RSVP's

JessRabbid

Did anyone else have a problem with people they invited with a guest not rsvping with the guests name? and when I've asked them they still have no idea who theyre bringing but insist theyre bringing someone! SOME OF THEM WERE EVEN CASES OF PEOPLE WHO ASKED TO BE ABLE TO BRING A DATE! 
Vent part: IF YOU DONT HAVE SOMEONE TO BRING DONT BRING ANYONE!!

LaBellaVita23

If you gave them a plus one, they have every right to bring a date even if they don't know who yet.

FWIW, I had a few people list TBD for the guest.  I contacted them a week before the wedding to find out who they had decided on and then made the escort cards accordingly.  Logistically you really don't need to know this far out, just assume they are bringing someone when giving the caterer the count and making your seating assignments.

lyndausvi

Yes, my BIL and SIL who were also in the WP did not know who they were bringing until the week before our OOT wedding.

Meh, it was not a big deal to me.  

LeiselEB

We've had some like this. I plan on calling them and asking who they'll bring closer to the wedding - basically right before escort cards need to be printed. 

If they never get back to you about who they'll bring, it's okay to put "John Smith and Guest" on one escort card, or "John Smith" and "Guest of John Smith". It's less personal, so make the effort first to find the guest's name before using that idea. 

Loopyseven

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_rsvps-22?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:71e3de1e-916f-4f5d-bcf6-32593f650c91Post:7d7c5ccd-6f15-4d59-9ce0-3e82dee5278f">Re: RSVP's</a>:
[QUOTE]We've had some like this. I plan on calling them and asking who they'll bring closer to the wedding - basically right before escort cards need to be printed.  If they never get back to you about who they'll bring, it's okay to put "John Smith and Guest" on one escort card, or "John Smith" and "Guest of John Smith". It's less personal, so make the effort first to find the guest's name before using that idea. 
Posted by LeiselEB[/QUOTE]

<div>Pretty much this.  As annoying as it is, it's no big deal in the grand scheme of things.  Don't let it get you worked up.</div>

pokepoke27

My MOH put down that he was bringing a guest on his RSVP. When I talked to him I said "Who is your guest? Last time we talked you said you weren't bringing anyone". He just said "Oh, I don't know, I might bring someone." Yeah - it is kind of irritating because you don't want to pay for a meal for someone that hasn't even been invited to attend yet. But at the end of the day, it's NBD.