Hello, everyone! I peruse this board from time to time, but I don't think I've ever posted here. I'm Gabriella and my FI is Jason; our wedding date is 5/26/12.
We have our guest list "finalized", and I've been putting all of our guests into TK's guest list tool. I'm trying to figure out how many STDs/invites I'll actually need to purchase (since they will be DIY). However, I've encountered a few issues I'm hoping someone will be able to help solve...because I honestly am unsure what to do.
I have many cousins on my dad's side who are over the age of 18, but they all still live at home. A few questions:
1. Do I have to send them a separate invitation even though they will all be mailed to the same place? I think I'm supposed to do this, which is absolutely fine; I just need a better count for invite materials. It's also confusing because there are children in the household who are UNDER 18...
2. As a rule across the board, if a guest is single, they will be invited without a guest. If they are in a long-term relationship, engaged, or married, the SO is obviously invited along with them. I have never met any of my cousins' SOs (I currently live 900 miles away from the majority of my family), but I'm assuming I should still allow them to bring a guest as long as they are over the age of 18?
I don't want to slight anyone and I'd like to do things properly, and I know someone here can tell me what I should do! TIA!