PROFESSIONAL WEDDING GUEST

August 24, 2022

PROFESSIONAL WEDDING GUEST

Singles beware, wedding season is upon us!

By Amana Iflal – an exhausted human being.

Since Covid has left us (kind of) everyone and their mother has decided to get married. This is fine, I mean blessings to the happy couple and their families but as the days go by, by the time I was at the 20th wedding of the year by August ( I wish I was kidding), I was bone tired with wedding season! Why didn’t anyone tell me that growing up meant awkwardly attending countless bridal showers, weddings and baby showers while also simultaneously dodging the nosy aunties that keep asking when I will get married??

Attending these events were not in vain because being me I accumulated some tips and tricks to survive the wedding season! Here are a few things to keep in mind while attending a wedding. I also asked the Lankan Twitter community what their tips and tricks are too!

Enjoy!

Dress comfortably!

As much as I like dressing up for various weddings and events, it can get really tiring after the 6th or 7th event. Dressing comfortably is really important if you want to enjoy the wedding without having to worry about your feet hurting or without fidgeting with your outfit. If you’re wearing a saree make sure you’ve pinned everything in place to avoid any awkward unraveling of the saree (trust me it’s not fun for the pleats to come off while you’re walking about). Wear a pair of comfy shoes that you can boogie with all night! Also I would recommend wearing clothes that will let you eat as much as you want without showing your ‘food baby’ bump because who wants to miss the delicious wedding food?

Eat before you go!

As someone who gets hungry at around 8pm, this was one trick that really helped me when the food wasn’t served as early as one would have liked.

Take advantage of the buffet!

When the buffet is open make sure you eat your fill without bothering if anyone is watching, chances are that they are also focused on making the best of the buffet! Eat as much as you want and dance the calories away afterwards!

Don’t forget to carry your essentials in your bag!

Carry essentials like your Identity Card, Credit/Debit card, cash, sanitizers, masks and snacks to eat if you get hungry. Also make sure your bag is big enough to fit any wedding favors you get! 😉

Don’t go on time!

Unless you’re family or have been specifically asked to come on time, there’s really no need for you to go on time. Especially with Sri Lankan Muslim weddings. As @imadhnizar on Twitter says, ‘On time is an illusion in LK weddings’

Always have a designated driver that can take you home if you’re unfit to drive after the weddings!

@dinidu from Twitter says the following –

Make sure you’ve charged your phone

This is useful especially if you’re someone who likes to take pictures of everything and with everyone! Carry a battery pack if your phone tends to lose the battery soon! (Hola iPhone users!). If you’re going home alone late in the night after a wedding, make sure someone knows of your location.

How to avoid the classic ‘When are you going to get married?’

One very helpful twitter suggestion was this –