Plus one’s

Depends on space and budget. We had very few single friends and they were all making a 1.5 hour drive to our wedding, so they all got plus ones. If you can’t fit or afford them, they aren’t a necessity. I do, however, think that plus ones should be given to single guests who won’t know other guests.

I agree with pp i think if the single guest doesn't know anyone else and they're introverted, it would be nice to give them a plus one

We allowed plus ones. I wouldn’t like having to go to a wedding by myself.

I let everyone have a plus one. Some people chose not to bring someone anyway.

Since we’re allowed more than 50 people at this point in the COVID stages, everyone gets a plus one. If they tighten the reins on us again and make it under 50, then we will have to revisit that.

Are you able and willing to afford the extra plates for people you will never see again? Is the venue big enough?
A spouse or significant other you have not met is not a plus one. Some people want only those they know in attendance and others feel the more the merrier.
I can be very shy around people I don't know but I've never had an issue when I was single attending a wedding without a date and still had a blast.

If the person you’re inviting is in a committed relationship with someone, give them the plus one. Or if you are inviting someone who may not know anyone there, give them a plus one. ❤️

We said people in a committed relationship would get plus ones and anyone who would not know anyone. I have one cousin on my mom's side that is the exception due to her brother and SIL having a child in the wedding party so they will be distracted plus my sister being a bridesmaid and all the others in our family being older. My mom's side (grandma has four grandkids) is on the smaller side so I want her to be able to have fun/not alone if other family is busy therefore she's getting a PO. I would look at who might not know others at the party plus if there will be anyone who might end up by themselves with family being busy.

I saw a couple of posters mention that if someone is in a committed relationship they should receive a plus one. A plus one isn't for someone in a relationship. Someone in a relationship should be invited with their significant other because they are a social unit. A plus one is for someone that is truly single. I feel plus ones are on a case by case situation. For instance, we gave a plus one to the groomswoman in our wedding. She knew a ton of people at our wedding so theoretically should not need a plus one but we decided to include one for her because she was part of our bridal party. Ultimately she decided not to bring a plus one because she didn't want to have to entertain him or worry about what he would be doing while she was getting ready for the wedding or taking pictures during cocktail hour. Generally I think it is a good idea to give someone a plus one if they are part of the bridal party or don't know anyone else attending the wedding or very few people that are will be. It also depends on your space and budget whether plus ones are good idea.

We are only giving plus ones to people in very committed relationships or if they wouldn't know anyone else at the wedding.

We are giving all single wedding party members a plus one, and also those who won't really know anyone else at the wedding. People in committed relationships are already being invited as a couple.

That's a budget thing.

We mostly went with "long term relationships" - meaning, we knew you were in one, one (or both of us) knew your SO (heck, most of our friends are coupled, anyway), and if we *didn't* know your SO... there was a reason. (My bridesman suddenly having a girlfriend of a "year" that I had never, ever met before show up 2 months before the wedding? And then *she* got upset that we didn't invite her? ...And it wasn't just me who had never met this woman before, *none* of our mutual friends knew her from Jane.)

We made one exception for SIL. Well, DH made the exception and I was like, "her entirely FAMILY will be there, but ok".

Mostly, our single friends are all friends with our coupled friends, so we could just sprinkle them around the tables and know they'd be comfortable, and we didn't want a lot of people we didn't know at our wedding.

I was always the solo one, I would definitely try to allow a plus one, or at least give them an option for one. Some may not have someone to take.

We were going to allow plus ones but with the restrictions due to covid-19 we cut plus ones so we can have more loved ones attend.

We invited everyone with their SO if they had one. Otherwise no, we didn't just give "plus ones" to single guests. However, we didn't have anyone who was literally coming "alone." All our single guests were either attending with family, or had other friends who were invited. If we had a single friend who wouldn't have known anyone else at the wedding, we probably would've given them a plus one.

For my wedding, everyone with a significant other was invited with their partner by name. We gave plus ones for all single guests because we literally only had 5 of them (and 1 was the best man). Only 1 of the 5 actually brought a plus one (her sister).

Every significant other should be invited (so every spouse, fiance, boyfriend/girlfriend) by name. So we didn't have any "plus ones" because we know our guest's significant others names (or could see on Facebook or just asked). The only plus ones we gave were to single bridesmaids & groomsmen.

Everything I've seen on plus one's says that per etiquette, a significant other isn't a plus one. You have to invite significant others because they are considered a social unit and you don't get to decide how "serious" their relationship is. Then plus one's only apply to single people and have to be an all-or-nothing thing.