When I create an event in Google Calendar, my test Google account e-mail address receives an e-mail with the subject "Invitation: event title" but my main account (the one creating the event) does not.
I can use the event link in the e-mail to bring up a web page which allows me to mark my test account as attending, and when I log in to Google Calendar with that account, I can see the Going? Yes – Maybe – No | Remove section at the bottom of the event pop-up. I don't see a similar section at the bottom of the event in my main Google account calendar though.
How can I record myself as attending my own event?
Best Answer
It turns out that the "Yes / No / Maybe" options are not initially shown for an event until you add a guest other than yourself.
If you just add yourself as a guest, nothing happens. When you add the first guest other than yourself, a guest list appears with two guests (yourself as "Organizer", plus the guest you invited). The presence of the guest list causes the "Yes / No / Maybe" options to appear at the bottom of the event's popup card and on the event's details page.
So, here are the steps you can take to create an event that you can mark "Yes / No / Maybe":
Unfortunately, step 3 is required for the guest list to remain; if you don't save, it will disappear. To avoid bothering someone with a random invitation, you can use a dummy account as the guest or choose "Don't send invitations" when you save in step 3.