How to be a wedding crasher

It’s hard to believe the movie The Wedding Crashers came out nearly twenty years ago. Its humor still holds up. We will warn you that the movie gets raunchy at times. It’s not for everyone. And yet the entire premise is hysterical, making many wonder, is being a wedding crasher really a thing?

Reddit reactions

The idea is to get free drinks and seduce the single women in attendance. Does this really happen? According to a thread on Reddit, yes. A few comments:

“Having done it- I would say, yes, it’s a thing. But similar to the movie I’ve only ever done it at BIG weddings where there’s almost no way to tell if you were invited.”

Another …

“Yes! I had about six at my wedding. They showed up after dinner, danced with everyone and enjoyed the open bar! One of them gave my aunt a piggy back ride, and they were a hoot.”

Another …

“I am always trying to figure out how to not go to weddings I am invited to.”

Another …

“Yeah! My cousin got married at what can be described as a rustic mini resort- a bunch of cabins that people could rent. There was a lake, canoeing, etc. At the wedding dance there were two guys, suits and all, mingling and drinking and dancing. Nobody knew them. They were random people who were staying in a cabin nearby.

We never gave them any trouble. They were pretty nice and we didn’t realize till the wee hours of the night that nobody knew who the heck they were. They did a great job of mingling and everyone assumed that they knew someone else.”

Wedding crasher guidelines

So, if you aspire to be a wedding crasher, The Knot provides some funny advice. Here are a few nuggets:

• Never use your real name.
• Never let a girl come between you and fellow Crasher.
• Draw attention to yourself, but on your own terms.
• Blend in by standing out.
• Be the life of the party.
• Whatever it takes to get in, get in.
• Always make sure there’s an open bar.
• At the service, sit in the fifth row. It’s close enough to the wedding party to seem like you’re an invited guest. Never sit in the back. The back row just smells like crashing.
• Always work into the conversation, “Yeah, I have tons of money. But how does one buy happiness?”
• No ‘chicken dancing:’ no exceptions.
• Keep interactions with the parents of the bride and groom to a minimum.

How to fight back

You get the idea, it’s all funny stuff. Most have never actually contemplated crashing a wedding, nor ever seen a wedding crasher. But if you’re planning a wedding, there are three ways of protecting yourself from a wedding crasher who could you cost you hundreds of dollars in food and drink:

1. Have assigned seating. It makes it much harder for a wedding crasher to interject himself into your event.
2. Have a cash bar. The lack of free booze deters most wedding crasher wannabes.
3. Do not invite any single, beautiful women to your event. 

Okay, we’re really being silly on #3. The whole notion of being a wedding crasher is silly, but in case some pathetic soul actually considers crashing your affair, now you’ll be prepared. 

For the record, Columbus Pro DJs provides dance-floor packing wedding entertainment. And, yes, a packed dance floor is a big draw to a wedding crasher. Whatever you do, don’t make us ask each dance floor participant to show us their ID. After all, Rule #47 for a wedding crasher is, “I forgot my invitation in my rush to get to the church on time!” They’re always a step ahead!