Well that's interesting

katiewhompus

Evite has an "invitation options" tab and I clicked on it thinking it would be design color or something. Here are the options

ask guests to bring something
poll guests
let guests suggest date/time
request payment from guests
change guest reminders

Generally if I'm inviting someone somewhere I'm not going to ask them to bring something, or request payment. Silly invitation people...

scoetto

I get the asking to bring something & the poll part. But payment?

pirategal03

An organization I was a part of in college used that.  They'd host study group/pizza get-togethers and request everyone who came chip in $5 or so (I don't remember exactly how much) to buy the food/drinks. 

I always declined the invite so I have no idea how the actual payment part worked. 

Knittibell

I don't know how it works for this, but I'll often buy a group of tickets for a concert or an event and then friends pay me back, so maybe something like that... or if the evite was a fundraiser, that'd make sense, too.

katiewhompus

Hmm ok that makes more sense then.

scoetto

I got in-viiiiiiited. I got in-viiiiiiiiited.

ETA: cabbage patch dance

SarahPLiz

We often use it for team potlucks, so we can keep track of who is bringing what. I agree, though, that if I was hosting something, no one would need to pay or bring anything. 

katiewhompus

That was fast Sco Man, I should have totally made it a pot luck...is it too late?

How about I only require knotties to bring food? Is that rude?

scoetto

Email comes to my phone.

As far as the potluck, I don't see a problem with it. Just advertise it as "Oh and if I met you on the internet, then you need to bring a dish to share".

pirategal03

Aaaand also, the website is probably just trying to meet the "needs" of its users.  If the people want a "request payment" option, that's what they want.  Even if it could be rude.  I think we've seen enough "but it's my daaaaaaay" people to know that what's in good taste isn't always what's done. 

katiewhompus

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_snarky-brides_well-thats-interesting?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:17Discussion:dbe2684b-123e-4137-aa8b-9b2f99dfa7a2Post:09c8dc34-efa1-4e11-83ab-cd43098b0304">Re: Well that's interesting</a>:
[QUOTE]Email comes to my phone. As far as the potluck, I don't see a problem with it. Just advertise it as "Oh and if I met you on the internet, then you need to bring a dish to share".
Posted by scoetto[/QUOTE]

I could see it now, I put that in the e-vite and suddenly everyone rsvp's no because they think some wacko is going to poison us all.

I need Kate#'s punch recipe...that was amazing..and Amanda needs to bring her spinach quiche...and Tide's apple pie...

scoetto

I'll bring cupcakes.

katiewhompus

Mmm you bring cupcakes and I'll bring cake balls and we'll have a nice sugar coma I'm also thinking of getting wings from a local pizza place. 100 wings for $50 isn't too bad.

scoetto

Not at all, but check out prices at Costco, too! They make lots of already-prepared party trays.

katiewhompus

Hmm if I add more emails will it resend the whole group or just the new ones? One of them didn't go through but I don't want to spam people...

scoetto

Make the changes now and add more people. I doubt very many have seen it yet.

tidetravel

A couple coworkers threw a retirement party for a friend of ours.  They had it at some fancy restaurant/club, complete with booze and dancing.  I think it was $35-$40 a person.  I didn't go, but I know that they used evite for the invitations, and that there was a payment option.  I guess in a situation like that, it's usedful.

ricksang

I know who I am using for my next invite needs! :P

Knittibell

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_snarky-brides_well-thats-interesting?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:17Discussion:dbe2684b-123e-4137-aa8b-9b2f99dfa7a2Post:9aa4a60d-5e74-48ab-abfe-c13e429264e8">Re: Well that's interesting</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Well that's interesting :<strong> I could see it now, I put that in the e-vite and suddenly everyone rsvp's no because they think some wacko is going to poison us all.</strong> I need Kate#'s punch recipe...that was amazing..and Amanda needs to bring her spinach quiche...and Tide's apple pie...
Posted by katiewhompus[/QUOTE]

LMAO!

[Deleted User]

I got one of the request payment evites a couple of months ago. One of my friends was turning 30 and she rented out a banquet area at our ballpark for one of the games. It was something like $1500, so she asked that each guest pay $50 (or $75 per couple). There was a link in the evite that would take you to pay pal.

I adore this girl, but I RSVPd no out of principle.