But I Have Thought About It

I hate non-communicated event no-shows. The crap is rude. And nothing is worse than when you make reservations for them still have to pay for them. Once I had reserved a table for 6 for my birthday. 4 of us showed up but we were charged gratuity for 6. And it was clearly in the restaurant terms and agreement. And I asked the attendees the day before and I got a yes from everyone. There was never an apology or even an "Oh, we forgot.", for not making the event. But there was visible interaction with the pictures posted on social media.

*sigh*

I haven't invited them to anything since. Matter of fact, I think most people have one time not to come to an event I'm hosting & not communicate and I no longer consider them as people I want to have at any celebrations I host. And yes, that is one of the reasons why you see the same faces in my pictures. I like reliability & communication.

Then this precious couple's story came across my newsfeed, Read about them HERE.

I think the fact that the couple checked 4 times before booking the island wedding and the 8 said they would be attending makes me side with the couple the most. It’s very bad etiquette to RSVP and just not show up without any communication. The couple, parents, or whoever is paying has to pay for your dinner because you're a head that is counted.

In some of the comments, people are using the Covid-19 pandemic in their reasoning to call the couple petty. But these types of things happened before the year 2020. And it's about time we stopped making excuses for rude behavior. People don't stick to their word anymore. And they're not being held accountable for it. I want to good for the newlyweds for sending that invoice.

I think this is only an issue or a discussed debate because no one has done it before to the masses' knowledge. This couple sent fake invoices, but one day somebody will send real ones. I doubt I will have a large wedding celebration that will require strict RSVPs (Just one for an estimated headcount with a promise of Absolute punctuality & Being in the moment aka No Cameras & Going Live). But if I do, accountability will be held. I probably let my guests know there is 72 hours fail to show notice in the fine print on the invitation with the No jeans sweatpants, or sports attire dress code on there.

So, what is your opinion on this topic? Leave them in the comments of the blog post or on the social media site you see this one. All non-hateful, respectful, civil remarks are welcomed.

As Always Talking to You in Adult Terms!