Plus Ones

ladybird29

Would you assume you could bring a guest if you received this RSVP card included as part of the formal invitation:

M __________________
___ Accepts
___ No. of guests
___ Declines

Even though we sent out our STD postcards with the guest's name + guest ... some people have been asking if it's okay for them to bring a plus one. Since our wedding invites don't have an inner envelope, I'm worried that they won't know they're allowed to bring someone. Am I over thinking this? I thought the "No. of guests" line above would let people know...

HisGirlFriday13

I think anyone who puts 'No. of guests' on their RSVP card deserves for people to write it not only a date but as many other people as they want, quite frankly.

If you're intending to give everyone a plus-one, then this is one way to go about that. I think the confusion for people is that typically STDates are addressed to the invitee only, and the invitation itself conveys the information about being allowed to bring a guest.

Once you send out invites 'Mr. John Doe and Guest,' people will either be swift enough to figure it out, and they'll write in a guest's name, or they won't, in which case, your headcount will go down.

Jen4948

Whether or not I assume I can bring a guest depends on how the envelope is addressed.

If it says "Ms. Jen4948 and Guest," I'll make that assumption.  If it says only "Ms. Jen4948," then regardless of how the response card is worded, I will assume that only I am invited.

KatWAG

Jen4948 said:

Whether or not I assume I can bring a guest depends on how the envelope is addressed.

If it says "Ms. Jen4948 and Guest," I'll make that assumption.  If it says only "Ms. Jen4948," then regardless of how the response card is worded, I will assume that only I am invited.

This. It all depends on what the outer/ inner envelope say.

photokitty

KatWAG said:

Jen4948 said:

Whether or not I assume I can bring a guest depends on how the envelope is addressed.

If it says "Ms. Jen4948 and Guest," I'll make that assumption.  If it says only "Ms. Jen4948," then regardless of how the response card is worded, I will assume that only I am invited.

This. It all depends on what the outer/ inner envelope say.

ditto

lyndausvi

photokitty said:

KatWAG said:

Jen4948 said:

Whether or not I assume I can bring a guest depends on how the envelope is addressed.

If it says "Ms. Jen4948 and Guest," I'll make that assumption.  If it says only "Ms. Jen4948," then regardless of how the response card is worded, I will assume that only I am invited.

This. It all depends on what the outer/ inner envelope say.

ditto

yep