I'm DIY'ing the paper. I've come up with the following questions. Any light that you can shed will be helpful. Keep in mind that we're sending out about 60 invites but will probably end up having only about 30 guests (a lot of out-of-towners who probably won't be able to attend) and we're shooting for a very, very nice but simple/relaxed feel to the wedding.
1. I want the wording of the invite to be simple. Since I don't normally speak like, "The honour of your presence is requested...." I don't want that on my invites. I have the wording for the invites planned. But I'm puzzled about the RSVP cards. Please tell me if this sounds dumb:
"We want you to have a good time. So that we can be sure to have enough food and drink for everyone, please let us know if you'll be attending no later than 1/10/10.
Name: ___________________________________
Will you be attending? _____yes _____no
Will you bring a guest(s)? _____yes _____no
How many total (including you)? _______
(The how many total is because some people will want to bring their 2 or 3 kids along as well. That's fine. The more the merrier. I just need to know ahead of time).
2. We're having one huge family style table and to ensure that parents and siblings are close to the bride and groom, we're doing assigned seating. To avoid having so much clutter on the table and rather than doing place cards AND menu cards, do you think it will be silly to print the name of the person right on the menu card (at the top, really big and noticable)? Kill 2 birds with one stone sort of thing. Please be honest, it won't hurt my feelings.
3. Is it a good idea to put a stamp on the envelope that they're supposed to return the rsvp card in? I'm thinking that I'll get more responses that way.
Thanks. Sorry it's so long.