Inviting dates to the rehearsal dinner?

Every person invited should be invited with their SOs, bridal party included

All of your BP gets dates. Skip the OOT unless you want two weddings.

Yes you invite the SOs because you don't want to separate the couples. Some people invite the OOT guests too if you'd like

Thanks for the advice so far! Good to know. Actually, 100% of our guests are OOT, so it's tough to draw the line. So I suppose that's where I get confused; extended family not being invited, but SOs are being invited. However, I do understand not separating couples.

It would be awkward to not invite the spouses/guests. Imagine bringing someone with you from out of town and having them sit at the hotel while you go to a dinner without them

Draw the line at people who are actually in the wedding and parents. Also your siblings, if you have any and you are close to them. But anyone you invite has to also have their date invited.

Only significant others. I did not invite random dates to the rehearsal dinner.

@Mrs. Coakley that is a good point, actually. Basically half our wedding party is married/in a relationship, the other half are single and would most likely bring a random date. I feel that I should probably let everyone bring their date/SO then, would that be correct?

Any one whose bringing a plus one to the wedding and invited to the rehearsal dinner gets a plus one there too. Some may decline because of other commitments, but yes your BP's SOs get invited.

I would allow all BP members to bring their dates to the rehearsal dinner. Married or not.

See, I always was taught that the rehearsal dinner was for the wedding party, and the parents from both sides. No SO's included.

The couple of weddings I've been, your SO was invited to the rehearsal dinner as they should be.

Breaking up social units just because you don't know someone is rude.

Extended family and your BP SO are 2 completely different things so don't let that confuse you.

When I was a BM, our SOs were not invited to the rehearsal dinner. It sucked because we were from OOT so my FH had to go find something to do that night. I had even asked the bride if he could come but sit away from us & pay for his own meal and she said no!!

I plan on inviting SO and parents/gparents. You could always meet up with other OOT guests later that evening if you want to. We are thinking of going back to someone's house for a few drinks to end the night and inviting some OOT guests to that.