Hosting Your Own Events
Congratulations! You want to do a thing with other people. Lucky for you, this group is FULL of other people! Not just any people, but lovely fat ladies and theydies who also hate tables that don’t move and tallboy chairs.
The Fat Babes RI Facebook group was built with the intention of being a community resource. While we plan and host official events, members are not only welcome, but encouraged to plan and host get togethers and outings as well.
Events can be created through Facebook events, and then the privacy can be set to the group – however you will need to add one of the admins (Brittany or Leslie) as a co-host so we can invite the group for you (Facebook only lets admins do this, otherwise you’re limited to only your friends in the group, and thats not the vibe.) This also means that you CANNOT send invites to anyone not in the group.
We ask that member hosted events are NOT PROMOTED OUTSIDE OF OUR FACEBOOK GROUP. We do this to prioritize the safety and privacy of group members. If you would like your event promoted on our website or instagram feed, just ask!
If you have any other questions, or ideas for events, feel free to ask us, or post in the group for feedback from the community.
Event Rules
When hosting an event for this group, we ask that you adhere to the group rules – no MLM parties, no weird fascist political rallies – keep the vibe right.
However as host, you get the be specific about the vibe. When creating an event, please include the following information –
- Can people bring a plus one from outside the group? Specify any desired restrictions if so.
- Does it cost money? Do tickets need to be purchased? Link to wherever is needed.
- What is the substance policy? Be specific, we’re not cops.
- Is the event child friendly? If so, be specific about ages, there is a chasm between infants and tweens that is soul draining.
- If the event is at your private residence, let us know the house rules. Its your castle, queen.
- Whats the parking situation? Some of us (me. I’m some of us) can’t parallel park for shit and like to know if we’re gonna have a WALK.
- Is there a dress code? Let a bitch know if its strict or just suggested – comfy pants are life.
RSVPs and Communication
Lovelies, whoever among us isn’t burnt out and socially anxious as fuck needs to DM me so I can hire you to make all my phone calls.
You know your energy, and it’s ok to be a maybe. We love our maybe babies. HOWEVER – the cardinal rule of Facebook events is that 80% of your yeses will show up and 20% of your maybes, if any. Try your best to let your host know – especially if space is a consideration for the event in question.
Hosts – Keep up with your guests on the event page. Post information and updates as you get them. Create an event chat to keep everyone in touch. Also remember – not everyone uses Facebook Messenger (It’s me. Hi. I’m the problem.) so be sure not to rely exclusively on chat for important updates.
Cancellation and Rain Dates
Shit happens. Sometimes quite literally, human or otherwise. Sometimes we draw the ire of Thor and a day in the park is good for nothing but mud wrasslin’, but the event was NOT promoted as mud wrasslin’.
If you need to cancel OR RESCHEDULE an event, please cancel the Facebook event and post the cancellation to the group, and be sure to reach out to anyone who had RSVP’d to make sure they are aware of the cancellation.
If you are rescheduling, please create a new event with the rescheduled date. We all have busy lives – someone who may not have been able to attend the original date may have availability and we don’t want group members to miss the opportunity to meet and socialize.