30 Things Guests Should Avoid Doing at Weddings at All Costs

You steal the show

Asking your girlfriend to marry you while attending someone else’s wedding might seem like a great idea to you, but others will just see it for what it is: stealing the spotlight from the actual bride and groom.  You might feel like it’s the perfect moment to pop the question, being surrounded by all that love and joy, but, trust me, you’d just be ruining someone else’s big day. If you do want to get engaged, you have 364 other days to choose from, preferably as far away as possible from another wedding ceremony. That way, both you and your fiance as well as the other couple, will remember your special, unique moments.

You might not feel particularly moved by the speech given by the father of the bride or interested in the best man’s toast, but that’s not a good enough reason to disturb others around you, or worse, the newlyweds, with your constant blabbering. Speech time is an important moment for the bride and groom as well as for their family member or close friends who have prepared for this special occasion for months. So, unless it’s an emergency, just be a good guest and put your phone back in your purse or pocket, stop talking and just enjoy the moment.