I am not married. I am not engaged. I’m not even dating anyone. (If you have someone to set me up with, please reach out at abbey.caldwell@gmail.com). Nevertheless, there’s one thing I know for sure about my future wedding: married people will not get automatic plus-ones.
As a 35-year-old single woman (Disgusting! Stone her!), I have both attended and been in a lot of weddings. But contrary to where you might think I’m going with this, I am not one of those cool-girl rom-com heroines who hates them. I love weddings! I love bachelorette parties! And I genuinely love being a bridesmaid. I really value my friendships and feel honored to play such an important part in a friend’s special day. I even like wearing a matching dress I didn’t choose. It makes me feel better than everyone else at the reception. Add in an open bar and pass-around charcuterie cones and you’ll have to drag me out of this carpeted country-club ballroom!
