(these are not in an order of importance...they're all important)
1. Wear a slip girls. I don't care if you're at the gym for 4 hours everyday, wearing a skin tight dress that's clingy isn't flattering on ANYONE, and seeing your underwear line, IS NOT CUTE.
2. If your bra is showing in the back, pick a new bra- it looks tacky and your tag is usually sticking out. If it's not, it will be by the end of all the dancing. Change the bra- or don't wear one...
3. Yes bring flats, totally okay after you've been dancing all night. We've even done weddings where the bride has a basket of sandals for all the girls to put on. But don't WEAR flats there. They never look dressy enough at a wedding, EVER. I mean you're sitting most of the night anyway, so ya rock out the heels!
4. The dress you wear, make sure you can dance in it and sit without giving a "show" to everyone there. You know those 2 things will be happening so why not test them out before hand?
5. When choosing a dress, always go classic and simple. You want to show that you care, not that you want attention. Hate to break it to ya, but it's not about you today, no matter what you think of the bride. Go for clean lines and classic looks versus trendy. Something flirty that shows your figure but not flaunting it. Chances are there's a lot of people here that don't know you. So that's a lot of first impressions you're going to make. If it might look casual don't wear it. Black will always dress up your look.
6. Do your hair! Yes I'm all about the all-natural look, and the beachy grungy look, but this isn't the occasion. Whether it's blown out, straightened or curled, look manicured. The first place people usually look at another person before they judge them, is their hair. I mean how many weddings do you go to? Show some respect to the bride and all the money she spent on this party for you to be apart of, and do your friggin hair.
7. Always bring a card for the couple. Even if it has a simple message and no cash, though wedding gifts are must. Maybe write in the card your favorite memory of the two of them?
8. Yes to jewelry. Beautiful jewelry with a classic Audrey dress cannot be beaten. This isn't a club, it's a place to show up, practice those manners you hide in your drawer and never bring out, and be a lady. So I'm not talkin' bling, I'm talkin elegant.
9. Meet new people. Why stick with your date the whole time when you're in a room of people that you know you have something in common with: How do you know the bride and groom? Whats your favorite memory of them? Stay away from their own relationship status, weddings can be very emotional/sensitive for people and you don't wanna get on a sore spot, even if the event is about finding love.
10. Pace your drinks! Don't get past tipsy till after dinner. Yes there's usually a cocktail hour in between the ceremony and the reception but this is used for flipping the room, not for you to get belligerent. Yes it's free...but practice some self-control people.
11. FUCK PATTERNS! Just don't do it. There are very few people that can rock a pattern dress, it's probably not you, so don't. Plus patterns are screaming attention. Solids will be more appropriate and more flattering.
12. leave your money and wallet at home, and your self phone in your dates pocket or a small clutch you can keep with you while your dancing. Weddings=lost purses. It happens all the time. Set yourself up for success.
13. light perfume and deodorant. You are in very close quarters during the ceremony, be kind and dab on the scent, don't pour.
14. No skirts+tops unless you're over 50...done.
15. Use the bathroom before the ceremony. I promise you're not allowed to get up, even if you're going to shit your pants.
16. Try a shawl over a jacket or sweater if you're worried about your arms or the cold. They're elegant and how many times do you get to sport a shawl?
17. If you're single, wear no rings at all. Hey it's a wedding right? Great place to mingle! Don't confuse them by wearing 80 trendy rings, or a beautiful diamond on your RIGHT hand. Just have nail polish be your rings for the night...love is in the air after all right? Take a chance! don't live with "I should've..."(I totally did that the other night with this cutie guy working at the wedding venue- but I might get extreme and like get his number anyway...OWE OWE)
These are not laws....just advice. I"m sure there are 80 other tips i could give but after the wedding I was doing last night... these were at the fore front of my mind ;)
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