Who gets a plus one?

Re: Who gets a plus one?

• martha1818 member

  

  October 2014

  Plus ones are optional, however IMO it's nice to give your WP members plus ones.

  Significant others, though, whether married, engaged, living together, dating for whatever amount of time, need to be invited  by name on the invite.

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• ElcaB member

  

  October 2014

  It's a nice courtesy to extend a plus one to all of your guests, if possible. 

  
  

  Other than that, anyone in a relationship should have their significant other invited to the wedding, regardless of how long they've been seeing each other. 

  

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• pinkcow13 member

  

  October 2014

  This is up to you, if you wish to give  all your guests a plus one. If not, then all guests who are in a relationship (no matter how long) get a plus one. 

  
  

  Non-wedding party guests not in a relationship are not required to have a plus one.

                               

  

  
  

   

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• Maggie0829 member

  

  October 2014 edited October 2014

  Plus one's are up to you.  Anyone in a relationship should have their SO invited, by name, though. But anyone who is truly single does not have to be invited with a plus one.  For me and my H we gave everyone who was single a plus one.

  
  

  And even if you don't actually give plus ones, it is always a good idea to plan like you are just in case any of your guests do get into relationships between now and when your wedding takes place.

  
  

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• climbingsingle member

  

  October 2014

  Anyone who considers them self in a relationship should be invited with their SO. It's not mandatory to give plus ones to your bridal party members that are single, but it is a nice thing to do. 

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• thisismynickname2 member

  

  October 2014

  I echo Maggie in saying that it's advisable to plan for everyone to bring an SO/+1. While it'll up your guest count for budget purposes, it'll save you headaches or even embarrassment should anyone find the person-of-their-dreams two months before your wedding.   

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• novella1186 member

  

  October 2014

  Sos don't really count as a +1, even if the couple has been dating for a short time. They count as a social unit, so both should be invited no matter what. 

  
  

  +1 are for single guests who are not in any relationship at all. (Just wanted to clarify that)

  
  

  It's really up to you if you want to allow the single people to bring a +1. If you have budget or space restrictions, it's totally fine to only invite the single person and not let thing bring a guest. 

  
  

  Even if you do not allow the single people a +1 though, I still think you should allow your WP to bring +1s just as a courtesy to them. 

  

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• MandyMost member

  

  October 2014

  It's also fine to invite some people with +1 and other's without. For instance, if you have a group of friends where everyone knows each other and most of them are single, it may not make sense to invite them all with +1. But if you have a friend who is traveling to get to your wedding, and/or won't know anyone else there, then I'd definitely invite them with a +1. As long as you do it in circles you're fine (meaning, don't invite one cousin with a +1 and another without, or you're just setting yourself up for family drama).

  
  

  And to echo the others, the term +1 is ONLY applicable to truly single guests. If anyone considers themselves in a relationship you do not give them a +1...you invite that person with their significant other. 

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