Being a guest at a wedding should be a simple thing. You get a dress, buy a gift and show up, how hard is that? But it turns out, a lot of folks are making big mistakes when it comes to a bride and groom’s big day, and even if they have the best intentions, guests can be doing things all wrong.
Well, a new UK survey, which could easily translate here, asked folks about the most inappropriate and rude behavior they’ve witnessed at a wedding and those answers have now translated into a list of the 20 biggest wedding guest blunders.
Topping the list is the tasteless best man speech, with more than a third of folks saying they’ve experienced a speech where the best man mentioned a past girlfriend or an unflattering experience that really didn’t need to be shared. Another big blunder – leaving before the end of the night’s speeches, which means there’s no such thing as quietly ducking out early.
20 Worst Wedding Faux Pas
- Bad taste best man's speech
- Leaving before the reception speeches are finished
- Guests wearing outfits that are far too revealing
- Wearing all white or all black
- Bringing someone who was not invited/failing to RSVP but turning up/arriving late/changing table places
- Taking flash photography at the ceremony
- Wearing a dress very similar to the bridesmaids
- Blocking out the view of others in church with very large brimmed hats
- Wearing sunglasses in church
- Getting drunk/rowing and causing a scene
- Forgetting to turn the ringer off your mobile phone for the ceremony or speeches
- Turning up in jeans
- Being too aggressive when trying to catch the bride's bouquet
- Mistakenly wearing black tie and dinner jacket
- Arguing with partner
- Aggressive dad dancing
- Photo bombing official photos
- Posting on social media when asked not to
- Forgetting the names of the bride and grooms parents
- Trying to chat up the bride or flirt with the groom
Source: The Daily Mail