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Would you over invite or just hope for the best?

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3birthdayparty · 06/08/2024 11:44

My child is turning 3 at the end of August and we’re having his party in September. We have booked a party for up to 20 children. We have invited 23. 8 people have said they’re definitely coming and 3 have said they’re coming but haven’t returned their invitations (I’m making individual food boxes so they needed to be returned with their food choices). 6 people have said that they definitely can’t come. So we have 6 unknown (I have sent messages to 3 of them to ask if they’re coming but I have no contact details for the other 3 but my number is on the invitations so they can contact me).

So at the moment, including my child we have 9-12 people coming but I guess there’s always a chance that they might not all come either as kids get sick/plans change ect. so it’s probably more like 7-10 🤔

What would you do? I’m hoping that no one turns up without telling me as they will have no food 😬

My child has just started going to didikicks and is about to move up a class at gymnastics so there will be more children that I can invite 🤔

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GirlMumGabby · 06/08/2024 12:37

I would assume the 3 you can't contact are not coming. Take some spare bits just incase as it's not the child's fault. If it was me I would say oh no I thought you weren't coming. You were the only one we didn't get a reply from! Oh I think I have some spare food....
Chase the 3 you can contact for a reply. Say you need confirmation for catering. It's so annoying when parents don't bother to respond!

3birthdayparty · 07/08/2024 17:25

GirlMumGabby · 06/08/2024 12:37

I would assume the 3 you can't contact are not coming. Take some spare bits just incase as it's not the child's fault. If it was me I would say oh no I thought you weren't coming. You were the only one we didn't get a reply from! Oh I think I have some spare food....
Chase the 3 you can contact for a reply. Say you need confirmation for catering. It's so annoying when parents don't bother to respond!

That’s what I was thinking but I don’t know what to take as extras as I don’t know if they have allergies 😬

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