Top 50 things you should never do at a wedding #4, #3, #2, #1

The final countdown

#4 – Never fail to thank people for coming. They made efforts in travel, clothing and gifts and that shouldn’t go unnoticed.

#3 – Don’t sneak off for any conjugal visits. Everyone will know what you’re doing. Everyone. But Granny will still ask loudly where you were.

#2 – If you are the bride or groom, never snog or get frisky with anyone else but your bride or groom.

#1 – Never fail to turn up to your own wedding without a really good excuse, like death and even that is pushing it.

Top 50 things you should never do at a wedding

Top 50 things you should never do at a wedding #8, #7

Little hiccups

#8 – Don’t sweat the small stuff. Little hiccups may happen but hopefully you’re bridal ‘entourage’ will be competent enough to deal with any mishaps.

#7 – Having said that, don’t heap responsibility on your bridesmaids/ groomsmen. They want to have a nice time too.

Top 50 things you should never do at a wedding

Top 50 things you should never do at a wedding #10, #9

Singles

#10 – Don’t seat your single guests at the same table. It isn’t nice being singled out (excuse the pun) and it will probably offend.

#9 – Don’t insist all single women line up to catch the bouquet. Let the ones who want to participate go for it and the mortified rest, hide.

Top 50 things you should never do at a wedding

Top 50 things you should never do at a wedding #14, #13

Never question their couples’ choice

#14 – Choice phrases such as ‘you could have done better’ or ‘if only you’d stayed with [insert name]‘ aren’t things that will go down well. Even if they are true!

#13 – Asking ‘why on earth did you choose this venue/band/food’ I doubt they were thinking about what you wanted when they planned their day. If you don’t like it, lump it.

Top 50 things you should never do at a wedding

Top 50 things you should never do at a wedding #16, #15

Food, glorious food

#16 – When working out the timing of your wedding, consider food for guests. A midday or teatime wedding may cause rumbly tummies so have canapes prepared for a cocktail hour. Never leave them hungry.

#15 – Never under estimate for food. Always allow for a few extra slices of cake and enough portions of finger food. It’s better to take home leftovers rather than running out of food midway.

Top 50 things you should never do at a wedding 

Top 50 things you should never do at a wedding #20, #19

Guest etiquette

#20 – Don’t come over holier than thou, like ‘you’ve lived in sin for so long that we thought you were married already’. No, you knew they weren’t and you aren’t funny.

#19 – Never get the names of the couple wrong. You may not remember one of the names if you don’t know that person well or if they have a hard to pronounce name. If you’re not 100% sure, just don’t call them by any name. ‘The happy couple’ or ‘the bride and groom’ will do if talking about them.

Top 50 things you should never do at a wedding