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We have everyone a plus 1...but I also don't have many single friends.

We gave every guest a plus one. Regardless of their relationship status.

Eta: we don't have many single friends either.

Married and engaged couples; as well as couples where we know both people. Otherwise, our single friends didn't get a plus 1 even if they were in a relationship.

We only invited people by name so if they were in a relationship we invited them both. Of they were single we just invited them. Most of the people we invited were part of a group of friends though.

People i knew that were married or had SO I gave them a plus one also anyone that would be coming and wont know anyone else there besides my FH and I. Any of my group of single friends (mostly from my job) I didn't give them a plus one.. They even said they didn't need one because they have no one to bring. Other than that mostly everyone has a plus one.

Everyone on our guest list that is "single" is getting a plus 1. It was the only fair way to do it. Sure, it added up fast, but it was the right thing to do.

We gave everyone a plus one, but honestly I think even when you know people it is terrible going to a wedding alone, I always felt like everyone is coupled up but me, and my FH was not invited to several weddings because the couples felt like we weren't in a serious relationship and now he hates them all and I was miserable at their weddings. I feel like it's a courtesy to your guests, and if there are a group of single friends they may choose to all go alone, it really is appreciated to have the option though

Every single guest was given the option of bringing a date or not. This was easier for me than to try and figure out who was actually seeing someone, living with someone, whatever.

Anyone whose in a relationship gets a plus one at my wedding. I don't want to determine what's serious or not.

FH has been invited to a couple weddings without me (when we had been dating for two years... we've been together over four now) because our relationship had been deemed "not serious" enough. I tried to encourage him to go without me, but he declined the invitations because 1) he does not like weddings and 2) feels uncomfortable in groups (especially if I'm not there).

And if they're in a relationship now, then they'll have been dating a 1+ year by the time of your wedding. So I would deem that as serious enough for a plus one. If someone is single when the invites go out, then I'm not giving them a plus one unless there's extenuating circumstances.

This has been discussed literally to death recently as in yesterday and this morning - read this

https://www.weddingwire.com/wedding-forums/guest-list-rant/4651a5aac26d970c.html

I can so relate to you; I look at my wedding photos, from the stone age, and our of 65 people I think I can identify 30. Including the dead people.

If you really do keep it small, the odds are that most of the people you invite will know the other people there, so they'll have other people to talk to and hang with (including you, which gets to be a problem with more than about 150ish guest.....)

If they're married, in a relationship with a person you've met and know, or one of your bridal party, they should get a plus one.

One of my colleagues tells her couples this, and I agree; think about the person in question. Would you take them and a random person out to dinner and drinks and pick up the 300.00 tab? They give them a plus one. It's cold but it works.

All of our single guests got a plus one.

We made the wedding a no-children event, so I felt that Plus 1s were sort of a way to make up for that. Does that make any sense at all? It's a small, intimate party anyway (total of 28 with three weeks to go). My sister and her partner are coming and asked if they could bring another friend. I had no problem with that. The poor girl said she's always wanted to go to Scotland and hitching along with my sister & her partner would be a golden opportunity. She said she didn't have to attend any of the wedding festivities, that she'd just stay in the hotel room while the ceremony and party were happening downstairs. I was like WTF? Of COURSE you'll be part of the festivities!

I gave every "single" guest a plus one, and every person "in a relationship", I addressed the invitation to both of them.

I've read that it's poor etiquette to not allow a person to bring their significant other, regardless of how "serious" you think their relationship is. If they consider themselves to be in a relationship, their partner should be invited by name (not invitee "and guest"). That being said, if someone is truly single, you may or may not give them a "plus one." If your guests are truly single and know each other and you're trying to keep it small, I would say don't give them a plus one. But I don't think it's up to you to decide who is in a "serious" relationship.

ETA: Not inviting people just because you don't want them in your photos seems like you're putting your "vision" over your guests' comfort. It's not going to ruin your pictures... I know I'd be sad if someone didn't invite my FH or me to their wedding because they don't know him, don't know if we're serious, etc.

SO's obviously get invited if they are together by the time we send out invites, regardless of time together. Truly single friends will not get one, they all know each other anyways and the majority of them are single. <-- This may change if we get a bunch of refusals and need to meet venue minimums, who knows.

Use your best judgement, without judging the validity of someone's relationship.

ETA: Cut off the rest of my post >_<

We gave everyone a plus 1, with a few exceptions: my two great aunts who are both widowed and planned to come together, and a couple of cousins from both sides who were ages 14-18 and not in relationships.

We're giving everyone a plus one.

Ideally, I think every adult should be allowed to bring an escort -- whether it's a spouse, a fiance, a significant other, a date, or a friend. I know that isn't always feasible, but that's what I did at my wedding and what we did for our daughter's wedding. When I look at the photos from both weddings, I realize that I don't know who a lot of people are (friends of the in-laws, extended family of the groom, etc.). Honestly, that never bothered me. They looked like they were having fun.

We aren't giving everyone a plus one. IF they're in a relationship, engaged, living together or married then yes. I'm with Valarie, I don't want people to bring their flavor of the month to eat and drink for free. Weddings are about having our loved ones witness a new chapter of our lives not to share this with people that you probably will never see again.