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I would like to add though - getting people to RSVP in a timely manner is an impossible task. I've even resorted to facebook (electronic is so much easier, and Facebook reminds you the event is approaching) and put strict warnings that if they do not RSVP, they can't come. If the deadline is approaching, i specifically ask people. No matter what I do, I always have someone show up that didn't RSVP and a few last minute cancellations. At least it tends to even out. But, it does bother me that people don't realize how much effort and money goes into a dinner party. Yes, I enjoy hosting, but I would enjoy hosting a lot more if I knew how many people I had to cook for. Since my apartment is very small, it also requires a lot of effort to move around furniture and get folding chairs so that all my friends can fit. Usually if there is a shortage of chairs, I'm the one left standing.


In Danger of Extinction: The Dinner Party The New York Times
12/3/12 11:41 AM

I host a big dinner party every year (for about 20) before our graduate school version of prom. It's a lot of work, but I love hosting. At first its difficult to get my friends to agree to come (I force them to dress up in cocktail attire even if they are not attending the later events), but by the end everyone at the table seems engaged in an interesting conversation, laughing and having a great time. I'm looking forward to having some smaller dinner parties and continuing the tradition once I graduate and have a home of my own.


In Danger of Extinction: The Dinner Party The New York Times
12/3/12 11:37 AM