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RSVP Card Wording - Dinner Selection

Pancakes, on July 29, 2014 at 11:56 AM Posted in Etiquette and Advice 0 9

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We are having family style dining ($50/adult) so they do not need to select an entree. Kids aged 6-12 can have the adult meal for $25 or a kid’s meal (chicken tenders, fries) for $10. Kid’s under 5 are free if they are not eating or same as above if they are eating. How on earth do I word that for invites? Do I just make the executive decision and pick for them? Do I leave it off the invite and call each person individually to ask them (this isn’t so bad because it’s only 30 kids total)? Or do I list them all like this:

___ Adult meal

___ Child under 12 - Adult Meal

___ Child under 12 - Child Meal

Please help. I’m lost! I don’t want us to pay $50 for a child who doesn’t eat. I don’t mind paying the $10 for them, though. I just don’t want it to sound odd.

Thanks!

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Latest activity by Miss S., on July 29, 2014 at 1:20 PM

Master May 2014
LB · on July 29, 2014 at 12:00 PM
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This would confuse the daylights out of me. Give the kids a kids meal and be done with it.

My MOH told me her kid (who I adore) was a "food snob" and that I should consider providing an adult meal. I was like, "Nooo...for one night, our little food snob can suck it up." She did. And she lived.
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Master January 2015
Mrs.Matthews · on July 29, 2014 at 12:06 PM
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I would give them kids meals. Whatever I am cheap, and they won't even know it was an option.
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Master October 2015
Pancakes · on July 29, 2014 at 12:21 PM
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Okay. I feel like chicken tenders for anyone over 8 is strange, but it is family style dining so they can eat some adult food if they choose. So we will just designate all children as kid's meal.

Do we give two options, then?
___ Adults Attending
___ Children Attending (do I mention the age? If I had a child I wouldn't know the age cutoff for a "child")

Or just say:
___ Attending
And we figure out ourselves if they have kids under 12?
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VIP September 2014
Lisa · on July 29, 2014 at 1:03 PM
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Well each child will be on the invitation right? Don't you know how old the kids are that you're inviting?
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VIP August 2014
Anonymous · on July 29, 2014 at 1:08 PM
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How many kids do you have coming? If I were you I would put just number of guests attending and then if someone RSVPs with their kids contact them and see if they want the kids meal or the regular meal.
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Master October 2015
Pancakes · on July 29, 2014 at 1:12 PM
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My Fiance's family does not speak much - they only talk to them on major holidays and weddings. They are all spread in different states. So I'm not sure if their kids are over 12, just at, or just below. I don't even know the ages of my siblings, so I don't find it strange that he doesn't know the exact ages of his cousins. If you don't see them every day, you forget. And even though I see my siblings a lot, I don't really know how old they are. I know about how old, but just exact. I definitely don't want to be giving a 14 year old chicken fingers, though!
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Super September 2014
KR · on July 29, 2014 at 1:14 PM
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Agree, I'd just have all children under 12 get a child meal
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VIP August 2014
Milwaukee_Bride · on July 29, 2014 at 1:19 PM
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Maybe word it like this

__Adults attending
__Children Attending (Under 12)
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Master August 2014
Miss S. · on July 29, 2014 at 1:20 PM
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Make it a cut off at age 12.

____ adult meal
____ Kid's meal (under 12)

And then everyone that is under 12 gets the $10 meal. All other kids above 12 would be marked as an adult.
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