Plus ones in the bridal party

Maybe it would be best to talk to your single bridal party members and see if they'll be okay coming alone, especially if they know many others at the wedding / in the BP? 3 out of my 5 bridesmaids are single and unattached, while the other 2 are either married or in a relationship. The 3 all know each other and have been single for a while. We've decided that we aren't giving plus ones to our single friends, as they all know each other and won't be alone by any means. We've talked to them and they're all completely fine with it, as they're planning on having a singles beach getaway anyways (sharing a hotel room together, etc.) I think if they met the love of their life in the next couple of months, we could talk about adding someone. But for now, it's clear that it's just them. Since you're a year out, keep in mind that this might change - my FH's friend has already starting dating a girl in the 6 months since we started planning, and my friend broke up with her man this week, so we added a plus one for DH's friend and took away the date for mine. It all will work itself out over time.

I would extend a plus one to your bridal party. We did this, and one of the GMs is bringing his brother (he's also an acquaintance of ours). We were a little annoyed at first, but it's like...whatever. IDGAF. But I'd budget for them all to have a date!

Dick move. How are you expecting people to celebrate your relationship while judging theirs. Plenty of good strong relationships don't live together, are engaged or married. Nice work to everyone who shares this asinine rule.

I didn't give everyone a plus one. This was probably the one thing I didn't agree with on WW. But my BP definitely got a plus 1. Most are in a serious relationship or married/ engaged already. There were 3 that aren't and we gave them a plus 1 anyway, none of them brought anyone. I would at least give you bridal party the option since they are the most important.

We only had one person in the bridal party ask if they could have a plus one and we said that we didn't have room on the guest list. He wasn't mad. specifically because she would of had to sit by herself bc he will be at the head table.

I would definitely give your wedding party plus ones no matter what. When we drafted the guest list, all of the groomsmen were single. By the time of the wedding, 2 had pretty serious but still new girlfriends. None of them ended up bringing anyone though. Just because you give plus ones, doesn't automatically mean they'll bring someone. This happened with several guests as well.

We aren't allowing plus ones for the single members of our bridal party. Of course, our entire BP lives across the country from where we're getting married, and the only unmarried/un-engaged BP members are FH's friends... we're not sure they'll even have the money to buy a ticket to get down here, let alone enough to buy a second ticket for a rando they want to bring.

Just a few things I read in this thread that I want to give my thoughts on:

Just because bridal party members tell you they're not annoyed at coming to your wedding alone doesn't mean they're not. They likely are, but won't tell you.

Head tables where the bridal party can't sit with their dates/spouses are wrong and tacky on so many levels, in my opinion. I will always remember when my fiance and I were split up at a wedding where he sat at the head table and I knew no one. Couples make this mistake all the time and people DO talk about how tacky it is.

When having a destination wedding or a wedding where your bridal party has to travel, you really, really, really should consider giving them a plus one. If they can't afford two tickets, let them make that decision, but in my opinion, you should never require someone to travel to your wedding alone.

Finally, again, there's a difference between a plus one and someone in a relationship. ALL couples in relationships should be invited as a couple by rules of etiquette, even if they're not married. You can disregard this and not invite your friend's boyfriend of six months, but just be aware that it's an etiquette faux pas.