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As you enter your mid to late twenties, it sees as though every free weekend and holiday becomes quickly occupied with weddings. Your loved ones, your school friends, and your colleagues tend to become engaged and marry before their thirtieth birthdays. It is oftentimes confusing to assess proper etiquette for accepting, and turning down invitations. Should you accept, the rules by which a guest should abide are extensive? Simply put, attending a wedding requires work, grace, and good nature.

First, and foremost, it is very important to RSVP as soon as possible. If you are announcing an invitation, it helps the couple gauge their needed space, food, and drink quantities. Similarly, you should be accepting an invitation, the couple will need to know if you are bringing a guest, or coming alone. That way, they can successfully plan seat arrangements and the reception.

That being said, never bringing a date unless "plus one" is indicated on your invitation. This includes your spouse, relatives, and children! The price of each person is fairly high, and it is unfair to the couple and their families to bring unexpected guests!

Make every effort to be on time, and arrive early if possible. That way, you get a comfortable seat near people you know, and you do not intrude upon or come after the processional. Additionally, if you are bringing a child with you, be especially conscious of the amount of noise they are making. Never stay at the ceremony with a noisy child, as it disposes the guests around you as well as the wedding party. However frustrating it may be to miss it, it is far more problematic and frustrating for the couple at the alter.

You are not required, nor is it especially advisable to bring wedding gifts with you to the wedding. It mostly clutters the ceremony and reception. Traditionally, a guest has up to one year to send out their gift to the couple. Time should be taken into account- a year may be too long, and seemingly inappropriate. I am personally a big fan of honeymoon registries. There, you can make a monetary donation to the couple's honeymoon fund in lieu of purchasing a gift. Something to remember: If you decline a wedding invitation, it is still customary to send the couple a gift.

At the reception, heed to the seating arrangements should there be any. Changing your placement card so as to sit with a friend or acquaintance might ruin the flow or intrate planning the couple had in mind. Guests are seating in specific spots for a reason, so please do your best to respect that. Also, do not take advantage of a free bar. While a reception is a good place to kick back and have fun, becoming drunk will put a dent in the couple's special day. Also, it can get embarrassing for you, the guest.

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Source by Budda Oliver