African American Weddings

Ways to RSVP- what do you think?

Okay, so call me crazy.....yup I am being a tightwad and do not want to send a return evelope/stamp tp my guest to rsvp. What do you think of them rsvp'ing via email and phone? I plan to send a photo invite with inserts on hotel, and registry info......

Re: Ways to RSVP- what do you think?

  • you're crazy. (you said it was ok)

    a. hi, welcome, gmerning, all that.
    b. when's zee big day?
    c. personally, love the idea of minimizing rsvp headache but if you've been reading (this board especially) you've found there's no such thing as a *easy* reply.  you're gonna work for it girl, so do exactly what you're inclined/prefer to do...........and {stagesigh} your guests will do the same. 
    d. tell us about your wedding.  consider putting an rsvp link on your website?

    p.s. there's also a board here called budget weddings, pop over there to see what ideas they've got, they come up with some pretty awesome and creative money savers.   :)
  • I agree with sultry. I would do online via a wedding website and email if you're trying to save $$$. Have you got your invites yet? There's another girl on here that had "postcard" type rsvps that were litteraly attached to her invites. The recipient tore it off the invite itself and put a stamp on it themselves. Those were pretty awesome and a money saving idea.

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  • Okay Sultry and Football wife, I see what you mean. I set that tone and they will follow their own lead regardless.I like that idea about the guest sending it back on their own dime.
    I will check out the budget wedding board!
    My wedding will be 5-18-13 and the ceremony is Baptist church style with a musuem venue for the reception.My colors are hot pink and gold, and I messed up by ordering a gown online and having to put the same amount back into it for a seamstress to alter it to my liking lol...whoo whoo. Glad I started early!
  • In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/cultural-wedding-boards_african-american-weddings_ways-to-rsvp-what-do-you-think?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Cultural Wedding BoardsForum:400Discussion:dbe05934-b212-4f9a-84ca-e8d602a89b78Post:ed9839fa-5ef8-4681-8fe1-d5be40c83a02">Re: Ways to RSVP- what do you think?</a>:
    [QUOTE]Okay Sultry and Football wife, I see what you mean. I set that tone and they will follow their own lead regardless.I like that idea about the guest sending it back on their own dime. I will check out the budget wedding board! My wedding will be 5-18-13 and the ceremony is Baptist church style with a musuem venue for the reception.My colors are hot pink and gold, and <strong>I messed up by ordering a gown online and having to put the same amount back into it for a seamstress to alter it to my liking</strong> lol...whoo whoo. Glad I started early!
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    i did that. Which website did you use. I don't know if you got the time or patience. but i would "dispute" that charge. It took me 5 months but i eventually got my $$$ back.
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  •  I used JenJenHouse.com
  • Were they willing to fix/return? if not call paypal or your credit card (i'd call cr crd), start disputing ASAP. and if your dress is salvagable you can still use it. I got my $ back and the dress is still sitting in my kitchen in the bag it came in. I wasn't sending them anything back unless they sent me some postage.

    My colors are burgundy, ivory, black. so far i just got the colors down, not much else. lol! But there's a lot going on here. keep checking the posts!

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  • Heyyyyyy Girl(waving hand in the air)

    Welcome to the board. As for RSVP- I have a link on my wedding website and I will be including a card with my invites stating RSVP is required with the link to our website and for the non online users I personalized their cards to say call us to RSVP. I'm cheap also. HA
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  • I actually had a good turn out for my rsvps and quick responses. I mailed invitations and had a rsvp card inside that included links to my website, phone number, and a email address i created specifically for rsvps. I thought that doing it that way people would have no reason to complain about mailing it back and forgetting to because its right there. Ive received responses via all the ways i posted and got all responses. Some even rsvp'ed via facebook messaging and that wasnt even a choice I provided.

    But I think many people rsvped so quickly because I borrowed some words from one of the ladies on this board:

    RSVP is ABSOLUTELY required to enter both ceremony and reception. No exceptions

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  • But I think many people rsvped so quickly because I borrowed some words from one of the ladies on this board:

    RSVP is ABSOLUTELY required to enter both ceremony and reception. No exceptions


    (registered trademark, Mrs. C. Dugar)  lol.   she said:  no cardy, no seaty.  play if you wanna

    {i may be paraphrasing some} but the purnt is, don't waver.  


  • Welcome! Well I stuck with the RSVP card. Partly because I had a list that was astronomically large and I was tryna cut folks. I know our people don't send cards back so that was my strategy. My matron of honor used the tear away cards for her invites as well and it worked nicely.
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  • Welcome! I did the RSVP card with the option for online. my friends went online. The older people who feel they are guaranteed a seat took forever. but honestly there are 5 categories:

    1) They get the invite , tear it off and mail it right back because they have been ready for your wedding.

    2) Get the invite, check the calendar, clear the schedule, then mail it back

    3) Get the invite. Wait until the last minute to reply.

    4) Get the invite. Forget.

    5) Get the invite. Feel they are so close to you that no matter what you'lll make room for them.

    It's 5 that drove me nuts. It's 5 I called and said "no need to send it back, the list is closed"


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  • Welcome to the board! I love your venues and can't wait to hear more...

    I'm doing email and voicemail with an invitation insert listing both. Guests can also RSVP at the website. I did not want to pay for postage. I also plan to call each of member intermediate families to avoid possible confusion and a small # of people.

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  • Call me crazy but I'm using email, phone, Facebook and wedding website. I am using the approach Cha used....... No RSVP, no seat. I don't have time for foolishness
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  • Feels good to hear that I am not the only one out there doing rsvp that way lol....I will have to let you all know how it goes.

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