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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Okay, we've established that I won't be sending out an e-vite for the restaurant portion.  Just the house party portion.

So maybe I'll just send out an email about both, mentioning the getting together for dinner part and then the house party part.  Or would that still be possibly offensive because of the restaurant part?  Honestly, this whole thing doesn't seem like that big a deal to me and I had no idea it would come off this way.  If it weren't for my sister mentioning this to me about possibly being offensive, it would have never occurred to me.  If I received an evite for a group dinner at a restaurant I would assume it was dutch.

I just want to do something special for DH, because this is a big birthday for him (40th) and I want it to be special.  But we don't have enough seating for a potluck dinner at home.  [b]Is a potluck dinner offensive too?  [/b]I just got invited to a birthday potluck 40th by evite, is it offensive that the hostess asked everyone to contribute an entree dish?

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Potlucks are useful for people who don't have much money (students, 20-somethings).  But I can't fathom doing a potluck for a 40th birthday party.  Why would you want your guests to have to provide the food for your event?

Why don't you make or buy some food, and host a buffet at your house?  People can sit wherever; it doesn't have to be a sit-down thing.[/quote]

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