Weddings are beautiful and wonderful -- the most exciting time of your life. But let's be serious: they also tend to conjure up the crazy in many people. Even those around you who you would never imagine acting out suddenly chug the krazy kool-aid, take a running start and swan-dive off into the deep end. And, while it is your day, you may inevitably wind up dealing with the drama of others, or worse -- fighting with your hubby-to-be over it.
But you can prevent this from happening! In order to prepare yourself, here is my list of the 11 crazy wedding guests you may encounter, and tips on how to help these characters find -- or help you put them in -- their place on your big day. Let's dive right into the roster, shall we?
- The Control Freak: Everyone has one. You know, the one that just needs to be a part of something in order to "help out" (read: completely take over every detail of your wedding). Instead of getting heated or wasting energy fending her off, keep her busy instead to distract her for a bit. Give her a job to do, such as helping with your favors. She can be in charge of separating the silver m&m's from the white ones. For all two hundred goody bags. Moohoohaha.
Alessandra Macaluso is author of "The Bitch's Bridal Bible: The Must-Have, Real- Deal Guide for Brides," available on Amazon and Kindle. This post originally appeared on her blog, Punkwife.com.