The Plus One Predicament

With every wedding comes guest list dilemmas, and it can be difficult to decipher who deserves an

accompaniment and which guests you can get away with inviting solo. Here is our guide to plus-one etiquette to give you some bearings when deciding your guest list.

The Obvious Ones

There are some plus-ones that just can’t be avoided. Anyone who is married, engaged, living together or just in a generally serious relationship should always get a plus-one, even if you don’t know their significant other. Even if you don’t really know your school friend’s fiancée or that distant relative’s hubby, you have to invite them. It is important to acknowledge and respect people’s life partners, no matter

how unacquainted you are with them.

The Wedding Party

Not quite as much of a written rule but definitely a done favour, its kind and appreciated to give everyone in your wedding party a plus one. You don’t have to force them to if they decline, but offering each member of your support circle a plus-one is a good gesture and shows your gratitude for all they’ve been doing for you.

Courteous Choices

If you have a childhood friend or school buddy who may not know many people, if anyone, at your wedding, it will be a very welcomed gesture. While it is not necessarily essential, and is definitely an area people cut back on if the guest list is looking too lengthy, if you have the space and have everyone you worry will feel like an outsider or out of place, allow them to bring a plus one for their own ease of mind.

Corners You Can Cut

If in true Irish fashion you have a large amount of younger cousins on your guest list, they will understand your inability to offer them all plus ones. Younger guests and those who do not have significant others are all people who you can withhold plus-ones from without causing controversy. This can fit with some co-workers as well, especially if their other colleagues will be present too and they will have a circle of familiar faces. Single people can generally be politely invited without a plus-one if they know other guests at the wedding.

Allow for Declined Guests

If there are some guests whom you would like to offer a plus-one to but are too tight for space to do so, make a note of them. As your invites go out, and the usual 10 percent of guests cannot make it and have to decline, some space will be freed up for further invites and you can revisit the idea of offering certain people plus-ones.

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