What exactly is a guest of honor?

I've never heard of this. It's an honor to be a guest. Period.

I've heard it used for relatives that come from other counties.

I thought the guests of honor were the bride and groom...

I've never heard of this.

Could be special people who arent related to you but are just as close....like a older person close enough to be called mom or dad. If not.....then no clue

Guests of Honor typically are Bride and Groom's living grandparents or older relatives who get reserved seating in the front row during the ceremony. They are sometimes given corsages and/or escorted to their seats by ushers as part of the processional. Best wishes!

It's not rude or empty. My Godparents are guests of honor. They will sit in the front and will have a corsage and boutonniere (sp lol)

@Danielle I think she's saying it's rude and pointless when it's used to make friends/relatives feel better that they're not included in the BP, which makes it a bs title at that point. We've seen examples of that on here before. In your case, not pointless at all!

I've never heard of it before. As far as I'm concerned, all of my guests are guests of honour.

What @SusanR said

Never heard of it

I've been referring to my grandparents who are sitting up front as "guests of honor" like PPs mentioned. I feel like that's ok. Creating the title and giving it to someone who didn't make the BP cut, like what Susan referenced, is definitely not ok.

I would think of it as like your VIPs, like close family members? Doesn't mean anything really, unless you give them a corsage or something