This week, we talk about how to communicate information with guests before a party you're hosting, answering this question:
"My wife and I recently moved. About a month after moving, we invited our neighbors over for a get-to-know-your neighbor potluck and only one person RSVP'd enthusiastically. We'll call him Nick. About 48 hours before the event, we emailed Nick and told him he was the only person who indicated they'd be in attendance. We told Nick we'd be happy to have him and that we wanted to let him know the group would be small so he wouldn't bring a side dish to feed a big group of people. On the night of the event, Nick appeared not to have received our email and was surprised at the low turnout and indicated he felt awkward about the situation, as did we."
"Is there a better way to have handled this? We certainly didn't want to un-invite him, nor did we want to nag by sending a slew of, 'Did you get our message?' emails to him. We are moving again soon ... and don't want to repeat this in our new neighborhood."
