It may just be me having a bit of a stress head (h2b certainly thinks I am getting too stressed over this) but, we sent out invitations with RSVP cards and put a stamp on all of them! And yet, people don't seem to understand the concept of actually replying! I mean, we have a deadline of next month (and about 1/3 of the replies!) - but they have had the invites for almost 2 months now!
Most of the people who haven't replied are family, and the response we get is 'Well, you know we're coming.' OK, I'll give you the assumption that you would be coming, BUT I want something physical to be sure! You know? That little card that was in the invitation? The one with the stamp on it? The one with the tick box to say if you are coming or not? Could you maybe fill it in and send it back (no cost for you, we have provided the stamp!)? Because well, I am trying to coordinate 120 odd people here, and that little card actually means quite a lot to my levels of stress! Every card takes me stress-o-meter down a tiny notch!
Is it just me that thinks a verbal 'you know we will be there' is NOT the same as the written 'yes we will attend, as a family of 4'? Because (let's take one family as an example!) when you say you will attend, is that you and your wife? Or you, wife, one kid (16 years old)? Or you, wife and 2 kids (16 years old and 20 years old)? Because, that really makes a difference!
I guess, I just want timely, written replies! Please? Pretty please? I'll even put a cherry on top! Is that too much to ask?!?
(Oh and ringing the fmil to respond, does not count - we put OUR numbers on the invitation for a reason - we are co-ordinating, we are paying, we want to know! And fmil is a bit last-minute, and I fear she will tell us the day before that xyz said they were coming, but she forgot to pass the message on!)
