/stə'tιstιks/, n. 1 numerical facts, such as those about people, the weather, or business conditions. Statistics are collected and classified systematically. 2 the science of collecting and using such facts.
When we sent out our invitations, I had in mind the idea that there’d be a fairly big response the first week or so afterward, then a lull, then a sudden influx of people responding close to the RSVP date.
Turns out I was pretty wrong. There were a fair few replies straight away, but since then, we’ve had an average of two or three envelopes steadily every day. I’m surprised, and I feel like I’ve learned something important.
Being the organised bloke I am, I took a look through Rachel’s bridal magazines and came up with a list of all the things we’re likely to need to organise, and put them all into a spreadsheet on my computer. After a bit of fiddling round (I’m no Excel expert), I managed to plug in a few little formulae to help keep track of things. It’s thrown out a few funny little numbers I’ve noticed. At the moment, there are only two days until the official RSVP date. So far, we’ve had about 55% of people respond. Belinda said to me, “People don’t RSVP any more.” I didn’t think that was true, but it seems that way. There are still a couple of days to go, though.
The other thing that I’ve really noticed is that at the moment, about one-third of our total budget is going towards the reception.
I’m not really a mathematician, but these little curiosities have been interesting. It’s also been a real help keeping track of the things we need to organise and plan.
Rachel’s dress has arrived, and she’s going for a fitting this week, I believe! She was looking around for shoes to wear to the fitting, but wasn’t able to find anything she fancied. We’ve started to have a little more contact with the reception place, and are getting a little more involved with the finer details of the honeymoon.
What with Christmas approaching (and the humid, summery, Sydney days) the time is going to go really quickly, and then there’ll only be “one month to go” before we know it!
When we sent out our invitations, I had in mind the idea that there’d be a fairly big response the first week or so afterward, then a lull, then a sudden influx of people responding close to the RSVP date.
Turns out I was pretty wrong. There were a fair few replies straight away, but since then, we’ve had an average of two or three envelopes steadily every day. I’m surprised, and I feel like I’ve learned something important.
Being the organised bloke I am, I took a look through Rachel’s bridal magazines and came up with a list of all the things we’re likely to need to organise, and put them all into a spreadsheet on my computer. After a bit of fiddling round (I’m no Excel expert), I managed to plug in a few little formulae to help keep track of things. It’s thrown out a few funny little numbers I’ve noticed. At the moment, there are only two days until the official RSVP date. So far, we’ve had about 55% of people respond. Belinda said to me, “People don’t RSVP any more.” I didn’t think that was true, but it seems that way. There are still a couple of days to go, though.
The other thing that I’ve really noticed is that at the moment, about one-third of our total budget is going towards the reception.
I’m not really a mathematician, but these little curiosities have been interesting. It’s also been a real help keeping track of the things we need to organise and plan.
Rachel’s dress has arrived, and she’s going for a fitting this week, I believe! She was looking around for shoes to wear to the fitting, but wasn’t able to find anything she fancied. We’ve started to have a little more contact with the reception place, and are getting a little more involved with the finer details of the honeymoon.
What with Christmas approaching (and the humid, summery, Sydney days) the time is going to go really quickly, and then there’ll only be “one month to go” before we know it!
Belinda's right!!! Good luck guessing how many folks will actually be there! Hopefully you received our response.....2 from San Diego, heading your way in just a couple weeks. Can't wait friend! Enjoy these next weeks!!!
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