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I'm normally all for a plus one, but since it is an intimate wedding, and she doesn't know WHO she would be bringing I would stick to no! Especially if no one else got a plus one!
I would have said no in the first place. So inappropriate. It's nice to invite single people with dates, but it's not nice to assume you can bring one as a guest, especially if you're not seeing anyone. I'd remind her that you're having a small wedding, and there are no plus ones who are not in established relationships.
NO! N.O...NO
Like you said, its not like she is in a current long-term relationship.
Stick to your guns girl...shoot her down. She is just being rude. Maybe let her bring a date later after dinner so she can enjoy dancing, but only with someone that you know...not some some DILF!!
It is always difficult to deal with these situations.
I would just tell her that as much as I would like to have all the single people bring a date, it is just not possible.
Don't go into any explanations about finances , seating etc, since often these people will attempt to come up with solutions so they can bring a date.
No way. If she was in a serious relationship, that's a different story. But a "beautiful stranger" that she's hoping to meet in the next month??? I don't think so! Especially since this is an intimate wedding, you don't want some random dude there. Stick to your guns!
Just tell her that the 2nd person is not invited. End of story. I think your in the right on this one, but I'd try to make it low key so that it doesn't turn into drama.
Personally, I always find it polite to allow the wedding party plus ones...even if others aren't getting them. BUT, since she is not in a relationship, and you already didn't include a plus one on the invitation-I would stick to it. Just explain to her that you didn't allow any other guests to bring a date, and make it clear that you are not trying to single her out by not letting just her not bring a guest. Hopefully she will be understanding! and- I totally agree with julies about not giving explanations about finances and seating! Good Luck!
I think since you are planning an intimate wedding with only people you know and want to share your day with I would tell her no. You have already explained to her that your wedding is small and she needs to respect that. Besides your wedding is not the place for a first date, she can do that later on her own time and dime.
Like so many, she is a person that has to have her needs validated. Let her know that you love and respect the fun and single side of her and want to support her on all her special occasions in the way she would want you to. That is what you wish from her on your special occasion. Maybe something like: Your friendship is important to me and I hope you can respect our wishes to have the guest list remain as we intended.
All the best to you for your beautiful day!
Well, you don't need matching numbers of bridesmaids andgroomsmen, and you have the requisite two witnesses even without this lady. And you wouldn't be heart-broken without her attendance and she hasn't been much of a support so far. Part of the distress caused in these situations comes simply from the confusion of trying to respond politely to impolite overtures. It's time to create a little confusion in return:
I get a lot of mileage out of "innocently" assuming kind and polite motives on the part of the other person, and then responding to that. Confuses the hell out of people who never had a kind or polite motive to start with, and gives the benefit of the doubt to the people who did. In this case I'd smile muzzily at the bridesmaid and say "Oh, if you're committed to going on a date that day, I totally understand that you can't be there for the wedding! It's really nice of you to try to come anyway, but I'm sure your young man would feel terribly out of place. Don't worry about it at all: I would love to have you there, but you have to do what you have to do." Then just get really confused when she tries to explain what she really wants because, quite frankly, in civilized circles her only two choices are to decline your invitation or accept it -- not negotiate a change of terms. So pretend that whatever she answers is one of those two options and try hard to (mis)understand her answer as one of those two.
Then put a security guard at the entrance to the venue with a copy of the approved guest list and orders to admit no-one else.
I would just let her bring someone and then drop it. If she doesn't know who she is brining now she probably isn't going to find someone in a month-but she sounds like the type if you make a big deal she will search high and low for someone to bring.
She just wrote an e-mail to me saying everyone is telling her it is me who's rude by not allowing her to bring a guest. :(
Ladies, I'm so stressed out with 1 month to go before our wedding and so much to do, I'm just about to cry over this. We've been friends for 16 years! how can she not understand? She wants to bring a STRANGER, not someone she's in a relationship with!
I'm actually considering telling her she will no longer be my bridesmaid. She got her dress for 40$ at H&M, so it's not like that will break the bank. And she still has time to shop for another outfit as this should be easier than finding a boyfriend. (I'm being mean I know).
I would say NO! She doesn't even have a date so I don't really understand why she rsvp'd for two anyways. Plus if she was to bring a date and he was to sit at the head table, it would nice if you atleast knew the guy! I would be pissed if I was you, and I would tell her that it's a def. no!
http://www.marthastewartweddings.com/photogallery/sticky-situations-with-the-bridal-party?
