One of the best pieces of advice I’ve ever been given came from a friend just before my wedding.

The advice wasn’t that I should agree with everything my bride Marcia ever says (although I should, and I do, because she is wise).

Rather, the advice was to spend the entire evening together, holding hands as we visited people during dinner, greeted relatives in the receiving line and through all the other obligations that come with being the newlywed couple.

The brilliance of the simple tip was this: we shared the entire experience, the conversations, the laughs, the love.

I am truly grateful for this advice, and I pass it on whenever friends are about to get married.

Everyone couple has told me they had been also grateful for this advice. If this makes send to you, pass it along to your friends. Tell them it’s your wedding gift (and it’s much better than another bowl!).