Guests RSVP'ing unknown guests

finleyac

I sent out my invites last weekend and am excited that I'm getting my first RSVPs back in the mail! When I wrote my RSVP verbage I followed the template on the website I ordered them from, but now I'm confused on how I'm supposed to decipher these. So I have the name of one person RSVPing for 4 guests, when only one was invited on that invitation. I don't know who he thinks he is bringing, or if he is RSVPing for a bunch of other people in their family that recieved their own separate invites. I wish there was more lines to list all the names of the people they are RSVPing for! So now what do I do? Every time I get an RSVP do I have to then call that person to find out who they're actually RSVPing for? Just when I thought this whole wedding planning thing was easy...

LeiselEB

Call that person and say "I think there might have been some confusion with the invite. We only meant that ivitation for X and Y. We hope you understand and can still make it."

RebeccaB88

Yes, you will need to call them and explain that the invitation was only for the person(s) listed on the envelope, and you cannot accomodate extra guests.  They are in the wrong here, not you.

Exception: if the person RSVPd for their husband/wife/significant other who was not listed on the envelope.  They must be invited as a couple.  If this was the case, then you were in the wrong to not include both.  In any other case, what the guest did was rude, and you do not have to let them bring the extra guests.

brilibby4

PPs are correct.  Call to explain and you should be all set.

 I think its weird there wasn't a place for the names, I've never seen an RSVP card without names or a place to put them.