Abstract: A mechanism is described for facilitating data gathering and expectations setting according to one embodiment. A method of embodiments, as described herein, includes detecting an invitation relating to an event, where the invitation may include an invitation to an invitee to attend the event. The method may further include obtaining data relating to the event from a plurality of sources, where the data further relates to other invitees of the event. The method may further include interpreting the obtained data based on one or more of filtering factors and relevancy factors, generating recommendations based on the interpreted data, where the recommendations may include expectations relating to the event. The method may further include facilitating communication of the recommendations to set the expectations for the invitee in anticipation of the event.