  That’s double trouble, considering that the guest list was limited for sound financial reasons.

But wait!  Your plus-one is a great photographer, and she’s posting pics of the ceremony as it occurs.  Permission not granted.  The couple has already hired a professional to oversee such matters. 

Resources

https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/weddings/15-rudest-things-you-can-do-at-a-wedding/ss-AAxhrgT?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=BHEA000#image=1

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