Where do you...

mandanyrdreams

Keep all of your addresses for your guest list?I have no idea how to go about keeping this organized.Computer or paper?

jodyk23

I have them all in an excel spreadsheet. Works great for merging the data into label or envelope formats.

mink492

I kept a spreadsheet that I'd update almost daily (once rsvps started coming in) & I had a printed one handy too.

k-nem

Computer. We took it a step further and use google documents for everything so if our computers crashed or something we could access it from the internet.

I HIGHLY recommend this method. It is in an Excel type document and every row has a column for last name, first name, guests or no guests, total invite count, RSVP, mailing address, and email address. These items I would consider vital to the document. We also have columns for my family/friends or his, rehearsal dinner invites, and if they have a position in the wedding. This makes it incredibly easy to keep track of RSVPs and number of guests, etc. GL!!

sinnedambition

Want to share your template or a quick how-to? I'm excel illiterate.

mandanyrdreams

Wow I will have to have FI do this,he loves spreadsheets.If it was up to him we would have a spreadsheet for wholoe our life lol

Gwenwhyfare

I also have an excel spreadsheet for my family and FI's. I wont be using it to mail merge though.

boogerbearoriginal

Excel spreadsheet. Its pretty basic - colums for the info and sums up the #s at the end.

Sinned & others - I can send a template when I get home from work. PM me your email address and I'll send it this evening.

Dsoccer821

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[QUOTE]Computer. We took it a step further and use google documents for everything so if our computers crashed or something we could access it from the internet. I HIGHLY recommend this method. It is in an Excel type document and every row has a column for last name, first name, guests or no guests, total invite count, RSVP, mailing address, and email address. These items I would consider vital to the document. We also have columns for my family/friends or his, rehearsal dinner invites, and if they have a position in the wedding. This makes it incredibly easy to keep track of RSVPs and number of guests, etc. GL!!
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</div><div>I second Google Documents!! It's nice because it is saved online but also because both FI and I and our parents can access it and make changes if necessary! 

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Julz629

My mom is a bit crazy with the Excel sheet.  The one we are using has 8 tabs -- 4 for our side and 4 for FI's side.  Each of our side has one tab for our mom's side of the family, one tab for our dad's side of the family, one for our parent's friends, and one for our friends.  The list has a column for names on the outside envelope, inside envelope, address, number invited (adults/kids), etc.  Then, when the RSVPs come in, my mom set it up so that she can enter how many people RSVPed yes/no and all that info merges onto the front page so you can visually see how many people are yes, how many are no, and how many have yet to respond.

This is the same excel sheet that we used for my sister's wedding so its on its second run here.

I can share if needed.

cristinald

I'm going to agree with most everybody else....excel spreadsheet. if you happen to have contacts in outlook or something, you can export it all to an excel file too.   

k-nem

Yep. Anyone who wants to see mine is welcome. PM me your email and I'll show you.

LISA R

Everything on Excel. I had it set up to do the calculation as I was getting my RSVP's back

mandanyrdreams

wow you guys are organized!Thanks for the info,I am going to tell FI to make one up,he needs something to do.lol And then I'll letcha knmow if we need some more tips.Thanks for being so helpful!