Wedding season is officially upon us, and if you haven’t attended a wedding yet this summer, you might feel like you’re running out of time to find a friend who’s getting married this year. If this sounds like you, then you’re in luck! Here are some foolproof ways to quickly find a new lifelong friend just in time to enjoy a free dinner, open bar, and delicious slice of cake:
Utilize social media.
If none of your friends are ready for marriage right now, modern technology thankfully makes it possible to find more friends who are ready to settle down. On Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok, you can easily find couples who are preparing to get married with whom you can build a meaningful friendship. Simply search the words, “engaged,” “proposed,” and “we did a thing” and you’ll find your newest best friend for life in no time! Don’t be afraid to get back on Facebook to find your old kindergarten friends either — one of them will definitely be engaged by now!
Meet people through mutual connections.
So, none of your friends want to tie the knot anytime soon. No worries! They probably know someone else who does. Try suggesting getting drinks with your bestie and their other friends who you’ve only met once or twice, especially the ones in long term relationships. Who knows how big their upcoming wedding might be and how generous with their invitations they are? Also, if one of your friends separately gets invited to a wedding, you can always ask to be their plus-one. After all, why should they bring their significant other to their aunt’s wedding over you?
Hang out in a wedding planner’s office.
If all else fails, this is a surefire way to make friends with someone who’s planning to get married. This way, you’ll also know the exact vibe they’re going for before you even show up to the wedding! Just make an appointment, tell the planner your partner couldn’t make it, plan a fake wedding, and just look really approachable while lingering in the waiting room for an extra three hours. Even if you don’t get invited to a wedding, you’ll likely overhear exactly where to go to crash one!
So, if you can’t bear to go another summer without attending a wedding, follow these tips to find your new lifelong friend who conveniently has a big wedding coming up! Just don’t get too close that you’ll be expected to be a bridesmaid or maid of honor because that definitely takes most of the fun out of it.
