did your single friends bring dates?

We invited almost everyone with a date. I feel strongly that it was the right thing to do. Many of our single friends decided to come solo. Is that common? I thought most would bring dates! They do have other friends coming to our wedding, and I assume they discussed it. Most of them do date a lot, but might not be serious at the moment.

Just curious.

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At a friend's wedding, which we knew about over a year in advance, we decided to all go stag once we found out about the wedding. This didn't matter who we were dating at the time. (My friend was dating her future husband at the time) And we had a blast!

Why ask questions? Now you don't have to pay for random guests! Only a few weeks! Good luck!

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Actually, I took it as a compliment that they thought they would have fun just with each other and my other friends and family. I was curious because I always would bring dates to weddings!!!!

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Yes, all of them did.

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Okay.....well, to embarress myself a little....up until I met my FH, I never brought a date to a wedding because to be honest, there was just never anyone to bring. I always had guy friends but never single guy friends.

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When I was single, I only brought a date to a wedding when I didn't know anyone, but if it was a bunch of my friends, it was more fun to go single and party!

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A lot of my friends are single so no dates. and some of my married girlfriends are going stag for a girls night out..

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I don't think people would bring a date if they weren't dating someone - who would they bring? Someone they met the week before? we invited single people w/ dates just to be nice also, but almost all are coming without dates.

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oddly, my single friends didn't bring dates, but most of DH's friends did. I look at my pictures and video and think, 'who are these people?'

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I agree with you and I invited everyone with dates. Very few of my friends actually did bring a date. Actually this was where I overestimated the number of people who were coming.

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The only friends we're inviting with dates are ones who are in serious relationships or if they won't have any other friends at the wedding (don't want anyone to be too sad and lonely). A lot of my friends are single, but they will all have friends to talk to at the wedding, so I'm not worried about them needing a date. Oh, and my sister who is sans boyfriend 7 months before the wedding will throw a fit if we don't invite her with a date, so we probably will. Hopefully she'll be dating someone seriously or bring a friend, not just some guy she met a week before. I don't want to look back and wonder who all of these strangers in my pictures are.

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Posted by Lauram283

I don't think people would bring a date if they weren't dating someone - who would they bring? Someone they met the week before? we invited single people w/ dates just to be nice also, but almost all are coming without dates.

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That is precisely why I didnt invite people with dates unless they were seriously involved with someone. If a single person felt that uncomfy and wanted to bring someone THAT bad, Id accommodate them but I am not feeding arm candy or the flavor of the month when all of my single guests each know and/or will be seated with at least half a dozen or more people.

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Posted by sdicarlo

When I was single, I only brought a date to a wedding when I didn't know anyone, but if it was a bunch of my friends, it was more fun to go single and party!

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same here

ETA: we only have 3 singles coming to the wedding. 2 are bringing dates, one is not.

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I went to countless weddings by myself. Mainly because I wasn't dating anyone at the time and I had a lot of fun anyway.

Some of my single friends went to our wedding alone because they knew that other single people would be there for them to hang out with. Also, if you are single and you bring a date, normally the monetary gift doubles and not everyone has the money to do that and you cannot expect the date to contribute.

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I am not inviting single people with dates mainly for one reason... on of my bridesmaids said to me the other day, i think i will bring my brother to your wedding since i need a date....

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Well, I already did invite them with guests, as I feel it is important to give the option. I really thought that more people would take me up on it, as I don't think many people went solo to a lot of the weddings I have been to. I was just curious as to whether many people go solo even if they are given an option.

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I really think the right thing to do if your single is to come alone. If you are seriously dating someone, that's another story, and you should bring your GF/BF. If you're not dating someone, you should not bring some random person you met a week ago. I think it's insulting to the Bride and Groom.

It's just my opinion. My goal is to not have to meet new people at my wedding. We have so many single people coming that we're inviting 'with guest' so I'm sure someone will bring a stranger.

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Posted by ssdbk

Well, I already did invite them with guests, as I feel it is important to give the option. I really thought that more people would take me up on it, as I don't think many people went solo to a lot of the weddings I have been to. I was just curious as to whether many people go solo even if they are given an option.

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You did the right thing! I think it's kind of on the rude side to not offer the option of them bringing a date. I wouldn't want them to be forced to come alone and then sit out the slow dances beacuse I didn't invite them with a date. I think it's wrong to do that.

JMO

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We have friends that arent seriously dating anyone NOW...but as of now they are on our list invited with a guest. Though I know that most of them most likely wont bring one unless they are serious about someone.

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Out of our group of 10 very close friends, NONE of them brought dates. The other 8 or 9 friends we invited did bring guests. It all depended on if they were in the bridal party or if they were not going to really know anyone. However, they were all invited with guest. But even those who brought guests brought people that JT and I know. So there were no strangers at our wedding