Is it okay to bring a guest in a party if you're invited?

I think bringing too many people unplanned is kinda rude, but a boyfriend or girlfriend is okay. My Oma always had a few extra gifts around in case unplanned extra people show up. I also do this so haven't had a problem. But I have been the unexpected guest and I don't feel bad if there isn't something for me knowing it was last minute so the host shouldn't feel bad because the guest will probably understand. Vicki

I think whenever you want to bring a guest to a friends party it is always polite to ask the host for permission first. After all they are the one who invited you in the first place and they are responsible for providing enough food and drinks. It is important to tell them how many guests you are planning on bringing so that they can be prepared with seating, food and drinks. I would never bring an uninvited guest without asking first.

Awww that would of been uncomfortable for sure. I think bringing more than one is a little over the top especially since your friend had it all planned out well in advance. I would of still given out the presents regardless as it wasn't his fault. It would of made it very uncomfortable for sure. The only time I have bought a guest is as if the invitation stated my name and partner, and if my partner was not able to come, then i would bring a friend. But i would always make sure I rsvp well in advance so they knew I was bringing a guest.

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I think it's rude to bring someone who wasn't invited with you without asking first. The hosts are likely to have only planned food and such for those they invited, like your friend had.

i never did this. at least there has to be some sort of little respect to the party host. the least courtesy one can do is phone the host if you got an idea of bringing someone. just find every possible way to inform the host. personally i dont this kind of mentality.

ethics wise, NO. i don't think it's proper to bring along a friend or friends to a party wherein you are the only person invited. the host ofcourse plans for the party from scratch. not being rude... but if ever i am the host, i will surely feel bad if the person i invited will bring along her/his friends which i don't know of or i haven't invited to attend. i will be unprepared for those extra people and others might think that i haven't planned the party well. happy myLotting! anne

well if d frd is a real close one than he wouldnt mind, but dat person invites u as a formality only then to he/she may mind u bringing a guest

i think it's ok, if you don't have a spouse or partner to bring along with you. most people don't want to go to a party by themselves. but if it's more than 1 guest then it's better to check with the host first. even if bringing a friend along, i'd usually ask the person who invited me whether i can bring a friend along.

I think it's one thing if it's a boyfriend or girlfriend, especially if your friends who are at the party have never met them. Then it's "hey, is it ok if I bring my boyfriend, then you can all meet him..." Which is much more acceptable than "hey, we're gonna bring some other friends, k?" Hosts need to realize that they can always say no, and saying no doesn't make them a bad person. If you've only planned for 10 people and someone wants to bring 2 more, then you're asking the host to add to their expenses for people that they don't know and may never see again. Especially in the case of a holiday party where gifts are going to be a part of it, it's terribly tacky to want to bring extra people.

I think it is really rude to do so without informing the host. If we are in their place then we understand the problem. I never do it. we should not spoil such organised parties with our uninvited guests. Please think of the host who takes all the effort to please all the guests. We do not have the right to spoil a well planned party by bringing uninvited guests except for a girlfriend or a boyfriend I feel. Be understanding.

I have brought a guest but only when I asked if they could come and never when it was a gathering where presents were involved. That would be rude. I would have explained that there was going to be gifts for invited guests. Or said it was by invitation only. But if it is a party where everyone new each other and my guest was someone everyone new then I would ask if he or she could come along. I had that happen at a dinner party for employees once, every year we would go out to a nice restaurant and have dinner and exchange gifts until one Christmas a couple of employees brought guests and wanted the office to pay for their meals of $32 a plate. They all ordered the biggest steak dinner they had and assummed the office personal was going to pay for it. We saved up pop bottles and cans and put $1 a week into the Christmas fund for the party all year. What made me mad was the 2 that brought guests with them never even placed a dime in the Christmas fund all year but assummed they could still go. We stopped doing it the next year and just brought passing dishes and exchanged gifts at the office. Oh and they worked in the other office across the street at the warehouse. But I would never intrued on a special occassion. hugs

I think it all depends on how formal the party is and the the hosts. Personally, I always feel the more the merrier if I give a party. Even christmas parties...most people that would show up for something like that would not expect gifts and are there just for the fun of the party. But that is just me. I would not bring any extras to a party without first making sure it was ok with the host. If he were preparing food and/or gifts for a certain amount of people, i just wouldn't even consider it.

I think it depends on what type of party and how close of friends you are to the person that invited you. If nothing else I would say allways ask but then again it depends on what type of party. If it was for Christmas I no because of the entire gift thing.

Hey. I dont think its right turning up to a party with others, especially if the invite was for you, it wouldnt be so bad if it were your partner, or if you had called the host of the party to let them know who you were bring along, better still to ask the host, then just turning up and surprising them with a bunch of strangers or a stranger...

if the invitation says you can bring a guest then its ok,if in doubt check with the host of the party first just to be sure

i know a couple of friends do .Bu it alwayes depends on the relation u and your friend has.and also it depends on the accuation.

I think it is rude to do that. Even if you ask the hosting before.