RSVP on invitation

genievargas

We are having a small wedding (100 guests) and most of them are family, would it be odd to add the RSVP info directly on the invitations instead of another card to be sent back?

Maggie0829

So are you doing RSVP through website or phone call?

Personally I would do a separate card because adding more info to the actual invite can make it really cluttered and it can also make it super informal looking.

manateehugger

I always prefer an RSVP card no matter the situation. 

Have you tried to get a rough proof with the RSVP info on the invitation yet? I felt like our invitations looked full with just the standard invitation language on there; ditto Maggie that it could end up looking very cluttered. 

genievargas

I too thought the RSVP on the invitations would make it too busy.  It was actually a suggestion of the invitation company I'm working with.  I've never seen it like that anywhere, so I thought I'd ask around. 

Thank you for your feedback! 

Sugargirl1019

Edit: i cannot read properly this morning. The following is not quite relevant. But do not put it directly on. I'd prefer a separate card.
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Don't print it on the back of your invite. People will never know it's there!

We did this on our save the date card. Printed the wedding website. No one knew it existed. We are just now talking to people about things and we mentioned info is explained on the website and they can book hotel rooms with the rate using the link on there... And they asked for the website hence us mentioning it was on the back of the STD (which they kept yay) - never even knew it was there.

CMGragain

If you are not using an RSVP return card (and they are NOT required), then you put Rsvp. on the bottom of the invitation.  If you are using the return card, then you do not.
Almost everyone uses the return card now.  In the 1960's, they were considered rude.  If all your guests know how to contact you, then you could be traditional, and not use the return card.  We used postcards from Vistaprint as return cards, and saved both on printing and on postage.

ohannabelle

Exactly what CM said. The first time my mother received a response card, she held it in her fingers like it was a dead bug and said, "Is this a multiple choice test? "  It was almost insulting, like the couple didn't trust her to write a note.  One of the very few ways that wedding etiquette has changed. But yes, traditionally simply RSVP at the bottom of the card, and trust your guests to call or send a letter. 

ashleyep

I think it's a matter of logistics really. I need to send back the RSVP. I want to keep the invite on my fridge to have all of the details. If I have to send it back, I no longer have those details.

ETA: Although I just now realized that might not have meant the invites to be returned. I'm an idiot.