This link has some good advice on lots of issues with the bridal party and might be helpful. I find that reading about situations (outside your own) sometimes helps to take the emotion out of the decision. Whatever you decide, don't worry about it! :)
I'd just phrase it as she'd be doing you a favor. Two of my sisters (who were bridesmaids) wanted to go on a hunt for a date to the wedding or just bring a random friend. I'm like seriously, you will have all your cousins (most sans date) there and most of my friends you know and have always had fun hanging out with. So I just told them that if they invited a random it would mean one of my close friends would not be able to attend because of our space limitations and I'd really appreciate having my close friends there more than some random person that barely new me. And since so many of our guests were already family and peoples SOs (married and FI or had been dating a long time) we were already were quite limited. They relented eventually, especially after the guilt trip. But I didn't feel bad about the guilt trip at all, and they had plenty of fun without a date.
@annieville76: I think it's really rude of her to be going around behind you and trying to get other people on her side. I just don't think your intimate wedding is the place for her to bring some guy she just met. Do you really want people you don't know and may never see again in your photos? I would just lay down the law and tell her no and that this is an intimate wedding with guests that that you know and love and that she can find some other time to go on a date with a random guy. She is not paying for the wedding and therefore gets no say in who gets invited or who gets a plus one. Don't stress over her petty demand, you have enough things going on without worring about her trying to find some way to hook up with a guy.
NO! There is no reason for it. I imagine she will know someone else at the wedding that she can hang with, right? Even if not, NO! We are not allowing dates for anyone that is not in a long time relationship, and we don't think it's rude at all. Space is limited and oh well... Stick to your guns girl!
Personally I think everyone in the bridal party deserves a plus one, but if you didn't give it to your MOH, you certainly shouldn't give it to a regular BM. Just tell her that unmarried plus ones are not invited, and that's that.
@stacyreeves: Bridal party members are there to support the couple, so I don't see why they would "deserve" to invite a guest of their choosing. Invitations are not favors or bargaining chips.
Wow she is very bold and maybe hoping to be funny. I would just tell her because you are close friends you would be willing to make an exception to the plus one rule for her IF she was in some sort of relationship. I would tell her since she is not seeing anyone at this time, she must stick to the plus 1 rule like everyone else. I think she will understand.
Just be like "sorry I can't make an exception for one person. this was an across the board decision to keep the wedding costs/size down and it is what it is. "beautiful stranger" is not invited."
If she still makes a big stink about it then tell her where to stick her beautiful stranger. Real friends understand these things when they are explicitly explained to them. For example, my MOH just broke up with her BF of a year+ and I asked her if she still wanted a plus one to bring a date or a guy friend or something and she said "no no don't worry about it, I know that s**t is expensive. i'm fine going solo." She = friend; your BM = selfish non-friend.
It's really up to you. Personally, I think everyone in the bridal party should have a plus one. Most of the bridal party are paying for plane flights and hotels, plus their outfits, attire, and the bachelor/bachelorette parties and bridal shower. I think it's polite when they're spending so much time and $$ to offer a plus one.
I agree with Treasure... I think it would be a nice gesture to allow the wedding party to bring a plus one considering the amount of money they are putting into your shower, bachelorette party and wedding day. She might have even spent more on her bridesmaid's dress than you will spend on her guest. If it were me, I would drop the issue and let her bring a date.
She already imposed herself as a bridesmaid and then has not been any support. While I generally agree that giving plus ones to wedding party is the right thing to do, since you did the same thing with MOH, I would tell her, "I wish we could accomodate this change but unfortunately we are not." I like what Aspasia said better but not sure if I could pull it off.
Aspasia- I like your style, and am curious how you use that in other situations.
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I need your opinion. So we're trying to keep our wedding small since we are paying for it ouselves, and have invited 70 people. All of my single friends were invited to come alone, including my maid of honor and my only bridesmaid. So of course, I adressed the invitation to Ms. xxx, no other name, not "guest", nothing but her name and address on the enveloppe. Well last week, Bridesmaid has RSVPd online for two persons: herself and "a beautiful stranger" (that is what she wrote). I was livid! We're close friends, and as far as I knew, she was not even dating someone seriously!
When I phoned her to try to explain a bit of wedding etiquette, I asked her if she knew who she'd bring and she said no, but there was still a month to go and she could still meet someone, and there was this guy at her son's football practice that was cute!!! I then told her that we were not comfortable with having a stranger at the Main Table (both groomsmen are married, so their wifes will sit with us, more than fine by us). Her answer: to sit her at another table. That would totally ruin the seating plan and I think that is totally inappropriate.
I did not want to have her as a bridesmaid, she imposed herself and I agreed since she was going through a rough time back then. She has done nothing for the wedding , apart from coming gown shopping once, and my MOH and a friend took care of the bachelorette and shower.
What would you do? Let her bring a stranger to our wedding to buy peace? 'Cause with 4 weeks left, we most probably won't have time to meet the guy! Or would you stick to your guns and say "no"? And if I let her bring someone, should I sit him at another table? Or both of them as per her request?