RSVP card / email???

choesli

I know it's not tradition but is it tacky to put an e-mail address on the RSVP card.  I was just thinking that in this technological age we might increase our response rate and the speed of response if we include an e-mail address.  It's also more "green".  And it would save on postage and envelopes.  I could still include a traditional RSVP card for the recipients that would not be comfortable with e-mail (like my grandma).

What does everyone think?

I <3 Seabass

If you do go the email route just make sure you're consistently checking your spam folder. I've had a lot of legitimate email get labeled as spam for whatever reason. 

squirrly

MWhitson allowed email, phone, website, or snailmail, and I think she's had less than 10% of people use something other than snailmail. 

You can put the email address there.  But understand - it likely won't save you much money, and could easily create a big headache.  I'd stick to one method, if I were you, just to be able to keep track of responses more easily.

TurtlesAllTheWayDown

It is really nice to have a paper trail of the RSVPs, too. Even though I keep everything in a spreadsheet, I get nervous that my computer will crash or I'll somehow delete it.

If you give people the option of email, you should still send RSVP cards. To everyone.

squirrly

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_invites-paper_rsvp-card-email?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:cd062f89-8272-496a-b0ab-225e1f87acecDiscussion:fc524fac-f18f-4451-babc-bf80404af0efPost:c16d0de7-0a2f-4180-beb7-efdd1f30717e">Re: RSVP card / email???</a>:
[QUOTE]It is really nice to have a paper trail of the RSVPs, too. Even though I keep everything in a spreadsheet, I get nervous that my computer will crash or I'll somehow delete it. If you give people the option of email, you should still send RSVP cards. To everyone.
Posted by msmerymac[/QUOTE]

This X a million.  And I'm a computer person.  But I want those cards in my hot little hands.

aerinpegadrak

We're doing our RSVPs through Wedding Wire.  We have a very small guest list, just WP and immediate family, so even if people don't use the website, it won't be too much of a pain tracking everyone down.  Invitations just went out yesterday, so we'll see.