Is He Wedding-Date Material?

This is an article for me to share with my single friends.....LOL

Hooray for having awesome friends who invited you to their wedding with a
plus-one! Just one issue: Who do you take? See if your candidates meet these
criteria before you extend the invitation.


1. You've hung out enough to know he's fun and normal.

A wedding reception isn't a second date kind of place. I don't think it's right as a third or fourth date venue either. To bring someone to something as a emotionally charged as a wedding, you really have to know that the person 1. won't freak out witnessing people pledge their lives to each other and 2. won't irritate you after six or more straight hours together.



2. He won't embarrass you.

A party animal can make a fun wedding date. There's also the chance that he can get so drunk that he pees or pukes on himself before the cake-cutting (ew). Your plus-one should be mature
enough to know the difference between having a good time and making himself (and maybe you, too) look like a fool.



3. He doesn't need to be babysat.

Whether it's your new boyfriend, your brother, or your gay BFF, you don't want to feel guilty about temporarily separating from him if you run to the ladies' room or get caught in
a conversation with other wedding guests. Not that you should ditch your date for extended periods of time, but if your potential plus-one wouldn't fare well without you — or would hold it against you if he had to fend for himself for 15 minutes — leave him home.



4. He feels similarly about dancing as you do.

Do your friends point to you when ABBA's "Dancing Queen" comes on? Then there isn't much
point to bringing a dance-a-phobe whom you won't hang with for much of the evening then. Likewise, if you prefer to stay glued to your chiavari chair, a dancing king isn't your ideal date.



5. He's cool with getting dressed up.

For every girl out there who hates strapping on heels and a strapless bra, there are probably two
or more guys who hate breaking out the suit jacket and tying a tie. You don't want to bring a guy who's not willing to dress the part. Feel free to remind him about appropriate wedding guest attire, but if he doesn't own a fitting outfit and isn't willing to pony up the dough for one, he's probably not psyched about going to a wedding with you. And you deserve a date who knows how lucky he is to have you on his arm!



6. He's not a gigantic flirt.

Personable is great. Chatting up everyone in a dress (which will be, oh, half the guests), not so
great. You need to be able to trust that he'll be with you for the night. Even if you two aren't seriously dating each other, he's still your date.



7. He's not a complainer.


There's lots to love about weddings — and lots to hate, too, from the stand-up-sit-down-ness at some ceremonies to the awkward speak-into-the-microphone-for-the-wedding-video
moments. Your date-to-be can despise those things, but he shouldn't subject you
to ramblings about his misery while you're trying to enjoy yourself.



8. You won't mind seeing him in wedding pictures down the road.


No, you can't predict whether or not a new relationship will make it. You can sort of tell if he's a good enough guy that you won't end up hating the very sight of him at a future date. Go with your gut on that one.