How to Be the Best Plus One Wedding Guest

Follow the tips below to be a shining example of a plus one guest, rather than finding yourself as part of a future wedding horror story. 

- Don’t change your mind at the last minute. If you were included on the RSVP, show up.
- Read the wedding website to get more information on the couple, as well as know the dress code. If there isn’t a website, take a look at the invitation as a guide, and ask your date about the lovebirds.
- Congratulate and thank the newlyweds, but don’t trap them in conversation for a long time either. They have a lot of guests they want to catch up with!
- Even if it’s not announced as an unplugged ceremony, leave your phone alone. You don’t even know these people, so it's best to pay attention.
- Limit yourself at the open bar. Drunken guests are bad enough without being people the newlyweds barely know.
- Try to get to know the other people at your table by engaging them in conversation.
- Avoid attracting too much attention. This isn’t the time to ham it up while going for the bouquet or busting your wildest moves in the center of a dance circle.
- If you’re not sure if the outfit you have in mind is appropriate, wear something else. Always play it safe in these situations.
- Spend some time on the dance floor – you don’t want your first impression to be as a stick in the mud.
- Be positive and don’t complain to your date. Not only is it bad form, but it’s also not exactly a good start to a presumably new relationship.

For more ideas, learn 16 don'ts for guests and what not to say to a bride or groom on their wedding day.