Just sent out 30 emails

mrshall1027

To people that are just "too busy" to send out the damn RSVP!!  My RSVP date is Thursday and I can't believe this many people haven't RSVP'd.  So annoying!!

I've already gotten answers from a few people, but I'm still so pissed that I spent so much time and several hundred dollars on these invitations to just have people put them aside and forget about responding.  I wish I would have saved the money and sent a freakin evite!

marisolgarcia1

OMG girl!  I am so with you on this!  

I think the whole send the invite through slow mail is so stuipid!  I had over 80 people not RSVP! 

Can you believe that!!!!

snuff9861

My wedding is NEXT weekend and people are still "firming" up plans. Like for real!

xxjen015

This is why I'm so glad I did cheap (but beautiful) invites and no mail-back RSVP's!! We are using the online RSVP and phone number, but most people have just told us in person. After reading how many people DON'T send back the RSVP card, I'm happy we went this direction. I'd probably be chasing down the exact same number of people

pzavecz

Ew...i know how you feel.  I had to send out messages to a crapton of people last week when 85 people still hadn't responded after our deadline.  I was pretty pissed off.  Most of my messages were through facebook...and boy did people respond quickly through that...but they couldn't take the time to return the damn pre-addressed and pre-stamped envelope?!  People baffle me....

[Deleted User]

I think when we are asked to pass on stuff to the next Oct brides we should mention this. I know I considered evites and the etiquette police were ALL over me, but really it might just be the way to go!

staycb01

I know we had about 30-35 people not RSVP by our deadline - it was ridic! Our wedding is next weekend and we had 4 people already change their RSVP to not being able to make it AFTER we sent our final count in. Thank goodness we were able to take their meals off without paying. One was cuz they wanted to go hunting.... like are you kidding me???

mrshall1027

Thankfully I am hearing back from people now.  And, only need to hear back from around half of the people that I was missing.  It's frustrating, but since we are having a more formal wedding, it was necessary to send out formal invitations.  If it was a casual laid back wedding, I would have definitely considered a simple invitation with email/phone rsvps.

mrshall1027

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-club-boards_october-2012-weddings_just-sent-out-30-emails?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20Club%20BoardsForum:56b9bcef-1e34-456e-81f5-cfaa107456b2Discussion:b497ff13-cea6-4331-a50b-60470a8010f7Post:575679c6-99f4-48ea-86c7-3a140eaf28e4">Re: Just sent out 30 emails</a>:
[QUOTE]I know we had about 30-35 people not RSVP by our deadline - it was ridic! Our wedding is next weekend and we had 4 people already change their RSVP to not being able to make it AFTER we sent our final count in. Thank goodness we were able to take their meals off without paying. <strong>One was cuz they wanted to go hunting.... like are you kidding me???</strong>
Posted by staycb01[/QUOTE]

<div>Oh. My. God.  Just wow!</div>

schnugglebug

In Response to <a href="http://forums.weddingchannel.com/main.aspx/wedding-club-boards_october-2012-weddings_just-sent-out-30-emails?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20Club%20BoardsForum:56b9bcef-1e34-456e-81f5-cfaa107456b2Discussion:b497ff13-cea6-4331-a50b-60470a8010f7Post:20b696be-5f63-4a44-b5b4-3e2cb4a548f0">Re: Just sent out 30 emails</a>:
[QUOTE]This is why I'm so glad I did cheap (but beautiful) invites and no mail-back RSVP's!! We are using the online RSVP and phone number, but most people have just told us in person. After reading how many people DON'T send back the RSVP card, I'm happy we went this direction. I'd probably be chasing down the exact same number of people
Posted by xxjen015[/QUOTE]


This is waht we did as well, and I DIY'd my invites for 25$... (for 100)

I FEEL FOR YOU THOUGH!!! must be so frustrating... I had to chase down a few... but in the end we got them all

just breath! and try not to stress (easier dadisd than done I know)

Simply_Caitlin

I just had someone return their call to me saying they couldn't come because their son's birthday party was that day haha.  I know you didn't plan that before the Save The Dates went out  a year ago.  It made me chuckle though, because that obviously wasn't the reason.  People don't really need to give an explanation, I understand sometimes people just can't make it.

halij52002

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-club-boards_october-2012-weddings_just-sent-out-30-emails?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding Club BoardsForum:56b9bcef-1e34-456e-81f5-cfaa107456b2Discussion:b497ff13-cea6-4331-a50b-60470a8010f7Post:dbaa0208-8747-4673-81e4-d29729daf962">Re: Just sent out 30 emails</a>:
[QUOTE]I think when we are asked to pass on stuff to the next Oct brides we should mention this. I know I considered evites and the etiquette police were ALL over me, but really it might just be the way to go!
Posted by stephdi7971[/QUOTE]

THIS! Etiquette shmetiquette! lol

Ali092011

My wedding is in 8 days and I still have people trying to find work coverage so they can make it! I don't know how much more stress I can seriously be put under right now.

devannon

Our wedding is October 20th. The RSVP date is October 1. So far we have had approximately 1/2 of the people respond. (104 "families" invited). I know some are coming but I don't know if they are bringing the children so I still can't get solid numbers. I have received some declines by facebook (I used pre-addressed/stamped envelopes). At this point, I'm happy for a response at all...