Advice from “Ask Zadie” of the Wedding Chronicle
Répondez s’il vous plaît. It sounds lovely in French, doesn’t it? Lovely, but at the same time serious. On an invitation it politely requests a gracious response. We can all agree the hosts deserve the kindness of a reply-whether or not you will attend. They need to know how much food and liquor to order; how many tables and cloths to request; how many chairs will be required to seat the bottoms of tired, hungry guests. When only a few reply and many arrive, the numbers slide out of sync; although many positive replies and few guests can be just as annoying.
How about letting someone know if you will attend WEN? And after you respond, making a serious attempt to attend is greatly appreciated. Then, as they say in New Orleans…Laissez les bon temps rouler!!
Your Mannered Friend, Zadie
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