Bridal party.

Nope! You only include those who are closest to you. The significant others still get invited, of course, but don’t include them in the bridal party unless you’re actually close with them.

View Quoted Comment I’m not. I only know her because it’s my fiancé’s best friend girlfriend. So he is obviously in the wedding. She still has to be invited?

No bridesmaids are whoever is closest to you. But you must invite significant others.

View Quoted Comment The significant other is invited but why do they have to be invited?

View Quoted Comment They are a couple and it's rude to ask them to support your relationship when you don't treat theirs with equal respect.

Definitely not! Only include those that you are close to and can't imagine your day without. I say that the bridal party's significant others should definitely be invited though. If you don't plan on giving all guests a plus one, I think at least the bridal party should get one.

View Quoted Comment So guests that are invited their significant other doesn’t have to be invited? Just the significant other of the bridal party?

View Quoted Comment You invite all significant others.

View Quoted Comment Of just the bridal party? Or significant others of guests too?

View Quoted Comment Bridal party and guests.

Significant other can mean so many things to me. If the couple is married/been together for a long time, I think it’s respectful to invite the significant other, but don’t feel like she has to be in your bridal party. On the other hand, if the couple has been together for a few months or something, I don’t feel the need to invite the significant other.... especially if you are limiting your guest list due to COVID

If someone is in a long term relationship, you must invite them as a couple. To do so, otherwise, is rude. (However, if a friend suddenly declares they have an SO of "a year" and you have NEVER HEARD them speak of said SO... yeah, no.)
They do not have to be in the BP (DH has been in weddings where I was just a guest, and our BP had SOs/spouses who were not in the BP.)... but they do have to be invited.

Honestly, this is why I recommend a sweetheart table, instead of a BP table.

Not at all! My bestfriend is my MOH and her fiance isn't in the wedding. Actual now that I think about it, no ones significant other is also in our wedding!

Yes, you would invite significant others of guests and bridal party members.

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I'm in the same boat. My best friend is my MOH but my FH isn't super close with her fiancee so he will just be attending as a guest. We do have 2 couples where both are in the BP but we are close with both of them.

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And my bestfriends fiance is totally fine with it, all of their significant others are. My fiance has been in weddings that I wasn't in. I personally don't think its a big deal!

Not at all! I would only ask them if you are close with them. I have one couple that is in my bridal party, but we are close with both of them. Just pick whoever is closest to you. They are of course invited to the wedding but they don’t have to be a part of the bridal party. Hope that helps! 😊

Nope! Definitely not. Honestly one of my bridesmaids I don’t even like her husband.

The significant others of our best friends have been around for a long time, so we are close to them as well. We did not have them in the bridal party, but we did try to involve them in some way (readers, etc). I also planned to have all the SOs on our party bus with us so they wouldn’t be just sitting alone at cocktail hour!

Absolutely not !