RSVP

Biftu · ‎02-05-2011

I am hosting a special birthday for a special friend. Invitations went out with a requested RSVP date by October 1st. The restaurant needs a final count with my menu choices the first week of October. There are those who have not yet responded who I expected would attend.

Should I send out a reminder by the end of the month, or should I just assume they will not be attending?

sunshine45 · ‎03-09-2010

they still have about three weeks to respond....that is a lot of time.

i would probably send out an email on the 30th as a follow up.

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Tori3569 · ‎06-27-2010

I'd send a reminder around 9/21 but would call or text anyone I hadn't heard from by the 28th. Some people are just weird with RSVPs--they either ignore the date or assume you'd know what they're doing. I learned that very quickly with my wedding.

haddon9 · ‎03-09-2010

I have an invite to a baby shower Oct 4. The RSVP is for Sept 21 and you just reminded me that I need to give them a call.

I think that I you don't hear then I would send out an email but if the RSVP is not for a few weeks give them a chance to respond.

Love my grandkids · ‎11-24-2013

@Biftu I would text or email BEFORE the end of the month. I'd say around the 21st . Let them know that RSVP means RSVP.

Janey2 · ‎06-07-2010

@ @Biftu You wrote they have until Oct. 1 to RSVP. You should have made the RSVP a week before if you have to let the venue know the first week in Oct. Why assume they are not attending if they have until Oct. 1?

beach-mom · ‎03-09-2010

@Biftu - I too would send out a gentle reminder around the 23rd or 24th. You could say something like you just want to remind them because the restaurant needs a count. If you don't hear back then I would count them out.

LizzieInSRQ · ‎12-27-2010

If you dont hear from them by the date you gave them, Oct 1, count them out. Its really that simple.

Carolina925 · ‎03-09-2010

Apparently there is a whole big chunk of people who do not know what RSVP means. I just had a friend who was planning a very large and expensive formal wedding for her daughter. She was going crazy not receiving RSVPs from her invitees. I understand that there may be some who may not know if, because of certain circumstances, they will be able to attend, but just gaffing it off completely is very rude. Not sure if a follow-up email would work in these cases but guess it would be worth a try.