I had a perfect wedding, and my only regret is getting really tightly tailored suit pants.
So get yourself some slacks with room to grow, and learn these wedding lessons the easy way.
Of course they were going to come, its just no one uses mail anymore.
Instead, Shirleysparrow says, you should use a wedding site, which saves money and time.
(If you do paper invitesmy wife sent out a zineyou can still ask for RSVPs over email.)
Dont save the sex for the wedding night
Youll be exhausted.Beyonce_Fanaticwas;bangersnmash13was;rosebertwas.
If youre not worried about a smiting from God, the time for sex is the morning of.
Get tons of pictures
My number one regret is telling people not to take pictures, saysDarwinsLoveChild.
So DarwinsLoveChild has fewer than 20 photos of their wedding.
Eat dinner, too.
EXCEPT for letting all of the divorced aunts and uncles bring +1s, just to watch the drama.
This is the best way to improve your wedding.
Drop the drama-causers, the acquaintances, and the people youve lost touch with.
There are better ways to rekindle a friendship than inviting someone to a party of 100 strangers.
Prepare your speech
If youre going to speak, dont wing it.
I thought Id just go up, thank everyone for coming and sit back down.
Short and sweet, get it out the way, saysspideyismywingman.
Thats exactly what I did, without mentioning my parents or my wife.
Their in-laws broughta hundred extra guestswithout notice.
We had to have the caterers adjust on the fly and drag some tables out of storage.
And then we had to order pizza for the rest.
People we actually wanted there were eating fucking pizza on dusty tables.
Its OK to make a few concessions to your family.
Let them invite a few of their friends so they dont feel lonely among all your young friends.
Let them pick the tablecloth or give a silly toast.
And if youre actually comfortable letting them take over all the planning, thats great!
Tell them that paying for a childs wedding is a gift, not a purchase.
And if youre lucky, you only get to do it once.
They had no little kids available, and they just didnt think of using the grandmas.
But now you’ve got the option to.
Ask a bridesmaid or a groomsman!
If youre nice and decent about it, everyone wants to help you on your wedding day.
We all know what we signed up for, saysTheOtherPenguin.
Be yourself
This will sound petty, but I regret wearing my hair up, saysSuzQP.
It felt so unlike me.
Its nice to feel fancy on your wedding day, but dont feel forced to do anything really uncomfortable.
And Id rather sit through aKlingon weddingthan another default wedding.
Everyone on the thread agrees that they should use the china every day.
Live like youre inThe Last Man on Earth!
