Four Expert Tips for Dealing with the Most Difficult Wedding Guests

Mar 04, 2019

Weddings are indeed a beautiful occasion in one’s life. Every couple wants to spend their important moments with their close friends and family members but having a perfect guest list is a distant dream for brides. Making a perfect guest list is unfailingly a daunting task for couples because you don’t want to make anyone angry by not inviting them.

Nevertheless, bringing a lot of different people to your venue on your special day will obviously come with some melodrama and turmoil that cannot be avoided. If two of your close families have a long standing dispute, you can be sure it will come up on your best day. Some overbearing aunt or uncle cannot stand your parents for one minute, or maybe somebody likes to bring up old jibes during your ceremony which can cause unnecessary arguments. And God knows what will or will not happen because of those arguments; one has to take some measures for such uncertain events that can spiral on your wedding. We know to deal with such difficult guests are very complicated, fortunately, we have gathered some ways that can help you identify such problem causing guests, and diffuse such unpleasant situations before it escalates.

1.  Discuss The Possible Problems Early

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While making your guest list, you should get a clear idea of the types of people, who can cause a problem for you during your nuptial ceremonies. It is always a better decision to talk to such a person beforehand, and discuss what’s bothering her or him. But this idea is not always fruitful because there will be many guests who won’t be having any problem with you, but with your parents or other family members. Now, this is a real problem, tell your parents to deal with them, and neutralize the situation. You deserve everyone to be on their best behavior for your big day.

2.  Hire Security

Hiring security may sound an unexpected way to deal with your challenging guests, but you can trust us on that. The amazing thing about having a one or two uniformed security guards on your venue will give out an impression that any trouble that may sprawl, will be taken care of.  It will be a kind of indirect message for your challenging guests.

3.  A Strategy For Your Difficult Guests

Weddings, being the happiest occasion in a couple’s life, mean there should not be any unwanted or unnecessary confrontation that can spoil the memories of the happy couple. If your wedding budget is limited and making it difficult for you to hire security personnel for your special day than it is always a good idea to devise a plan of action for handling difficult guest list. Assign this duty to the person who can diffuse a stressful situation easily, a person who can understand the nature of the trouble a particular guest can create.

4.  Proactive Rather Than Reactive

Devising a plan is important for your difficult guests, and make to keep your nerve under control whenever such accident happens. Being reactive is not a good option, because it can make the situation even worse. If anything of such sort arises, the best thing you can do is to take that person away from the gathering and make him or her relax. Let that person takes his or her time to calm down.

Weddings can be very stressful for your parents as they are so involved with the whole thing emotionally. Spend some time with your parents before the ceremonies so that they won’t feel left out. In the same way, assign your close friends to accompany those guests who can be problematic for you at the wedding venue. These tips will help you in every possible way to make your wedding day a special and memorable day for everyone, without any unpleasantness.