RSVP
I don’t think people understand what RSVP means.
Seriously.
Since I have lived in Kansas (that’s four years for those of you playing along at home), I have thrown a handful of parties, most of which included evites. Because it’s 2000 and effing 8 and I don’t do stamps and post offices.
Evite is great. You create your little invitation, email it to everyone and people RSVP.
Let me stop here to explain this little concept called RSVP. It’s French and it means “respond please, bitches.”
Evite makes it even easier because you just have to check a box. You have three options - yes, no and maybe. It’s not hard. It’s not rocket science. You. Check. A. Box.
However, this concept seems to escape a solid 60% of the people who have been invited to my various shindigs. Honestly, it’s ok to say no.
What’s not ok, however, is to not respond at all. How can I account for you if you don’t respond? It’s also not ok to wait until the day before or the day of to respond when you had well over a month to do it.
Is it just that we’ve become so casual that RSVPing isn’t a big deal anymore?
If someone is taking the time to plan an event, isn’t it worth you taking two seconds to check a box?
