The Unintentionally Rude Comment That Wedding Guests Make on Social Media

If you're in that stage in your twenties or thirties where everyone around you seems to be getting married, your refrigerator door is likely covered in various save-the-dates and wedding and shower invitations. In some ways, it almost seems like the time stretching ahead of you is a seemingly neverending wedding marathon combined with a math problem: If I have four weddings within seven months but only have three days of vacation time left and currently have zero dollars to spend on flights, hotels, gifts and gowns, then how many times am I going to be dancing to "Uptown Funk" this year?

It can be hard, and we totally get it—even though the soon-to-be-weds may be some of your best friends, you're busy with your own life, probably a little tired of traveling, you've shelled out some serious dough for all of these celebrations, plus you're rallying to keep your energy and positivity up for possibly a few weekends in a row.

That said, there's one type of message that you should think twice before posting on social as a wedding guest.

"Final wedding of the year—if you've been counting, we've gone to 10!"

"Wedding season finally coming to a close with #MeetTheSmiths!"

"Third wedding this month—let's do this!"

Do any of these sound familiar? While it can make you feel better to type your thoughts out (kind of like you've been checking every wedding you've attended off a to-do list), you run a risk of offending the bride and groom by either a) making it sound like attending their wedding is a chore you'd rather not do, or b) lumping their unique celebration in with other couple's weddings when this particular weekend is about celebrating them.

We all know that wedding season is a 100 percent real thing, and you're bound to have some busy summers and falls for a few years if your friends are all getting engaged. And while you may not mean to offend anyone and mean it as more of a humorous or factual comment, lots of time and thought went into planning a party they hope you'll enjoy and not dread going to. If you do post a similar status, think of offsetting it with a nod about how excited you are to see the couple or to spend time at their destination location to assure them of how pumped you are—just like you'd want to read before your own wedding day.