- Jul 19, 2001
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Grrr.... So, as many of you know, I'm getting married this weekend.... Roughly 100 people at a decent amount of money per person, paid for mainly by my fiancee and I.
RSVP cards were due on March 1st.
We had the final meeting with the caterer yesterday morning, we needed the final count, the seating chart, etc.. We also had to pay the caterer based on the final count, they charge per person...
So anyway, yesterday afternoon, i'm talking with a friend of mine online (who RSVP'ed for him and his GF) and i ask if his girlfriend is flying it. Well, he tells me then that she can't come, even though he sent in his RSVP for two well over a month ago... He also implied that he himself didn't know if he was sure if he was coming... 1 down
Then today, i get a call from a family member who couldn't find a flight to town for a good price, so they can't come either, even though they sent in their RSVP that they were coming. 2 more down
Finally, another family member calls my mom to tell her that she can't come, and neither will her husband because she isn't feeling well, even though the wedding is 3 days away and they weren't coming into town until the day of... 2 more down...
That makes 5 people who we've paid for, but now aren't coming. The caterer doesn't do any refunds once the final count is in.
I know I know, in the grand scheme of the whole wedding, 5 people is nothing, but still, its rude this late in the game. We spent quite a bit of time mapping out where to sit people, getting hotel rooms, paying for crap... etc...
Just a heads up to those of you who have never thrown a party like this before, if you RSVP to an event, try your best to actually go, cause it sucks knowing how hard we worked to get this all together, only to find out that we just wasted a few hundred dollars for no reason at all...
RSVP cards were due on March 1st.
We had the final meeting with the caterer yesterday morning, we needed the final count, the seating chart, etc.. We also had to pay the caterer based on the final count, they charge per person...
So anyway, yesterday afternoon, i'm talking with a friend of mine online (who RSVP'ed for him and his GF) and i ask if his girlfriend is flying it. Well, he tells me then that she can't come, even though he sent in his RSVP for two well over a month ago... He also implied that he himself didn't know if he was sure if he was coming... 1 down
Then today, i get a call from a family member who couldn't find a flight to town for a good price, so they can't come either, even though they sent in their RSVP that they were coming. 2 more down
Finally, another family member calls my mom to tell her that she can't come, and neither will her husband because she isn't feeling well, even though the wedding is 3 days away and they weren't coming into town until the day of... 2 more down...
That makes 5 people who we've paid for, but now aren't coming. The caterer doesn't do any refunds once the final count is in.
I know I know, in the grand scheme of the whole wedding, 5 people is nothing, but still, its rude this late in the game. We spent quite a bit of time mapping out where to sit people, getting hotel rooms, paying for crap... etc...
Just a heads up to those of you who have never thrown a party like this before, if you RSVP to an event, try your best to actually go, cause it sucks knowing how hard we worked to get this all together, only to find out that we just wasted a few hundred dollars for no reason at all...
:beer:
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