Sorry, my crystal ball is in the shop, we have no idea who mystery guest is, and if mystery guest is bringing a guest or two. Then we have the guest who responded but forgot to put his name on the card – see below. Guys, it’s just a song I was trying to be fun and creative. For the past seven weeks of my life I have been getting texts telling me they would have responded but they can’t think of a song. I mean I even gave them a cute heart stamp!įirst of all, I had the bright idea of being cute and asking my guests to tell us a “song that will get them dancing.” For some guests this was mission impossible. I thought because we are a tad older and because we went the old fashioned route of snail mail RSVPs our guests could manage to RSVP in the seven week timeframe we gave them. I have been stalking my mailbox since early June.īack in June I put my wedding invites in the mail. Whether it’s a wedding, a holiday party or a backyard BBQ, if you’ve been invited you MUST reply, even more so if an RSVP card WITH postage is included with your invite. It does not mean to respond only if you are coming, and it does not mean respond only if you are not coming (the expression “regrets only” is reserved for that instance). ![]() The term RSVP comes from the French phrase, “Respondez, s’il vous plait,” which means “Please respond.” RSVP means to respond to the host whether you can attend or not. It appears that these days the idea of letting your host know you are (or are not) going to attend an event is something people think is “optional.” French fries with your hamburger are optional cheese on your hamburger is optional responding to a friend’s wedding is not. Society needs an etiquette lesson from Peggy Post. Attention everyone: RSVPs are not optional.
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