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I went with "yes, barring unforeseen circumstances". The "unforeseen circumstances" would have to be pretty heavy - my own hospitalization or death (obviously I would not be attending in that case!), a death or imminent death in the family, the premature birth of an immediate relative's child (e.g. my sister is due to have a baby in May, the event is in April, and the baby is born a few weeks early and my sister needs my help), etc. In any case, I would make every attempt to contact the host or to have someone contact her/him on my behalf.
When my husband and I were planning our wedding, we were advised to take the number of "yes" RSVPs and give the caterer a firm headcount of 90% of that number. It turned out to be spot on. I had X yeses, I gave a firm headcount of Y = X * 0.9, and exactly Y people turned up.
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