A Guy's Guide to Wedding Season

If you haven't been to a wedding so far this summer, chances are you will.
This is the season where they get married and you fork out fat wads of dough
on predetermined gifts and destination airfares. You need to get your
money's worth, and we're not talking some sentimental snooze-fest. We've
called in dating expert Whitney Casey to help get you the real goods.

Yep...it's that time of year again. Another summer where, "Mr. and Mrs. So and
So" are "Requesting the honor of your presence" at the marriage of their
daughter, "Sally So and So" to "Mr. I-Used-to-be-Single." You pull out your
wedding checklist:

1.     RSVP-CHECK

2.     Buy a gift from the couple's registry-CHECK

3.     Dust off the tux or jacket and tie-CHECK

4.     Invite a respectable date-DON'T CHECK!

For a single guy, a wedding is like fishing in a stocked pond...all you have
to do is follow this wedding check list and you're sure to hook a lucky
lady...

1.     Arrive Early: The ceremony is the perfect time to get the lay of the
land when it comes to who is single and desirable before you're wearing your
goggles.

2.     Play for the Other Team: If you are friends with the groom, sit on
the bride's side for the ceremony. The bride is more likely to be the one
with more single girls on her side and it gives you the perfect conversation
starter. Easier to see the playing field when you are actually ON it!

3.     Dance with the Grandma: At the reception, give Granny a spin on the
dance floor. All the single women sitting at the tables will love you,
"Awwww...how cute is HE!"

4.     No Group Dancing: Skip the Macarena, Chicken Dance or any other
organized dance or DJ-mandated dance game. These are reserved for the soccer
moms, third cousins and awkward bad-dancing dads.

5.     Sweet Smell of Success: You are dancing, mingling and drinking while
engaging in all this fraternization. From your breath to your underarms (and
elsewhere), you may get a little stinky, so give yourself a smell-check
about every half-hour. This means taking a second to visit the bathroom and
air out, wash up, gargle some mouth-wash and protect yourself from some B.O.
action by reaching for a scented deodorant bodyspray. Women have super
sensitive noses; if you smell good all night, success smells even sweeter
for you.

6.     Never Leave Em' Empty Handed: Weddings are usually open bar, but just
because women don't have to pay for their drinks doesn't mean you shouldn't
get a few for them. Keep ALL the women in your group well hydrated.

7.     It's NOT "All or Nothing": Don't try to close the deal right at the
bouquet toss.  A wedding is the perfect place to MEET single girls and "work
your game" from there. Most women expect that you are going to try to make a
move by the end of the night and will find it incredibly refreshing if you
DON'T put on the full-court-press.  You will get more if you just get her
info and become closer after asking her on a proper date.