Bridal party.

Significant others of people in your bridal party absolutely do not have to be a part of the bridal party! But they do need to be invited to your wedding, as a gust. In fact, significant others in general should be invited to weddings, since couples should be invited as a social unit

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Why would you exclude your loved one's significant others from your guest list?

No, not unless they are one of your closest friends too. As long as you include them in the shower & rehearsal dinner, then you'll be fine.

View Quoted Comment They’ve been together for years.

View Quoted Comment Is the fiancé invited?

View Quoted Comment Yes his best friend is with someone and has been for years. I only know her through him. I’m not super close with her at all.

View Quoted Comment Thank you.

View Quoted Comment Is he still invited?

View Quoted Comment She’s invited. I was just wondering.

View Quoted Comment I’m not planning on having all S0’s there especially if I don’t know them.

No you don't include the significant others in the wedding party unless you are really close with them

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Most of our bridal parties significant others will be invited. The ones who are in long term relationships DEFINITELY. We have 1 groomsmen who just started dating someone (whom we have never met), I doubt she will be invited but we haven't made a firm decision yet on her.

View Quoted Comment Then I would invite her as a guest... it’s the nice thing to do

View Quoted Comment I’d be careful with that. It’s a good way to cause unnecessary drama.
I know if my fiancé was invited to a wedding and I wasn’t, we would both feel pretty upset.
Like he’s inviting friends from work and I don’t know them or their significant others, but it would be rude to only invite the coworker.

View Quoted Comment Be prepared for a ton of no-shows if you tell people their significant others don't matter.

Nope! You get to pick!

View Quoted Comment I went to a wedding and my significant other wasn’t invited because they didn’t even know each other. I didn’t care and neither did he. I was gonna be in a wedding and my fiancé wouldn’t have been invited either for the same reason.

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That's fine if you didn't care but many people would care and it's considered quite rude to only invite halves of couples. You can of course do whatever you want, but the advice given here (by strangers who have no stake in your wedding) is intended to save you from difficult conversations, awkwardness, and hurt feelings.

View Quoted Comment And several of them said you don’t have to invite couples.

Cori it seems like you already have your mind made up, but here's the general consensus:


You don't have to include the SO in your bridal party. The bridal party are the people who are closest to you.
However, the SO should be invited to participate in your wedding as a guest.
Only you know your situation best. If you believe it won't cause hurt feelings to only invite the one person and not their SO, then go for it. "Know your audience" is a big exception to wedding etiquette.