5th Birthday Party RSVP

[florenceandthemutt]

My daughter is having a birthday party. She wanted to invite the whole class so I put the invite on the class WhatsApp chat. I also sent in paper copies. So far I have received just two responses.

I am feeling a bit sad for DD as when other parents put the invites on WhatsApp there were lots of replies.

I did put a RSVP date on the invite, but am I just organised as when DD receives an invite to a party I reply more or less straight away.

Is it on a tricky date or time or at a venue further away than usual? Recent invite on class WhatsApp at the time of the coronation got slower uptake. Also those on holiday weekends.

whatsapp "hi, just a quick reminder if you could please RSVP to DD's party invite so I can finalise numbers. I really need to know by tomorrow evening or I'll assume you're not coming, hope you can make it! Florenceandthemutt"

Has the RSVP date now passed? I’d put a reminder in the WhatsApp group

What is the RSVP date?

Is the party over half term ? (would be a rookie error in my view)

If party is after half term then may be falling into the 'deal with this after half term' box.

Send reminders via the WhatsApp group. People are rubbish, I've had to near stalk the other parents to get them to rsvp and then I still had people who rsvpd not come and others who hadn't RSVPd show up

Wait until the RSVP date and then message all the non responders individually. I did this and ended up with loads of yes’s. It won’t be to do with your dd, so don’t worry about that. I have a couple in my kitchen I need to respond to but I just haven’t got round to it yet, it’s nothing personal.

Remind individually rather than via the WhatsApp group I meant to say. Messages are more easily ignored/forgotten in a WhatsApp group.

Generally at that age I found there was no correlation at all as to who did and didn't RSVP and who did and didn't turn up. Then those that did turn up often came with non invited siblings in tow as well. Dont worry people will come to her party you may have no idea who until they actually show up but people will come. Individual chasing is definitely the way to go though rather than another group message.

Has the rsvp date passed?

Just when my kids were young, I was divorced and had to coordinate with their very disorganised dad as to whose weekend it was, and if he was available to take them to a party or if he had other plans for example. So I couldn't rsvp quickly.

Maybe I am just getting old but I find it so bloody rude that people think it is acceptable to not rsvp! I cannot remember ever having to chase up invitation invites and it was never a thing that siblings would come along.

@Backtonormalatlast given it is electronic replying I agree with you. Unfortunately this is not unusual.

People often chased me when it wasn't my decision. It was my ex's. They didn't chase him, just me - even when I said you'll have to take it up with ex.

It is rude not to reply by rsvp date.
It isn't entirely clear yet whether the rsvp date has passed or not.