Chirping birds and blooming flowers mean only one thing—wedding season is upon us. And let’s be honest, weddings can be super fun or they can feel like five hours of torture. So before you respond to those save the dates that are sure to be in your mailbox as we speak, check out this list of tips to increase your chances of having a great time.
1. Find something to wear that you really like and wear it with everything
It doesn’t matter if you wore the same thing to the last wedding in your group of friends. Everyone’s trying not to get blisters or have a wardrobe malfunction and flash someone’s weird uncle. Just find something that makes you feel good and wear it with everything!
2. Lock down your best friend as your plus one
It’s nobody’s business what kind of relationship you have with the person you bring as your date. If you were given a plus one when you were invited to the wedding, we don’t care what Miss Manners says, you can bring your bestie!
3. Carry snacks in your bag
And if that means you have to carry a bigger bag, then so be it. Everyone knows that wedding food leaves something to be desired, but beyond that, you might just need a little treat to get you through the more awkward moments.
4. Have a prepared excuse for leaving
You need to bathe your fish! You have a unicycle lesson the next morning! It doesn’t matter, as long as it rolls off the tongue. Everyone is drunk too.
5. Only go if you want!
You really don’t have to go to every wedding you’re invited to. Life is too short—go only where you really want to go! And if you don’t want to go to any of them, that’s fine too!
6. Take your meds, including your birth control!
As always, stick to your prescribed medications, including your birth control—you deserve to be taken care of! While you’re at it, don’t forget to pack a condom or inner condom in that big bag—you never know when you’ll have more fun than you bargained for.
