Hi all, I will be inviting about 3-7 to my boyfriend’s graduation dinner at a restaurant. He’s graduating with his masters in a couple weeks and I want to get his closest friends together and just celebrate him.
I have only been to one similar event and it was a birthday dinner (my partner and I paid for ours and the birthday girls dinner) the rest paid for their own. I obviously expected to pay for us but nothing was ever said, so my fear is I will be stuck with the bill.
I haven’t started inviting people yet, I want to get this figured out before approaching them lol. What's the best way to graciously invite people while also making it clear they are expected to pay.
Or is it kind of expected that if I am inviting them to this celebration dinner that I will pay for it? If that’s the case please lmk so I can plan because I am open to paying for it if it means my partner gets to hang out and celebrate his achievements! Thank you!!