Are guests allowed to bring who they want in place of their spouse?

I'd say it's anyways polite to ask first and it depends on how far they have to travel. I attended a wedding on the other side of the country that my SO couldn't attend. The friend I brought with instead had family in the area who gave us a free place to stay and let us borrow their car, which was the only I could afford to attend. The couple were totally understanding.

I mean I think she should have talked to you about it first before writing anyone else's name. But I don't think it's a big deal. You already reserved two seats for that person anyway. I would also consider if this person knows anyone else at the wedding and if they have to travel alone.

My fiancé was supposed to attend a wedding with me out of state but he couldn't get the time off. So I texted the bride and asked if one of my parents could come instead, especially since she's like family so they know her and she allowed me to bring both my parents. I really appreciated her flexibility, especially the week of the big day.

So just try to have that perspective. I would want my guests to have a good time at my wedding and not have to spend it lonely or have to travel alone.

The RSVP cards had names typed on them to avoid this and I still had three uninvited guests.

I believe that two of them were substitutions (two Mothers didn’t come, so one person brought their (good for nothing) Boyfriend and left the 💲1️⃣0️⃣ price sticker on her 🎁.

Another daughter attended (ate and took a to-go plate) in the other Mother’s place). If they had just spoken with me about it, I probably would’ve been okay. However, the last one was definitely NOT invited and just came because her Mother was coming.

The Mother has my number and had even told me to let her know if I needed any help the day of. So, why not just clarify or verify if her GROWN (30+) daughter could come?!

Of course, they were no where to be found when it was time to clean up.

Why do people not understand that when you’re paying for the food, you need to know how many people are attending?!

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Wedding invitations are not concert tickets that you can hand off to someone else. They are not transferable. A wedding is a private party, and the guests are invited by the hosts (this is one of the reasons why giving plus-ones is a risky business).