Tips On Being The Ideal Wedding Guest (NAPSA)—Nearly 2.4 million weddings will take place this year, so it’s more than likely you're on at least one guest list. Nowadays with many couples throwing nontraditional weddings(e.g., second weddings, destination weddings), as a guest you maybeleft wondering what’s expected of you. “At The Knot, we talk to couples all year, and we’re hearing that despite the changing world of weddings, there are a few basic things couples consistently want from their guests,” says Carley Roney, editor in chief and co-founder of The Knot (www.theknot.com), the nation’s #1 wedding resource, and author of the nationally syndicated wedding etiquette column “Ask Carley.” As an expert on weddings and everything wedding related, Roney has several tips to help guests ensure their etiquette is picture-perfect, no matter what type of wedding they attend: Rule #1: RSVP on time, online. When youreceive an invite, check the date and RSVPright away. Popular technology allows guests to instantly RSVP on the couple’s wedding Web pageas well as browse for other weddingrelated info. Rule #2: Take photos, but don’t keep them to yourself. Often, the bride and groom don’t see their photos for up to two months after the wedding. Thanks to technology, you don’t have to wait until after the honeymoon to share your prints. Kodak has made it easy to share photos with the bride and groom with its new portable photo printer, the Kodak EASYSHAREPrinter Dock Plus. _ S MI As a wedding guest, you can help make the bride and groom’s spe- cial day even more memorable. Use your digital camera or camera phone to produce a stack of high-quality digital images in as little as 60 seconds, to give the couple right away—you don’t even need a computer so you can print anywhere! While they’re away, log onto www.ofoto.com, where you can effortlessly turn those samedigital shots into a hardbound photo album,like the Ofoto Photo Book, for the newlyweds to enjoy within two weeks. Rule #3: Don’t bring a gift, but make sure you buy one from the registry. These days, couples are now registering for everything from camping gear to their honeymoon! Thankfully, almost every retailer from Tiffany to Target to Home Depot has a weddinggift registry. Log onto giftregistrylocator. com to find more than 30 stores where the couple might be registered and have the gift shipped directly to their doorstep. Remember, you have one year to send a gift, but it’s best to do so within two months of the wedding.
