How To Crash a Wedding

Search for the couples online. Plug their names into popular wedding portals like weddingchannel.com and theknot.com, which host couples’ websites. If you can find a few wedding websites, you’ll have the time and location of several receptions. You’ll even know the dress code, so you’ll blend right in.

Prepare for the festivities exactly as you would if you were attending the wedding as an invited guest—put on an appropriate outfit, have your hair done, get a manicure, etc.

Buy a wedding card so you can carry around an envelope marked with a generic “For the Happy Couple!” Guests aren’t likely to question a person holding what appears to be a cash gift.

If you couldn’t find a specific wedding—or the one you did find looks lame—cruise the usual wedding venues, like fancy hotels and those big catering halls that host multiple parties at once. Crash the largest reception.

Whenever someone starts talking to you, beat them to the punch with, “So do you know the bride or the groom?”—then claim the opposite connection.

Disappear for the dinner service, if it’s a seated meal. Hang out at the bar or get some air.

When the dancing starts, hit the floor. Be sure to get in on group dances, like the hora and the electric slide.

Throw off suspicion by saving some dances for elderly guests and unattractive people—in other words, people you wouldn’t normally dance with if there weren’t some familial obligation.

If you’re a girl, why not try to catch the bouquet? You might get lucky. Guys, decide if you want to take a shot at grabbing the garter.

Stay on alert for guests who grow suspicious of your presence. At the first sign of confrontation, make a beeline for the exit.

Above all, make sure you have a good time. Heck, you’re at a party!