Plus one/married couple/relationship

I agree- you'd be surprised how many people are ok with not bringing a date to a wedding. We're not inviting a couple of our cousins' significant others for the sole reason that we just don't know them personally. So far no complaints either.

I think that's ok though because coworkers are a group amongst each other so in other words they should be all ok socializing amongst one another.

😂... yes, it can! I've been that guest and I still went and didn't complain.

I personally think this is the only occasion where it is okay.

It absolutely can work. If people were not dating someone or in a relationship I did not have a plus one. Why would I pay for them to just bring anyone to my wedding?? We wanted people to know each other and have fun plus the cost was more than $150/pp....no thank you!

For our day we only added plus ones for those that are married. I can understand the coworkers not having a plus one.

I just went to a coworker’s wedding in which coworkers’ SOs weren’t invited. I wish they had. My coworkers weren’t dancers (and I’m normally the one shutting the dance floor down) and had to leave right after the cake cutting to get back to kids, husbands, etc. I knew literally no one else except for the bride and felt really out of place after they left (I was the only one in my age bracket and am not the most social when it comes to interjecting with already established friend groups). I left probably 10 minutes after they left, but if my FH had been there, I would have stayed for the rest of the night. I didn’t complain to my coworker, but I was definitely wishing that my FH had been with me to enjoy the event.

I think this would depend a lot on your coworkers. I would leave so early if I had to spend time with mine outside of work.
I'm not even worried about my spouse, I just don't like my coworkers that much

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So someone dating someone for a year did not get to bring their SO? I am not trying to argue, I am just curious.

Well, it's rude to not invite them, but it's also rude if a guests complains to you about it. It's possible (and likely) they thought it was rude, but didnt' want to also be rude about it, you know?

You should still invite SO's.

View Quoted Comment No. We’re not allowing it. Our budget is tight so the guest list is tight. The majority of our friends and family are all married so I don’t find it going to be an issue.