Better way to say "and Guest"

I had "__2__ have been reserved in your honor" written on my response cards. I didn't write "and guest" on the outer or inner envelopes. All my single guests understood they had a plus one.

Everything I keep coming up with would be gender specific. I am totally running a blank here!

You can always remind them by letting them know on the RSVP card you have reserved two seats for them instead of just one.

Here are some synonyms for the word guest from thesaurus.com. I personally like "...& Company" / "...& Co."

Maybe say, "bring a friend/date!" OR something along those lines

Im just putting and guest to the singles .. theres not many .. my response cards werent made to add how.many seats reserved

I don't want to make guest feel like they have to bring a date by saying 2 seats have been reserved on the RSVP cards. I also don't want to have to reach out personally again to my guests to remind them and to boot, my invites don't allow for personal messages due to design and color.

Why can't there be a better way to say "and guest". Maybe a word before "guest"... ugh!

View Quoted Comment Hmmm. This is a stumper. Maybe

“and welcomed guest” or
“and companion”

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I like "& company!"

View Quoted Comment Agreed with this, that’s what we’re doing too.

I think “and guest” is still the best way to go even if you think it’s outdated. It’s very clear and people understand it. If someone sent me an invitation that said “and company” I’d be asking what that meant, and trust me, it gets annoying with the constant questions of “what does this mean? Where is the venue? What time is the ceremony? What should I wear?” Even when the answers seem clear!

On our RSVP cards we had "There are __ Seats reserved in your honor" So we wrote 2, so they knew they could bring somebody.

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I like this the best: "and welcomed guest"

Cheers!

This is not one of those things where you need to reinvent the wheel. "and Guest" is perfectly fine. Don't overthink it.

You could maybe do "The Smith Party of 2?" or just "The Smith Party"? Then on the inside say we have reserved 2 seats for your party?

We did and guest for single guests and it was fine. I also put __ of ___ seats reserved in your honor on the RSVP card. I had 1 person freak out that his 3 children, 13, 12 and 2.5 weren't invited and another add a plus one that wasn't originally provided (she is flying from AK and it's family but it all worked out). I think you're over thinking this. Guest is exactly what they are...

Just my $.02

I'm not trying to be negative but I think "and Guest" is the best way to get to the point and not create confusion, unless you want to be super informal and say "Plus One" but I'm not sure if that's considered good etiquette. I'd advise some caution when it comes to addressing invites, just after hearing about all of the headaches with guests not understanding that their invite is limited to who is on the envelope - "& company" sounds cute as some PPs have mentioned, but I feel like you open yourself up to people assuming they can bring a whole crew, even if you specify elsewhere it's only for two. Up to you just my two cents! Good luck!

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Just saw this comment - I feel like that's good as it still has the important part that people understand, just with a little extra. Good deal!

I agree with a few PP...just use and guest! I think it's very clear and concise. Putting an extra indication on the RSVP card saying that you have reserved two seats for them is also a good idea.

We did both of those things and it worked out beautifully!

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Agreed!

(stupid character minimum )