Place Cards

handheld

We are having a seating chart with place cards, however some of our guests are bringing plus 1's but did not give me the persons name. For example a friend of mine whom I used to work with has said shed like to bring a date and while I told her i didnt mind, She doesnt know whom shell bring. Is it allright if I were to put on the place card Miss. Jane Doe's Guest?

joleri23

Is it possible to find out the guest's name? I'm running into a similar problem as you, and I'm trying very hard to see if they can narrow down who they're bringing. I'm doing my own calligraphy, so I don't have as many time constraints, but it's worth a shot!

I would say if you can't find out the guest's name, just put both names on one card: Miss Jane Doe & Guest, Table No. 7.

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When I got married last month I had a few of those, I just put Mr. John Smith & Guest on one place card.

Love11506

Ms. Jane doe and guest is fine!

NO2012

I tried my best to find out the guest's name, but some people's lack of a response to my inquiry or still not knowing who they would bring left me no choice but to put "and guest" on the cards.

LDubHawksFan

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[QUOTE]We are having a seating chart with place cards, however some of our guests are bringing plus 1's but did not give me the persons name. For example a friend of mine whom I used to work with has said shed like to bring a date and while I told her i didnt mind, She doesnt know whom shell bring. Is it allright if I were to put on the place card Miss. Jane Doe's Guest?
Posted by handheld[/QUOTE]

Try to ask what their date's names are, or if you really can't get it, & guest or "X's guest" on the card is fine.  If your wedding is still 2.5 months out, you shouldn't have your responses back yet anyway.  Worry about this as it happens...we only had to inquire about 2 guest's names.

OwningAHome1981

who the heck cares what their name is? miss ____ & guest is fine. Some people really just don't know who they are going to bring a month away or something. I once went to a wedding and decided who I was bringing an hour before. You can't expect people to give you a name. There is nothing wrong with putting "and guest" on the card.

NYCMercedes

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[QUOTE]who the heck cares what their name is? miss ____ & guest is fine. Some people really just don't know who they are going to bring a month away or something. I once went to a wedding and decided who I was bringing an hour before. You can't expect people to give you a name. There is nothing wrong with putting "and guest" on the card.
Posted by OwningAHome1981[/QUOTE]

Not intimate affairs?

OwningAHome1981

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Place Cards : Not intimate affairs?
Posted by NYCMercedes[/QUOTE]

I don't think so... I only went to one wedding where I was asked to give a name and I was single then and didn't know who I was bringing and of course it changed after I told the bride who it was. She then got mad and me and I told her "well you asked me who I was brining a month before your wedding, I am single how was I to know who that would be so far in advance?" She got mad that she had to change the name on the card. She shouldn't have asked me to pick a person.

She was a bridezilla anyway. My feeling is you pay for the person to have a guest or you don't- it shouldn't matter what their name is.

handheld

Thanks for the advice So and so and Guest sounds best! 

My FI's grandfather has made a point not to tell us who hes bringing (I think he finds it amusing that he has two girlfriends at 91 and the whole family is confused by it) So even though Im still waiting for responses as its a few months out I know I will have to do it for him as well as my freind doing my make up because she is single and I dont want to put pressure on her :-)