Appendix A: Questions to make small talk at a wedding
Are you a friend of the bride or the groom?
What do you do then? (informal, asking about work)
Have you known the bride/groom long?
I don’t think we’ve met, my name is...
Isn’t it a beautiful day for a wedding?
Doesn’t the bride look wonderful?
It’s a lovely wedding isn’t it?
Appendix B: Sentence stems for a surprising aspect or a secret
I know this isn’t the time to talk about it, but...
Please don’t tell anyone I told you...
I shouldn’t really say this but...
Did you know that...
You may not believe this but...
Well, I heard that...
Somebody told me that...
Appendix C: Reacting to surprising news
Really!
No way!
I can’t believe it!
You’re kidding!
That’s terrible!
