rsvp emails?

jeeper6 · January 2013

Im thinking of having people rsvp by email to save on paper ( be a little green) and on postage (so i can spend that money on food) Is this wrong or am i thinking to much into it?

SmallenForever · January 2013

Do it the traditional way. I spent less than $50 on postage and paper for the RSVP cards. That's not enough to worry about.

[Deleted User] · January 2013

Is everyone on your list computer capable? I know I have several great aunts and uncles who would not be able to RSVP that way (frankly, some younger people who would probably have some issues figuring it out as well...)

KatWAG · January 2013

I think this is fine as long as you are having a very casual wedding. Otherwise you need to have some sort of response card.

Jen4948 · January 2013

I think that you should stick with response cards for two reasons:

1) Some people are not tech savvy and can't respond by email.
2) Response cards as a means of RSVPing are taken more seriously and more likely to get responses than emails.

QueerFemme · January 2013

I agree with everyone else. If you are having a casual, backyard bbq type wedding, electronic RSVP's are fine. If your wedding is formal at all, have a real rsvp card, and spring for the postage. It's a formal event, and deserves a formal rsvp, in my opinion.

Unless your guest list is HUGE, you won't spend much on rsvp postage. $25-50 dollars, tops.

lyndausvi · January 2013

I don't have a problem with email RSVP. However, I think you should have the following

a separate email address dedicated to the wedding. Sometimes emails get lost or end up in spam or junk mail. Having a dedicated email will help them not getting lost in your regular stuff.

Have a back-up plan or calling.

misssunshine17 · January 2013

You'll enjoy getting RSVPs in the mail

ladyomnipotent · January 2013

I did online RSVPs and it's turned out great! I set up a website (Weebly.com) and created a response form to fill out. I had 117 guests and 100 have RSVPed via the site, and this weekend is the deadline.

I honestly don't think having online RSVPs changes the formaility of the affair. I don't think most people even have formality debates in their heads about weddings, to be honest. As long as your website and / or the invitation itself look(s) reasonably sophisticated, I doubt anyone is going to equate sending an email to wearing jeans.

My friend did online RSVPs and her wedding was pretty formal. So is mine. Response cards are such a waste of paper, postage, and time. I would recommend online RSVPS to anyone.

Simply Fated · January 2013

I just know too many people who aren't "computer savvy" for this to work for me, but if everyone on your list either owns a computer or has access to one and knows how to use them, then I guess there's nothing wrong with it. I personally think it changes the formality of the occasion, but that's just my opinion.
How many guests do you have? Stamps are 46 cents for an average card.
If you have 100 guests you'll save about 46 dollars, so I guess it depends on how much money you're hoping to save and if it's worth it.

Kate61487 · January 2013

I'm not anti-online RSVPing (either on a website or by email); but If you think there's any chance someone on your list isn't tech-savvy you can always include a phone number as well, as an alternate means of RSVPing

LDubHawksFan · January 2013

I don't necessarily mind the idea, though I agree with PPs that it changes the formality of the event unless you are a web designer that can pull together an awesome site. Also, I had several older guests that will not touch a computer, so it wouldn't have worked for us. Phone calls are a good backup, but I found having a hardcopy record was helpful. The day before our # were due, we were triple checking my spreadsheet because of something I inputted wrong and we used the rsvps to check.
Anyway, I'm all for being green, but the idea of saving $ on the postage is silly. Unless you are having a huge wedding, the postage for the rsvps is nearly nothing. The cost of sending the invites & thank yous is what can add up. For us, we had 100 guests, but most are couples, which means it was really closer to 55 rsvps that we paid for, which is only $25 if you use regular stamps. We actually did postcard rsvps that were a little less. Just something to think about since the money saved probably won't even feed one more guest!

QueerFemme · January 2013

<div align="left">In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_rsvp-emails?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:9Discussion:54466eb7-950b-4ef1-8ed2-f4ab28729455Post:3812ac8b-4b9a-44ac-ad21-28f91cba7099">Re: rsvp emails?</a>:
[QUOTE]I just know too many people who aren't "computer savvy" for this to work for me, but if everyone on your list either owns a computer or has access to one and knows how to use them, then I guess there's nothing wrong with it. I personally think it changes the formality of the occasion, but that's just my opinion. How many guests do you have? Stamps are 46 cents for an average card.<strong> <u>If you have 100 guests you'll save about 46 dollars</u></strong>, so I guess it depends on how much money you're hoping to save and if it's worth it.
Posted by Simply Fated[/QUOTE]

If you have 100 <strong>guests</strong>, you may only have 50-60 <strong>invitations</strong>. A good portion of invitations are for 2 or more people. </div>

derksenriley · January 2013

I highly recommend postcard RSVPs. Less paper, cheaper stamps (and less weight in your invite envelopes so maybe less postage there too), and it's fun to get them back. We had some blank lines on ours with "Message for the Couple" and it was so touching reading the notes people wrote.

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