9 ways to maintain wedding day etiquette

You’d be surprised at how many ways someone can overstep the decorum line at your wedding. And our society has a terribly long and unforgiving memory. But just a few careful moves from your part can have you dancing right through the process with all the charm and grace of a bridal couple.

Don’t forget to include important details in the invitation card.

Unless you want to be a contender for the most annoyingly, irresponsible bride/groom of the year, you’ll be sure to go through the details of the invite like a sleuth on serial killer case.

Don’t forget to send it out to anyone.

Weddings are family landmines, scattered with feelings that can go off in a huge causality-causing explosion. Especially when you forget to invite your grandmother’s second cousin by marriage’s daughter in law. Indian weddings and invitations shouldn’t be taken lightly. Unless you want you’re wedding to be talked about for ages for the wrong reasons.

Inviting co-workers.

Sure nobody’s expecting you to have the whole office mob over at your wedding. But it requires a little bit of delicate handling, as people might feel a little left out if you don’t invite them and keep discussing plans with the others. Be a smart and diplomatic cookie if you don’t want to deal with cold-n-uncooperative shoulders once you return from the honeymoon.

Putting a wrong time on the invite.

A lot of couples tend to advance the time on the invite just because they anticipate their guests to make a late entry. But that’s not cool. You’re playing with people’s time that they can spend elsewhere. Respect it.

Inconvenient date and time.

At the end of the day, it’s up to you when you want to get married. But your guests would really appreciate it if you chose a convenient date and time.

Skimping on the thank you gifts.

A well-thought-of thank you gift is a very welcome thing.

Keeping people waiting.

Sometimes the bride and bridegroom disappear after the ceremony for a quickie wedding photoshoot. Well, that’s a "should not do". When you’ve invited people over, you must, must, MUST respect their time enough to be around. If you need to do that shoot, accommodate it at the wedding venue where people can feel like they are a part of it.

Forgetting to feed/tip the vendors.

Often at our big wedding dos, the vendors are completely forgotten in the mayhem and not accommodated in the plate numbers. May your wedding largesse reach out to them as well?

Meet guests personally.

Yes, we have the stand-and-grin-with-everyone photo session with everyone. But it’d be great if you could actually socialise with them at a more personal level.

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Minu Aravind is a professional freelance content writer and blogger with strong passion. She works in the sphere of online marketing and communication specialised in social media communication.