No one responding to my evite

Sxia

Last year, DS didn't have a birthday party because no one could come. (age 2)

This year, we sent out the Evite a month before (only a week ago) and his birthday is April 14. I want to plan a big Muppet themed party, but only my brother and his godparents have responded yes. Everyone else has either not even looked at the evite or looked, but not responded. I know he's only three, but do you think mid April is just a bad time because of spring breaks, etc? Or am I overreacting?

When should I start making phone calls? I'm on a trip away the week before, so I have to prepare things ahead of time. Am I being an obnoxious harpy?

DandelionMom

I usually suck at responding early to those things.  I'd wait until at least April before stressing. 

wildfloweragain

Is there an rsvp date that they missed?  I have never used evite to plan a party.

Heidisean

I personally like a snail mail e-vite. It also reminds me of the party because we put them on the refrigerator until the day. I don't think everyone is on board with evites yet! Can you mail invitations?

Rink08

Heidisean:

I personally like a snail mail e-vite. It also reminds me of the party because we put them on the refrigerator until the day. I don't think everyone is on board with evites yet! Can you mail invitations?

I'm one who sees the evite, plans to check my calendar, then forgets about it. Printed/Snail mail invitations I'll see on a daily basis so it's something that I'll remember. 

It's still early so if you have the ability to, I'd pick up some cheap invites and mail/hand them out.  Either way, I wouldn't worry until close to the RSVP date, if there was one, or closer to the party date.

sparklenshine_89

Rink08:

Heidisean:

I personally like a snail mail e-vite. It also reminds me of the party because we put them on the refrigerator until the day. I don't think everyone is on board with evites yet! Can you mail invitations?

I'm one who sees the evite, plans to check my calendar, then forgets about it. Printed/Snail mail invitations I'll see on a daily basis so it's something that I'll remember. 

It's still early so if you have the ability to, I'd pick up some cheap invites and mail/hand them out.  Either way, I wouldn't worry until close to the RSVP date, if there was one, or closer to the party date.

I wouldn't worry until April. I also forget about e-vites.

Andrewsgal

And this is one of the many reasons I hate evites I also think they are tacky. 

Zenya

I much prefer evites.  I hate paper waste!  Evite sends a reminder automatically so I bet you will get more responses then.

camrude

Ditto Zenya - I prefer Evites too because of the reminder.

I would call/check in with people about a week out from the event. Also, if you noticed that some did not open the Evite at all, I would personally send them a note with the event details. Who knows, it may have gone right to their spam/trash

GingerSB

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GingerSB

Posters really mail out paper invites? I have not received a paper invite for anything other than a wedding in years. 

You should have put an RSVP deadline, otherwise people have until the party date to respond.  

Rebby41

People have gotten really bad about responding. Just sent out paper invites with a specific regrets only date requested, and seriously, half the people invited didn't show or respond. I would follow up with a phone call the day or two after the date you requested a reply by, or maybe drop them an email.

Sxia

Thanks for your advice, ladies.

Everyone from my friends uses Evites now. The only ones I have to make special calls for are my grandmother. (She gets the Evite, but won't open them because she thinks they're a virus.)

I've been mentioning them in public, though.

Thanks again!

jlw2505

Was it just family or did you also include friends?  When is the RSVP date?  I would not do anything until close to the RSVP date and then I would send out a reminder (evite can do that for and you can set the note and how you want it sent, etc).  The only people I would call are those that don't look at it and even then, I would wait until close to the RSVP date.  I am someone who tries to respond within a few days of getting an invite but I know a lot of people wait until the last min or at least closer to the RSVP date.  I know its hard to wait but if you still have a few weeks before you asked people to respond, it would be nagging to do anything already.  If you are already talking to someone and you know they didn't open it. I think its fine to casual ask if they received the evite but if you know they got it - I would not bring it up.  Not everyone checks their email all the time.