International Invitations

kmjarvey

I have several invitations that are going to Europe for my August wedding. What is the proper etiquette for putting postage on the reply card? I know it is more expensive but if I put the US stamps on it, will they even accept that in Germany/Norway. Is it tacky to not include any or include a note saying they can reply via e-mail (they are all people with easy internet access)

AliandDan2010

We have family in Denmark- so we took an invite to the post office and asked them to weigh it and tell us what to do first- then went home assembled and stamped accordingly

danieliza1127

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[QUOTE] Is it tacky to not include any or include a note saying they can reply via e-mail (they are all people with easy internet access)
Posted by kmjarvey[/QUOTE]

That sounds fine and logical to me.

squirrly

You can get some international postage at your local post office (although they might have to order it).  But, your email plan is fine too.

ExpatPumpkin

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[QUOTE]I have several invitations that are going to Europe for my August wedding. What is the proper etiquette for putting postage on the reply card? I know it is more expensive but <strong>if I put the US stamps on it, will they even accept that in Germany/Norway.</strong> Is it tacky to not include any or include a note saying they can reply via e-mail (they are all people with easy internet access)
Posted by kmjarvey[/QUOTE]

I could be wrong, but I don't think that another country will consider U.S. postage as payment for outgoing mail.  I'm pretty sure you'd need to use postage from Germany and Norway.

In our case, I didn't include stamps on our international reply cards.

Moneypenny424

It is fine not to put stamps on the international reply cards.  US postage does not work and you can't buy most international postage here.  I had to look into this too for my wedding and I guess etiquette says it's okay for them to pay the postage.  I also like your email RSVP option--we just told most of my famil in Jamaica and Taiwan to call us and let us know

quotequeen

I am getting Canadian stamps to put on my reply cards that are going to Canada, but if you can't do that just leave it off.  Giving them the option to reply by email is fine.

emilyinchile

Don't put postage on them. I live in Chile, and I understand that US stamps don't work here, so that's why there's no postage - I'm not going to be offended that you didn't care enough to include useless stamps. If these people don't have your e-mail address, definitely include a note asking them to RSVP that way, otherwise they'll probably figure it out (although you could include the note anyway).

AmoroAgain

We sent an invite to India, and I included a handwritten note, telling them they could reply via email or by returning the card, whichever was easier for them.  They decided to put an Indian stamp on and return!  It's best to just let the recipient decide.

frenchy730

I had the same issue.  The post office said that European countries will not accept US postage for outbound mail leaving the country.  It must be postage from the orriginating country.

I don't know about internation postage... my post office never even mentioned it as an option, but it is worth asking!

I just put in the RSVP card without a stamp.  I then e-mailed the guests to let them know that it was okay to RSVP with me via e-mail or telephone since I didn't want them to feel responsible for international postage costs.  Every single one of them mailed it back anyway.