The past few weeks have been trying. Please don't make things worse for everyone. Here are some tips -
1. When you receive a card that says 'RSVP' and states a date, there IS a reason why that specific date was put down.
2. It is rude to question why the date is earlier than, say, 1 week before the event. Remember, you are not the one throwing the party, hence you may not know that there are others aspects involved in the planning to which an early confirmation of attendance is essential.
3. When someone sends you a reminder that the date to respond by is approaching/has lapsed, please have the decency to at least acknowledge that you have received the reminder and if you are still unable to provide an answer, you should formulate a DECENT excuse, rather than completely ignore it. This will not score you any brownie points when the host FINALLY tracks you down. Especially if you, in your reply, say that you actually saw that e-mail.
4. Building on Point 3, you should not be checking your schedule ONLY when the deadline has already arrived/passed. Invitations are sent to you early for a reason, so that you can get all your affairs in order beforehand to respond in a timely fashion.
And in closing, I hope that you get your act together in time after all this babying so that you don't think it is a brilliant idea to call the bride and/or groom on the day of the event to ask for directions/instructions/details. You do know that most likely we will not be picking up the phone so, GOOD LUCK.
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