R.S.V.P. stands for a French phrase, "répondez, s'il vous plaît," which means "please reply." The person sending the invitation would like you to tell him or her whether you accept or decline the invitation. That is, will you be coming to the event or not? Etiquette rules followed in most Western cultures require that if you receive a formal, written invitation, you should reply promptly, perhaps that same day. For hosts who are planning a dinner party, a wedding or a reception, this is important from a practical point of view, because they need to know how many people to count on and how much food and drink to buy. More important, though, is the simple courtesy of responding to someone who was nice enough to invite you, even if it is to say that you regret that you will not be able to attend. (From: http://people.howstuffworks.com/question450.htm)
Ok so I don't get it. We gave out Catherine's Birthday party invitation back on November 5th) Since then I have had 2 people, yes only 2 people RSVP. That is 2 out of 12 that have been invited. The rule is you are suppose to RSVP saying "yes or no" to if you are attending the function. So do I assume those who have not RSVPed are not attending? Or do I assume they are lazy (yes I think it is being lazy) and just not being respectful enough to make a 1 minute phone call.
So last night I went out and bought all the stuff for party. The hard part is how much do you buy??? I mean we are doing crafts at this party and how much supplies to I purchase??? So I bought enough for the entire group and am keeping my receipts so I can return what we don't use.
Why can't people just be polite and RSVP....who knows. Probably the same reason people don't send Thank you notes anymore. Oh well Catherine has her Thank you notes ready to write and put in the mail for after her party. At least my girl knows what it means to be polite.
We need to get back to the point of teaching young people to be have respect and manners. Something people use to always have!
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