Birthday Invite Etiquette Question

[lilbunnygirl]

Okay, so we are having Cash's birthday at a big arcade with a snack bar in it. We're paying for a party of 10 kids, which includes 10 tokens per kid, a drink, pizza slice/hot dog/hamburger for each, ice cream & a Thomas cake.

Now some of the 9 kids we are inviting have siblings who are old enough to eat "real" food but not old enough to be in school on a friday when the party is. I am more than happy for those kids to come as well, but obviously their food & drink aren't going to be paid for. Is it totally tacky to write on the invitation something like "Siblings are welcome, lunch for them and parents will be available to purchase at the snack bar" or something? I don't want anyone to not come because they can't only bring one of their two kids, but I also don't want people to come expecting pizza & hot dogs for everyone. What do y'all think?

[Heather]

Hmmm, I'm not sure what the 'correct' way to handle this would be. I personally wouldn't expect to be able to bring more than the invited guest and it be paid for, but I do think it's probably a good idea to make that known. So I think it sounds fine to state something like that in the invite.

[Farah]

I think that it should be mentioned somewhere. How many extras are coming?

[emilade]

Whenever there's a party like that around here (at a pizza place, restaurant, arcade, etc.) I always assume we're paying unless otherwise stated. But I'm guessing not everyone works that way. I'd just add a little "disclaimer" to the invite, to avoid upsetting anyone who planned to show up expecting lunch to be provided for them all.

[Jojo]

I wouldn't know how to say it but it's worth mentioning!

[Bootysaurus]

I'd say, "No mooches allowed. This invite is good for ONE person. Everyone else has to buy their own shet."

That's classy AND informative :thumb:


:hehe:

I think what you have is great. ;)

[AddiesMomma]

I like Tes' version best, but yours works too. :hehe:

I had a similar issue. We paid for the kids portion but then didn't know if we should order pizzas for the adults (since it was mostly adults) or just let them get their own. We ended up ordering a few pizzas in the end and people who didn't want pizza bought their own dinner.

[Dani]

I don't think it's tacky at all! I even like how you worded it. :thumb: