""If you're meeting at a restaurant and the [reservation] is at 8pm, you have to be there five minutes before that, but if the party is in someone's home, I think you should be fashionably 10 minutes late," says etiquette consultant Patricia Maybury (theetiquettesuite.ie). Any earlier, and your host may still be frantically finishing their make-up or chopping up lemon slices."
"Any earlier, and your host may still be frantically finishing their make-up or chopping up lemon slices."
Arrive five minutes early for restaurant reservations to honor the booking and ensure seating. For private home parties, aim to arrive about ten minutes late to allow hosts time to finish last-minute preparations. Early arrival at a private home can find the host still completing make-up or final food prep, which can cause stress. Being slightly late to a domestic gathering respects the host's timeline, while punctuality at commercial venues maintains the schedule and consideration for other guests. This timing balance minimizes awkwardness and eases the host through busy holiday preparations.
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