We will be celebrating my son's seventh birthday in about a month, and we have already reserved a party package at a local family entertainment complex; they will take care of almost everything. In the pass we have invited people and they have not come. This time I have already payed for a package with a limited number of attendees, so I'd like to be very selective. I would hate to invite a child over another for them not to come. So I have three questions?
Would it be ok to call the parents before I send the invitation/passes to find out whether their child would be able to attend?
If ok, how early in advance should I call?
How early should I sent the child invitations/passes?
2007-11-02 15:55:33 · 9 answers · asked by sppab_635 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
you can't control others, there are bound to be no-shows.
i think it's a good idea to call the parents in advance to ask if their child can commit. (don't ask if they can "go" - ask for a solid commitment). Ask for notification in advance if there's a problem so you can invite someone else. check in a few days before and remind them. it takes management on your part. i think for a 7 yr-old birthday party, 3 weeks in advance is when you should call. you should send invitations but not the passes. you should keep the passes youself and distribute them when the people arrive - or have them left at the door so that if someone backs out you can invite someone else. send the invitations 2 or 2-1/2 weeks in advance. ask for an rsvp. put on there if you do not rsvp by a certain time, you will not be able to come - there are a limited number of spots. still there will be problems and misunderstandings - that is the nature of the type of event you are doing. you would not have this problem so much if it was an at-home party or at-the-park picnic.
2007-11-02 16:02:19 · answer #1 · answered by Sufi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Create an A list and a B list. Send out the invites (without the location) to the A list asap and ask for an RSVP in 10 days. Give passes only to the families who rsvp by the 10th day.
Call whoever does not RSVP the 11th day. Send a invitation out from the B list for each person who isn't coming. Ask for an rsvp in one week. Hand deliver or mail those who RSVP.
2007-11-02 16:18:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Or.......
A month or three weeks before the date, send out invites with a "RSVP by" date, two weeks before the event. The day after the RSVP date call any parents that have not responded and ask if their child will attend or not. They've had two weeks to check for any conflicts and you still have enough time to give the party place a firm number.
2007-11-02 16:13:30 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You tell the certainty. You hadn't incredibly theory approximately it, yet now you realize that it is going to likely be a topic, and you're very sorry for the inconvenience. there is not any longer something incorrect with having events a month after the birthday, so as this is a nonsensical reason to maintain your baby from attending. And next time, once you get an invitation, look at your calendar and make a selection. each and every of the main suitable.
2016-11-10 02:57:59 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you would like to call, only call the skeptical ones. I'd call about 3 weeks before hand, to give them plenty of notice.
Send out invitations the day after you call. Or that Monday. Make sure there is an RSVP on the thing, and your phone number so you can keep track.
Good luck.
2007-11-02 19:07:52 · answer #5 · answered by Skyleigh's Mom :)™ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
4 to 5 weeks in advance to call and ask. Once you get all their answers you can start sending out the invites.
2007-11-03 04:40:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you could go holly wood and do an a b and c list do one invite get your replies keeping your list in front of you and go to the next group and last but not least call the c group you can be very direct and say we have limited guests so I need an accurate count be polite but be direct the people who are put off are people who don't appreciate how hard it is to make an occasion special
2007-11-02 16:52:03 · answer #7 · answered by swymanpsychic 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would ask them to RSVP by a certina date and if they don't, say right on the invite that you'll assume they are not coming. These days people are so self-absorbed you have to be blunt.
2007-11-02 17:47:36 · answer #8 · answered by paperpenandtea 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1) send the now ( doa random draw)
2) have them RSVP
3) when one decines, invite another
4) if parents coment - just say - we did a random draw - most wil completely understand
2007-11-02 17:05:58 · answer #9 · answered by Marysia 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