I was just reading the post about inviting singles with guests and it got me thinking. Originally I was inviting singles (just my cousins) w/o guests b/c they are not dating anyone, they obviously know many people there and they all seemed to understand. But-I was just thinking am I supposed to invite my divorced and widowed aunts w/ a guest? I never even thought about inviting these aunts with a guest b/c they have been single for years and have never dated. What do you think?
cindyandkevin
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It's not normally the standard. Originally I wasn't going to but then DH wanted to invite his aunt with a guest, so I did the same for mine. However, we were looking to meet our minimum so I wouldn't do this if you're trying to keep your guest list down. That is, unless of course they're seeing someone, then they should be invited with a guest.
jeanla4c
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I didn't invite any widows with guests. I have a whole bunch of widowed aunts who go to events together so I didn't even think of it.
KandD07
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I would think it depends. For example, I wouldn’t invite my 70 year old aunt with a guest because she's widowed. Depending upon how long they have been widowed also may be a deciding factor, if they are newly widowed it may not be such a great idea to invite them with a guest b/c it may make them upset. All in all every situation is different I would just use your judgment!
thelastresort
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I'm inviting everyone with a guest...widowed, divorced, single, whatever. Saves me another headache!
Katie&Chris2006
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I think it depends. We had two very recently widowed guests at my wedding and we knew that inviting them with a guest would upset them more than anything...so we invited them on their own. Now, one of my mom's friend's is going through a divorce...had that been happening before my wedding I probably would have invited her with a guest so she felt more comfortable.
rkl1130
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I never even thought of this...
Kara and Todd
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Posted by dawnbridetobe
I was just reading the post about inviting singles with guests and it got me thinking. Originally I was inviting singles (just my cousins) w/o guests b/c they are not dating anyone, they obviously know many people there and they all seemed to understand. But-I was just thinking am I supposed to invite my divorced and widowed aunts w/ a guest? I never even thought about inviting these aunts with a guest b/c they have been single for years and have never dated. What do you think?
I asked my mom this question re: my widowed aunt and she said that my aunt would laugh really hard if I Invited her with a guest.
Unless you know they're seeing someone, I'd probably invite just them.
portjeffbride
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if you know they are dating people again and have brought guests to other parties, yes, sure. Do not invite a recent widow or someone who just went through a bad divorce with a guest.... it likely will upset them greatly.
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My aunts who are widows will not be invited with a guest unless they have been dating someone for a while and they are serious. I guess same goes for my single relatives.
MattandTricia07
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Posted by jeanla4c
I didn't invite any widows with guests. I have a whole bunch of widowed aunts who go to events together so I didn't even think of it.
