It's wedding season. This means a flurry of love, matrimony and eternal bliss, right? Kinda. It also means that as a wedding guest, you're forking over an alarming slice of your salary, burning through your vacation days and spending more time in the airport than in your bedroom. Here are 10 quick rules for survival.

By Jeff Wilser for TheKnot.com

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Just because you don't have a date on your arm doesn't mean you can't have an amazing time.

By Justine Lorelle Blanchard for TheKnot.com

Procopio Photography / The KnotAttending a wedding alone can be rough -- between partner-less slow dances and Aunt Gertie's questions about why you aren't married yet, it can be hard not to feel like a total loner. But the trick to enjoying a wedding while flying solo is as simple as adjusting your mindset -- and following these tips.

Change Your Mindset
"Human beings are, by their very nature, contrary; if you are trapped and told to have a good time, it's highly likely you will not," says Imogen Lloyd Webber, author of The Single Girl's Guide (Summersdale Publishers Ltd.). Basically, if you feel like someone is trying to force you to have fun, you won't. How to deal? Instead of likening a wedding to a Saturday night prison sentence, think of it as a chance for you to enjoy dinner, drinks, and dancing -- all on someone else's dime.

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Big Bite EventsIt's a pork lover's dream (and a vegetarian's nightmare): a bacon wedding.

On Sunday, Adrienne Dunvan, 43,and Eddie Quinones, 39, of Vista, California wed in a bacon-infused ceremony in Del Mar Fairgrounds in California.

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The couple recently won a contest at the Big Bite Bacon Fest, a new beer-and-bacon-tasting event held at the 2013 San Diego County Fair, during which 30 restaurants and competitive chefs came together to share their most original bacon-inspired meals and desserts.

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Dunvan, a vet tech, wore a white gown and carried a bouquet made with bacon roses. Quinones, a credit analyst, donned a white shirt and white pants and a boutonniere made of bacon. The couple's four children also participated. The ring bearers (13 and 11) carried bacon-petal ring pillows. The flower girls (10 and 13) sprinkled bacon bits down the aisle. Local San Diego morning radio DJ

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By Spencer Cain, StyleCaster

Katy Perry While initial images leaked last Friday, we had no idea what was inside the July issue of Vogue, which marks superstar singer Katy Perry's first cover.

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Although the Annie Leibovitz-shot spread is certainly pretty, it's a bit of a snooze. Perry shows off her newfound high-fashion prowess in looks from designers like Valentino (above), Dolce & Gabbana, and Prada, but they fail to make a major impact. What does pique our interest, however, is the accompanying article, where she spills on her love life for the first time. Read on for the best (and juiciest) quotes!

On ex-husband Russell Brand "He's a very smart man, and I was in love with him when I married him," she said. "Let's just say I haven't heard from him since he texted me saying he was divorcing me December 31, 2011." A text message divorce?! Ouch!

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Tips to avoid a bad breakupIf you're anything like me, a breakup can drive you over the edge. Hundreds of questions consume my mind while I try to maintain composure and keep my paws away from my iPhone.

My sadness and confusion post-breakup isn't surprising. Most of the men in my life (and possibly in yours) ended the love affair carelessly. They had little love and respect for my well being, as if the time we shared hardly made an impact.

There is, however, a right way to end a relationship. We can break up with someone without devastating them. Here are seven things to keep in mind to avoid a bad break up.

Old Cliches
We've all heard them before. "It's not you, it's me" and "you deserve so much better" seem to be the go-to phrases when breaking up with someone. But it only makes the dumpee feel worse. Don't be shocked when they scream, "If I'm so fabulous, why don't you want me?!" Dump the overused cliches and be honest about why you really want to end the relationship.

The Blunt Truth
The

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The Justice card suggests that if you stick to your principles, you can make discriminating, objective choices that can help you balance your expectations for a relationship with the reality of your obligations. Be honest in your own estimation of your position so that you can accept the outcome, pay the price or reevaluate your expectations or convictions.

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Photos by Gloria Shuri NavaMy boyfriend Ali is 5'10" with friendly blue eyes, a dimpled smile and a fit, muscular body. He's someone you'd expect to see with a really hot, thin woman...not an overweight girl like me.

We've been dating for 18 months, and wherever we go—whether we're walking hand in hand through the mall, airport or down the street in his hometown (Glasgow, Scotland) or mine (San Jose, California)—we get confused looks that say, He can do better than her!

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When people say things out loud, their comments range from cruel ("Is he blind?" or "He's only with you to get a green card") to quips such as, "It's great he can see past your looks" or "He's so nice for being with you." I usually respond, "He's not doing me a favor—he's my boyfriend!"

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My husband and I are not bedtime cuddlers. In fact, we are the furthest possible thing from cuddlers-neither of us can fall asleep until we are as far away from each other, practically falling off the edge of the massive king-size bed we purchased after the birth of our third child. I sleep contently in a swath of blankets piled around me like a cocoon and occasionally reach out to my husband in the middle of the night…To smack him when he snores. Admittedly, sometimes I get a little worried that our separate shenanigans at nighttime are abnormal. Is this how other couples sleep? What does it mean that we can't stand to touch each other at night? To find out, I did a little investigating on the types of couples' sleeping positions and what they say about their relationships. Click through for 7 ways your sleeping position is affecting your relationship! -By Chaunie Brusie

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