This is how you behave during a wedding

With the warming weather, the wedding season has also opened again. People generally prefer to marry in the sun rather than in the rain, so those in their late 20s to early 30s fill their weekends with the love happiness of others. We have mentioned before what kind of attire is appropriate, but don't underestimate good behavior either, because after funerals, weddings are the worst place to make a faux pas. So here we go.

Being late

You just don't do that. I once attended a wedding in Antwerp of a rather religious couple. Traffic and hassle meant we arrived really 10 minutes late, and just as the pastor (priest? Pope? Something like that.) was giving his speech, I opened the door. I was wearing a green dress that stood out quite a bit among the ecclesiastical black, so the rest of the day everyone looked at me with a look of “you were the one who arrived so godlessly late.” In short, it's better to be early than late.

Speeches

Another wedding, also in a church, the brother of the groom gave a speech. That speech was hilarious and he had the audience laughing. But many of the anecdotes were about the rather wild student past of the groom, and you could see the grandmothers in the front row shrinking in embarrassment. Some stories are better suited for dinner. Or during an evening with friends. Do you have to give a speech? Keep it a bit short, tell entertaining anecdotes without too much beer, breasts, and shooting, because from grandma to ex; everyone should enjoy it.

Gossiping

When the bride presents her dress and it turns out to be strapless, you may (must!) dramatically sigh and roll your eyes, but keep it to yourself. First of all, you never know who is listening, so before you know it, you're blabbering to the bride's best friend about how ugllllly that dress is and that's just something you don't want. Be the most composed and modest version of yourself for a moment and discuss everything in detail later.

Flirting

“From one marriage comes another” and while that might be a bit exaggerated, there is indeed a rare amount of flirting at such an event. Staunch singles become a bit nostalgic from all that eternal love and seek their solace in a sultry bridesmaid or a slightly tipsy vague relative of the bride. Flirting is fun, but watch out for regrettable one-night stands caused by an acute intense desire for love because it has “disaster” written all over it.

Dancing

Yes, please, and a lot, but preferably not with the father of the bride or groom.

Drinks

Yes, the instigator of all misery. Alcohol and emotions are a deadly combination. Usually, you have a service, drinks, dinner, and a party, and my advice is to only let loose at the party. You forget everything that happens, and that's a shame, but the chance of being in your handsome suit completely drunk, babbling in the ear of the bride's mother that you're so happy that Marietje has finally managed to snag a man is even greater. Not classy, don't do it.