"And guest?"

LizzyRB

How do I indicate to a single guest they are allowed to bring a guest if they like? Writing "John Doe & Guest" on an address doesn't seem right and we are not having inner envelopes. Thanks much!

lyndausvi

"and guest" is prefectly fine if they do not have a SO.   You could also put a handwritten note in the envelope.

Kate61487

without an inner envelope putting "and guest" on the outer envelope is your best option. Others might suggest noting it on the RSVP by putting "2 seats are reserved" or something, but without the "and guest" written it may just confuse...

mlg78

Just write "and guest"...when you're single and invited to a wedding you look for that on an invite to know whether you're able to bring someone.

Kristin789

How about if you actually ask for the guest's name, and that way you can do the invitation addressing to a real person instead of random flavor of the week or whoever she can wrangle into going?  And that way you'll have the name for the name plates/escort cards/whatever.

lyndausvi

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_and-guest-3?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:9Discussion:d45a78b4-e355-43f0-839c-9ea51b510d38Post:40e7d7e4-9019-4fec-861e-b5e3cbac13cd">Re: "And guest?"</a>:
[QUOTE]How about if you actually ask for the guest's name, and that way you can do the invitation addressing to a real person instead of random flavor of the week or whoever she can wrangle into going?  And that way you'll have the name for the name plates/escort cards/whatever.
Posted by Kristin789[/QUOTE]

maybe the OP doesn't care who she brings?   I know I didn't care who my single BIL or SIL brought with them.  8 weeks out they didn't even know.  They could have hired a pro for all I cared.   Putting in a real name locks the guest to a person.  What happens if they decide to not to bring that person?  Or the person can't make it?  Then you have to deal with the awkwardness of having to ask if they can bring someone else.

LizzyRB

I only have 3 or 4 truly single guests and I doubt they know who they would bring at this moment, but I would at least like to give them the option even if it's a friend they bring

lyndausvi

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_and-guest-3?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:9Discussion:d45a78b4-e355-43f0-839c-9ea51b510d38Post:9bf522fc-afde-4c37-9825-f6296d883705">Re: "And guest?"</a>:
[QUOTE]I only have 3 or 4 truly single guests and I doubt they know who they would bring at this moment, but I would at least like to give them the option even if it's a friend they bring
Posted by LizzyRB[/QUOTE]

That is great.  We did the same thing.