Should I ask single friend if she wants a plus one for the wedding?

[paralyticelephant]

Bit of an awkward situation.

I'm still close to 5 women I grew up with. 4 are married and we all socialise together, so they will all be coming as couples. 1 is very much single (and finding it hard, unfortunately).

The wedding will have tables of ten so it wouldn't be a problem for her to bring someone else if she wanted. She has other friends and is close to her sister, but I also don't want to embarrass her. wwyd?

Just give her the option and be prepared to deal with whatever outcome you get - there's only a choice of two!

I gave all my guests the option of a plus one. Some used it and some didnt. It probably depends how many people she knows there.

Yes I would & did.
It's crap being the only single one amongst couples alone.

It's normal to put a plus one on an invite to a single person. I doubt she'll give it a second thought.

She'll know loads of people. I genuinely don't mind either way, but I know she's finding being single really hard and I don't want to upset her.

I too would offer her the choice. Just add it onto her invite, or speak to her.

I had 2 guests that were single and given the option of a plus 1. Only 1 brought a friend along though.

Could you add any nice single blokes to her table?

Having been that single person at a lot of weddings I think it would be really nice to let her bring someone as long as you make clear it can be whoever she likes eg a friend and not make her feel she has to magic up a date!

If I knew any nice single blokes I'd have set them up long before now. She's so lovely.

I gave plus 1s to my single friends. They mostly brought a friend, one came alone

As a single person I would suggest you say "let me know if you have someone you'd like to bring as a plus one, no problem if not, I'll put another single at the table"

I did this and it was appreciated. She asked her plus one to the evening do only. He's her housemate, not romantically involved, and the son of a famous 80s band member, caused a bit of a buzz amongst the single female guests after dinner

We're sitting people with families or friend groups so probably we'd just leave the tenth seat empty.

Yes I would ask.
I would also ask whoever’s table she’s sat on if they’ll reach out to her.

I’ve been to two different weddings as a single person.
Both times the bride (my friend) sort of set me up with my other friends to make sure I wasn’t alone.
The first one was with a work colleague who was also going alone and the second one was with two couples who we went to college with.
I had the best time at both and I didn’t feel awkward at all.