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Article: Any way to get guests to RSVP?
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- Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
- Article date:
- April 18, 2008
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Dear Martha: Do you have any suggestions for encouraging people
to RSVP?
Answer: It's unfortunate that people need encouragement at all,
but rules of etiquette can only be observed, not enforced. It's
perfectly acceptable, however, to follow up your invitation with a
phone call once the RSVP date has passed. To keep the conversation
pleasant, you might simply say you wanted to be sure the invitation
didn't get lost in the mail.
Another option is to make the RSVP for regrets only, which means
only those invitees who can't attend will need to reply. This may
result in a slightly less accurate guest count, but it will save you
the aggravation of having to chase after replies. Other than that, ...