1. I DON'T DRINK OR I DON'T LIKE WINE, BUT I LIKE MAKING NEW FRIENDS. CAN I STILL JOIN? HELL YEAH! A NUMBER OF OUR MEMBERS PREFER WATER OVER WINE. JUST BRING YOUR HOST A BOTTLE AND ENJOY THE COMPANY. 2. THERE ARE 150 PEOPLE IN MY WINEWIVES CHAPTER. IF I HOST A WINE CLUB, DO I HAVE TO INVITE EVERYONE? THE HOST CHOOSES THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF GUESTS AND WE LIMIT THE RSVP'S TO THAT NUMBER. WE RECOMMEND INVITING 20-30 ATLEAST, BUT YOU'RE THE HOST. YOU TELL US WHAT YOU WANT! YOU CAN HAVE IT YOUR WAY! 3. WHAT HAPPENS IF I RSVP, BUT THE DAY OF SOMETHING COMES UP? WE KNOW LIFE HAPPENS! IF YOU RSVP AND ARE A NO SHOW MORE THAN 3 TIMES, YOU WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE GROUP. SINCE THE NUMBER OF ATTENDEES ARE OFTEN LIMITED, IT IS NOT FAIR TO OTHER WINEWIVES IF YOU ARE CONSTANTLY A NO SHOW. YOU ARE NOT EXPECTED TO MAKE EVERY EVENT. BE POLITE AND NOTIFY THE HOST IF PLANS CHANGE. 4. HOW DO I JOIN? GO TO THE SHOP TAB AND CHOOSE YOUR MEMBERSHIP! WE WILL DO THE REST. 5. HOW DO I SIGN UP TO HOST? EVERY Dec/Jan, WE WILL REVEAL THE THEMES FOR THE YEAR. THEN WE RELEASE THE SIGN UP FOR HOSTS. WE LIKE TO HAVE ONE EVENT A MONTH, BUT SOMETIMES WE HAVE ENOUGH INTEREST TO HAVE TWO. THE HOST CHOOSES THE DATE AT LEAST 30 DAYS IN ADVANCE AND THE NUMBER OF ATTENDEES. DON'T FEEL UP TO HOSTING ALONE? CO-HOST WITH A PAL! EACH MONTH WE WILL RELEASE A NEWSLETTER AND A PODCAST WITH HOSTING TIPS AND IDEAS FOR THE NEXT MONT'S THEME. 6. I SIGNED UP TO HOST! WHAT DO I DO NOW? CHOOSE THE DATE THAT WORKS FOR YOU FOR THAT MONTH AND SEND US YOU MAXIMUM GUEST COUNT! CHOOSE YOUR LOCATION. WANT TO HOST AT HOME, GO FOR IT. NEIGHBORHOOD CLUBHOUSE MAKES MORE SENSE TO YOU, SOUNDS GOOD TO US. DO YOU KNOW A PLACE THAT WOULD ALLOW MEMBERS TO BRING THEIR OWN WINE? HAVE AT IT! WE WILL SET THE EVENT UP AND ALLOW PEOPLE TO BEGIN SUBMITTING THEIR RSVPS. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS PLAN YOUR APPETIZERS AND WAIT FOR YOUR NEW FRIENDS TO ARRIVE. ALSO, REMEMBER IF YOU WANT TO CO-HOST WITH ANOTHER MEMBER, THAT IS TOTALLY ACCEPTABLE! TEAM WORK MAKES THE DREAM WORK. 7. WHY CAN'T I JUST START UP SOMETHING LIKE THIS ON MY OWN? OUR NAME AND CONCEPT HAVE BEEN COPYRIGHTED AND TRADEMARKED. BOTH ARE PROTECTED AND MONITORED 24/7. THERE IS QUITE A BIT OF WORK, BRAINSTORMING, AND MONEY THAT HAVE GONE INTO THIS. DON'T BE AN ILLEGAL DOWNLOADER. A FEW HAVE ALREADY TRIED. JUST JOIN US! IT IS LESS LEGAL WORK AND WE PROMISE THAT WE ARE FUN! IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN JOINING OUR WINEWIVES TEAM, SHOOT US A MESSAGE OR TEXT AND WE WILL MAKE ROOM FOR YA! 8. Well, this is awkward. I'm not a wife. No biggie. There are several singles in our group. We are married to our wine and each other! So let us put a ring on ya!