Michelle Singletary: Stop costing people money -- show some RSVP R-E-S-P-E-C-T
(WorldNews Business)

WASHINGTON - Event planners often warn clients about the no-shows. Depending on the event, 10% to 20% of the people who RSVP with a `yes` may not show up to your celebration. I remember that when I was planning my wedding, my grandmother insisted that I invite a neighbor because she didn´t want bad blood on the block. I was already on a tight budget, but I relented and extended an invitation to the older neighbor, whom I didn´t know well. The woman and her husband responded that they would attend the reception. They did not show up. Not only that, they never even offered an explanation for their absence. And they had company. There was an entire table of 10 that was empty because of the...