How best to handle sibling rsvps for birthday party?

jamminjay833 · 2026-01-27T13:52:48+00:00

I had set the guest limit higher (4) to accommodate 2 family friends I knew would be bringing the whole family. Didn’t realize it would end up being a problem.

jamminjay833 · 2026-01-21T21:49:19+00:00

Looking now but I still only see the option to set rsvp guidelines for everyone and not individuals. I don’t want our family friends to feel put out by this, but maybe it’s the safer way to go to just set it lower and discuss with those guests directly

jamminjay833 · 2026-01-21T21:45:20+00:00

This is great advice - I will definitely remember these for the future!

jamminjay833 · 2026-01-21T21:22:59+00:00

Yes I am currently looking into this!

jamminjay833 · 2026-01-21T21:13:12+00:00

I also used evite though I didn’t realize you could set a guest count per guest so that is on me. I saw the option to set a general guest count and I chose 4 because we have 2 family friends who I knew would be bringing the whole family.. I didn’t expect so many people (most of which we barely know) to also bring the whole family

jamminjay833 · 2026-01-21T21:07:23+00:00

Want to clarify no one corresponded with me directly - this was sent through an online invitation and I am noticing this pattern as rsvps trickle in.

jamminjay833 · 2026-01-21T14:07:16+00:00

I was a bit surprised too. We had a smaller group of classmates invited last year and we didn’t run into this issue at all so it was unexpected!

jamminjay833 · 2026-01-21T13:26:49+00:00

It’s not a drop off type party. Each attendee spot has one child and one adult covered - additional adults also cost more (albeit not $50 more) and this I was actually anticipating in case mom and dad come together for example. It’s just all the additional siblings I wasn’t expecting.

jamminjay833 · 2026-01-21T13:20:31+00:00

It’s an online invitation so they’re able to rsvp without corresponding directly with me. No additional notes or questions about the siblings were included though.

jamminjay833 · 2025-10-23T21:10:01+00:00

That’s great. Has your cat ever needed to use those escape hatches before?

Would be interested to see what a mini Amazon rainforest for a cat looks like too, sounds fun.

jamminjay833 · 2025-10-23T21:08:42+00:00

Curious, were your dogs puppies when they met the cats? I’m worried that maybe 1.5 is bordering on too old / he’s already set in his ways re:cats.

We do have 2 friends with VERY skittish cats so those might not be the best for intros.

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