My friend sent out her invitations over a month in advance. So you'd think that all the responses would have been sent in a reasonable time frame. Apparently, parents tried to RSVP via text message. My friend doesn't have texting purposely because of how it is misused as a source of communication. When the parents were informed that she does not have texting, they were shocked. As if to ask, " Who doesn't have texting?" I counter that question with another. "Who texts an RSVP?"
Anyway, her daughter's party went off without a hitch except for a few parents who RSVP the day of. However, it got me thinking, has old fashioned event planning taken a backseat to "the text generation." Will people be texting confirmations to weddings? Will funerals have invite lists on Facebook? If so, will they be "closed" or "public" events? I'm sure I am going to extremes, but once we let seemingly little things like texting an RSVP become common place , it will only be a matter of time before it leads to much larger faux pas.
As far as I can tell, technology will continue to advance, which is good. How we treat these advancements are on us. No matter how advanced we become, some things are never out of date.
Hm I'm of two minds. On one hand, everyone should rsvp regardless. I would be happy to let a parent explain to their child they wont be getting a loot bag at the party because mommy couldn't be bothered to let the host know they were coming.
ReplyDeleteOn the other hand...status quo rules the day. If 99% of people text...and someone chooses not to - they can't really expect everyone else to change. My parents don't have text or email and yet they wonder why they aren't in the loop when it comes to my life. I keep telling them THEY choose to be disconnected. They can't expect me to make a special phone call to tell them every little thing when I can simply email everyone else. When it's convenient for me and when I have time...is 6am. No one wants a call at that time.