Hi all!
I have a question about inviting plus-ones for the bridal party. The fiance and I started with a guest list of 150, but when we started to get real numbers on catering and other head-count-dependent costs, had to cut that number down by 25 people and may go lower. I've long held that we don't have to invite plus-ones for people who aren't in committed relationships or for singles who know others at the wedding, but what about the bridal party?
When I first made my "ideal" guest list I shared it with my Maid of Honor (probably a mistake) and she said "I'd better get a plus one!" But she's not in a relationship, and I don't expect her to be in one by my wedding day. She's friends with the whole rest of the bridal party (in fact, four of us were roommates together) and a good portion of the guest list. I was noncommittal when she said that, but it's come up since then, before I cut my list, and I feel like she's probably expecting it even though I haven't officially invited ANYONE outside of the bridal party. I'm not planning to invite plus ones for family who don't need one--am I obligated to invite plus one's for my bridal party?
I just really don't think it makes sense for her and two of my other single bridesmaids to invite random friends of theirs who I don't know--"drinking buddies" as my FH and I call them--but is it necessary? Or will she be offended that I'm saying no?