Guest asking for a plus one

Depending on my budget and venue capacity, I would probably just give it to them. I know I would be uncomfortable attending alone.

Are they out of town guests? Who are the plus ones? SOs?

Are they in a relationship, or engaged, or married to the person? If so, it's not a plus one, and you have to invite them.

If they are truly single, just say that you cannot accommodate extra guests.

I had one friend assume she's able to bring a friend with her, when she knows a lot of people at the wedding, and I just it let go. If I were at capacity, or my budget wouldn't allow it, then I would have said something like what @ALC said. If someone got into a relationship though, you need to invite their SO.

I would just say due to space limitations we have our guest list maxed out right now, if we have the potential to add later, you'll be the first to know. Maybe throw in so & so will be there though, y'all will have a great time! If is is a SO they should be getting an invite.

People in committed relationships will get a plus one to our wedding but I'm not having random flavors of the week just bc someone didn't feel like flying solo. Grow up, it's part of life!!

Unless they acquired a significant other and you didn't know, you don't need to change your plans or budget or list to allow this person to bring a date or a buddy.

Adults can handle attending events alone. Your wedding isn't date night.

People in any relationship get a plus one, you don't get to determine the level of commitment.

What Katy said.

If the single person didn't know anyone else, I gave them a plus one when I invited them, just something to think about. It's not fun going to a formal event if you don't know anyone else.

Also, 2 of my guests who I thought were single actually did have a recent SO. Luckily they were both people that I gave a plus one to anyway, but I did feel bad for not checking that (although how it didn't come up the last time we talked, I am still not sure).

We gave everyone with a SO a plus one no matter the length of their relationship.

One person in particular who is asking is one of FH's cousins and she is single so we didn't give her one. I even asked FH is she recently started dating and he said no, because I wanted to make sure that I didn't overlook her SO. So she won't be there 'alone', just no plus one. And it was even more strange since she wasn;t the one to ask about it, another one of his cousins asked....

Anyone in a relationship gets a guest (it's not a plus one).

Again, I'm in the land of 200.00+ weddings. I don't necessarily think I'd invite random guests, and if I'm not close enough to know if you even have a steady date, then you're off the list too.

If a person was truly single, and knew a good amount of people at the wedding I didn't give a plus one because I had a smaller venue and a limit of people.

I gave plus ones to people traveling who were single, or if they wouldn't know anyone.

@SoontobeMrs.2017, I think you're okay to say no on that one.

I wouldn't give her the plus one.

Just keep it simple rather than waffling on? Like "Hi, really sorry we can't manage to have any more guests, I really hope you can come though!"

I think the plus one is up to you and FH. It's your wedding. I don't understand why an adult would be uncomfortable at a wedding if they were there solo. Our venue limits us to 120 ppl so we are only giving plus one's to the wedding party. All the other guests that don't have a SO will not be given a plus one. We will keep a few extra spaces for a JIC, but I have no problem communicating what @katy mentioned about limitations.

I'd recommend not saying budget as a reason. Just explain that unfortunately you weren't able to extend plus ones to single guests due to capacity limits or wanting an intimate wedding etc. I sadly found when I said budget I then had a guest ask how much they we were paying soooo learn from me! Ha

This is why I'll be allotting the number of people on the rsvp card. Example-- 2 seats are reserved in your honor. Or 1 seat is reserved in your honor. I hate when people feel entitled to bring a guest when they're not in a relationship.

The only person we have said no to is someone who was trying to get us to let her bring two guests. Other than that if people didn't initially have a plus one and reached out about bringing someone we allowed it. Ultimately not worth the no.

If she's for sure single, you are fine to not give her a plus one. Make sure she's seated at a table with folks she knows. One of our single GM mentioned that he needed to go find a date to the wedding. Yeah... no. We had to gently let him down.