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Plus ones

Our wedding is on the smaller/medium side, 115-120 people. We chose an intimate venue that can accommodate 120. We plan to invite all couples we know who are in long-term/living together/engaged/married relationships, but we couldn't accommodate extra plus ones without having to remove close friends and family from the guest list. Because our wedding is in an area that has hotels book up quickly in the summer, we had to direct guests to our website early to book accommodations before the formal invites went out. Now some people are calling asking if a plus one is invited, and I feel awful telling them no! I been saying "we wished we could invite everyone, but unfortunately because we have large families we could only accommodate guests in long-term relationships." Was this the right thing to do? All of our guests invited as "singles" know a lot of other people who will be at the wedding.

Re: Plus ones

  • Yes! We are doing the same thing! 
    Crosswalk
  • Thanks Ladies. It is a hard thing to do- I wish we had the room for everyone to bring a date but the venue just isn't big enough!
    Lynda- you are right, we do have to keep an eye on that. Actually, since FI and I made the list we have already had two singles start dating someone new, so now we are at odds for what to do. They are still new relationships for now, but might be more serious by the wedding date.
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