My City February 2023

affair.They deserve all the best wishes. Second, they didn’t have to include you; the fact that they did means they think highly enough of you to want you there on their biggest day. Dance with the bride, dance with the groom – each time you participate in the reception traditions, the more you honor them.Make sure to say goodbye before you leave for the night. DON’T overdo it. Just don’t. Don’t get so drunk you make a mockery of yourself and the entire celebration. Nobody wants to wake up the next morning and find out they were the person dancing with the tie around their head like a high-priced sweatband. Nobody likes that person. Sure, people will be laughing – but not WITH you, if you know what I mean. Instead, be mindful about your libations. Enjoy yourself but know where the line is. SCENARIO: After the dinner and traditions, Dave searches out the newlyweds and expresses his heartfelt congratulations and well-wishes.While speaking to them, he is introduced to Taylor, the person he locked eyes with earlier.They hit it off immediately and when the band starts playing Dave’s song, he asks for a dance.Taylor

REMEMBER: When attending a wedding, don’t be a Doofus when you can be a Dave! u Have fun at the wedding! accepts and they spend a block of songs shaking their groove things. Afterward, they enjoy a single glass of wine and a chat.When the band plays Taylor’s favorite Whitesnake song, they head out onto the dance floor, look into each other’s eyes and smile. Is this love? On the other side of the room, Doofus and Dingbat were on a mission (which they choose to accept): to get “sloshed.”They hit the open bar as hard as possible. An already buzzed Doofus stands to give an unsolicited toast wherein he recalls a story of what he and the groom got up to one night long ago.The room becomes awkward and uneasy, the silence broken only by Dingbat’s inappropriate laughter. At the end of the night, the disastrous duo has to be carried out and have an Uber take them home. What a mess. Don’t let this happen to you.

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