Originally Posted by eiltcoq
***requested guests to RSVP by a certain date***
***invited guests who don't RSVP and want to attend? ***
I have ***60 confirmed*** ***thought I would order food for 75,*** .
RSVP means reply either way.
RSVP regrets only means reply only if you're NOT attending.
I'm going on the premis that you put RSVP
You've requested them to reply Yes or No that they're coming.
Why do you think they're going to attend if they didn't reply?
Do you think there are 15 people who will come that didn't reply?
As far as having 'extra' food ordered...I guess it depends on how much the caterer/store provides 'per serving' in the first place. There are one or two area stores that really provide LOTS of food per serving. If you're talking the elderly eating......they don't eat much. Teens and men - yep they EAT.
What are you having and can it be frozen if left over or will you give doggie bags to take home?
If it were me, I'd have to CALL the people who didn't RSVP.
I'd tell them that I didn't get their reply or phone call back and I wanted to make sure they received the invitation in the first place.
By doing this
#1. you'll make sure they got the invitation.
#2. Prevent hard feelings if something happened in the mail and they didn't get the invite.
#3. you'll get an accurate account for food
#4. Bring it out to their attention that THEY SHOULD HAVE RESPONDED either way.
and if I couldn't get in touch with them before the party, I'd really act SURPRISED when they showed up.
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