Hi Karen,
Hope you are well!
If you want to collect the guests names along with the primary at the time of registration and if the primary doesn't have the names, they can add dummy names at the time of registration for the guests and later they can modify the registration and update the names.
Another option is for the guest widget, you can select the drop down choice instead of the button choice. The drop down choice will give them to select the number of guests they are bringing and will not ask for their names or email addresses.
When they move to the items page, it will just show the guests as 'Guest 1, Guest 2, Guest 3..'. The invitee can select the sessions for the guests and register as they would normally register.
You can also refer to the following article for your reference :
Using Guest Registration == LINK : : https://support.cvent.com/s/communityarticle/Using-Guest-Registration
I hope this helps. Please let us know if you have any further questions.
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Raashi Semwal Khati
Senior Quality Analyst
Cvent
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