Guest List Plus 1 Debate

While it is important to invite anyone's partner by name, a plus one for truly single people is really up to you and your fiance and your finances.

Anyone in a relationship (whether you deem it serious or not) needs to be invited with their SO. Plus ones for truly single guests are at your discretion.

To me it's totally up to your budget.
We gave every truly single person a plus one because we didnt want anybody being forced to travel alone and they all fit in our finances.
I think if you've got a group of singles that already know each other then you dont need to extend them that plus one.

You don’t have to add a plus one to anyone who doesn’t have a serious significant other or partner! Up to you but I am doing that just to prevent prices from getting out of hand!

There are exceptions to this of course, but plus ones mostly just inflate the wedding budget. And more often than not these days, it's the couple paying for the wedding themselves. So, it's completely your call. If mom is paying then she can be a part of that discussion. Otherwise, nope. Like you said, if single guests know others at the wedding they don't need a plus one. Think of the budget!

I don’t think you include the guest for your save the dates. You would address “and guest” for your invitations.

We did it where if you were dating by the start of your engagement, your partner (if it’s the same person) can come, but if not then it’s a no go. We don’t have the finances and also I want to know everyone at my wedding. If I never met them before and you’re not serious, then 🤷🏻‍♀️
The only exception is for people in the bridal party

We gave plus ones to all of our single guests, which is definitely not a necessity, but we could fit it into our budget. I think plus ones for single guests who won’t know anyone else besides the bride(s) and/or groom(s) is only courteous.

Because of financial reasons, my fh and i are not giving a plus one. We are only inviting about 40 people. Everyone knows each other. If the wedding was big, then i would add a plus one cause i wouldn't want to anyone to feel left out or alone. But i wouldn't worry about it too much. A wedding is already stressful. No point in adding extra stress.

I only gave plus ones to people I've met at random points in my life that wouldn't know anyone else. I want everyone to be comfortable at my wedding

If you’re inviting their specific friend, put the name. Put and guest if they are single and you don’t know the name. And I think guests should go on save the dates bc for some people that’s info they need to know in advance.

We didn't give any "and guests" on invites. If anyone was in a relationship, their significant other was invited by name on the same invite. It didn't matter if they were married or in a "long term" relationship. Any SO was included.

View Quoted Comment Exactly what our plan is! We offered guests to people who won’t know anyone else. However, I did not offer one to a friend where the first choice guest she would bring was already invited and she asked if she could just bring another random person...