Being considerate to the dates/spouses of the wedding party?

Love this idea & this thread! Perhaps the significant others/plus-ones can exchange numbers before the wedding and arrange to carpool to the ceremony or get ready together. When my fiance was a groomsman in a wedding, some of the other groomsmen had me and their significant others exchange numbers the day before the wedding so that we could carpool to the ceremony together while the guys did groomsmen duties. There was a gap in between the ceremony and reception so our little plus-1 group stopped at a restaurant for some apps and drinks before we went to the reception together. I didn't know anyone there, so I was so happy to make a few new friends to hang with! If it weren't for them, I totally would have been hanging solo for a few hours in a town I didn't know!

View Quoted Comment Hopefully the couple will think of significant others in the wedding party and try to keep them together as much as possible!

View Quoted Comment That’s so great you guys got to know each other and formed a little “plus one” gang! Lol
Our wedding is a destination wedding, and the ceremony and reception will both be held at the same hotel we are all staying at. So no one will need to drive or anything- they will just need to walk downstairs. There is really only about 2 - 2.5 hours that their significant others will be away from them getting ready and taking pre-ceremony pictures. I’m thinking they can just get ready in their hotel rooms, then meet hey significant others in the respective rooms we are getting ready in, since they will need to go down to the ceremony together and walk on the aisle together. I kept wanting to make sure they were taken care of during that time, but the more I thought about it, the less issue I think that will probably be in. A couple hours alone in a hotel room isn’t a huge deal, especially when they will need to get ready themselves. They will be with their significant others the entire rest the time outside of those couple hours.

We aren’t having a wedding party which really helps this issue! We are having friends come over when we get ready. They can either bring their SO or the SO can go hang out with the other party or do whatever they want.

View Quoted Comment Not having a wedding party definitely eliminates the issue. We are keeping our wedding party small- FH will have 3 people and I will have 2. We wanted to make sure it was only those longest and closest friendships. Plus, the less people in your wedding party, the less issues you have to worry about!