It takes a special kind of person to want to be the center of attention at someone else’s wedding.

Weddings are one of the only times in your life when you can take up all the attention and not feel bad about it. It’s your day, and nobody can take that away from you. You planned it, you created the guest list, and you get to dance to the music that you picked out. Everything should revolve around you, and the couple at the center of the event gets to dictate how this happens. This is why we have rules about not wearing white when the bride is wearing white. You don’t want to upstage her, because the day is about her. As a guest, you’re there to celebrate the couple, not take up all the air in the room. But some people just can’t help themselves.

Have you ever met someone who demanded to be the center of attention at all times? These people are out there, roaming the earth, and it’s our job to keep them in check. Well, it’s their own job to keep themselves in check, but that rarely happens, so sometimes it’s up to us. When you encounter one of these kinds of people, especially when they’re about to make a scene, it’s on you to swoop in and try to diffuse it. This situation was in dire need of that, but whether they were going to get it is a completely other story.