A wedding is one of the most important milestones in a person's life. Being invited to be a witness to a marriage is a great honor. Observing wedding etiquette is not only for the bride and groom; guests also should keep certain things in mind.
If you are unable to attend, simply change "accept with pleasure" to "regret exceedingly that they are unable to accept" and amend "the kind invitation of" to "the very kind invitation of" to show your appreciation for the event, even if you are unable to make it. By the way, if you are declining the wedding invitation of a close family member or friend, you should only do so for a very serious reason, such as grave illness, financial inability to travel, or an invitation to the White House. Almost no other excuse is socially acceptable.
There is one other thing that a guest should do in advance of the wedding, and that is send a gift. If you prefer to send one after the event, that is technically okay too, but it is somehow a little less exciting for the couple. The thing to avoid, if at all possible, is bringing a gift to the reception (unless it is cash). A wedding is not the sort of party where gifts are opened on the spot, and a pile of gifts will have to be safeguarded during the event, and then transported to the couple's home by someone afterwards. There is also a strong risk that your card will become detached in the process, and the newlyweds will not know whom to thank for the sterling silver letter opener (this actually happened to me).
For the ceremony, guests should plan to show up a little before the starting time of the service. This allows plenty of time to be seated before the processional begins. (If you are late, wait until after the bride has made her way down the aisle, and then quietly slip into a seat in the back.) Remember to turn off your cell phone! (that goes for guests at funerals, too, by the way) It is customary for guests to rise as the bride walks down the aisle, and then sit back down when she reaches the altar.
First and foremost, send in your response to the invitation promptly. If you have never planned a wedding, you may not realize what a terrible hassle it is for a bride to be hunting down guests at the last minute to see if they are coming or not. Some invitations come with separate response cards, while others may not. If there is not a card to mail back, you simply write out your reply using the same language of the invitation. The reply would look something like this:
Mr. and Mrs. Hunter
accept with pleasure
the kind invitation of
Mr. and Mrs. Talbot
for Saturday, the nineteenth of June
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One of the worst sins that a guest can commit is to bring uninvited guests to the wedding. I should not even have to say this, but that rule applies to your four legged friends as well as your two legged ones. If you really cannot go anywhere without your darling Yorkie in your handbag, then you will have to decline the invitation. One would hope that nobody would be foolish enough to bring a pet to a wedding, but there was actually a recent story on CNN about the uproar caused by a guest bringing two dogs to a wedding. Naughty, naughty guest!
The last piece of advice that I can give to wedding guests is to relax and have a great time. It can be challenging in times of personal difficulty to put on your happy face, but the bride and groom deserve to have a festive and pleasant wedding. Allow yourself to check your troubles at the door, loosen up, and enjoy the party.
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