The easiest way to be remembered poorly is through friction.
A well constructed evening carries invisible labor behind it: the table considered, the timing arranged, the guest list shaped with care, the sequence of the night quietly resolved. The same is true, more so, of a weekend or overnight invitation. What appears effortless has usually been thought through twice.
The good guest understands this before he arrives.
He asks, simply and once, whether he can contribute. Wine, dessert, anything useful. The question matters more than the answer.
What he does not do is suggest alternatives: a different restaurant, a change in timing, a better idea. Even offered lightly, these introduce a second plan into a space already resolved. The burden shifts back to the host.
The distinction is quiet but absolute. One guest reduces the load of the evening. The other redistributes it.
The invitation is a finished composition. Respect it as such, and you will be invited again.