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How do guests say "yes" or "no"...

MayberryAfterMidnightMayberryAfterMidnight member
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I'm struggling with the wording on my RSVPs...The sample has "will attend" and "will not attend" as the two answers guests can choose. I've also seen examples that have "graciously accepts" and "regretfully declines." Will/will not attend seems sort of clinical and impersonal to me, but on the other hand, I don't necessarily want to presume the emotional states of my guest with the graciously and regretfully. My FI thinks we could maybe combine the two by having "will attend" and "regretfully declines" as the options, but I'm just not sure. Any thoughts or suggestions on this? What did you put on your RSVPs?
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    itzMSitzMS member
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    edited March 2013

    Fancy wording is not necessary. I think you're overthinking this.


    Please respond by June 1st

    M_______________________________

    ____ Accepts

    ____ Declines

    Please initial meal choices

    ____ Chicken ____ Steak ____ Vegetarian

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    SwazzleSwazzle member
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    Ours say: 


    Please reply by April 10, 2013

    M_____________________________________

    ___ Can't wait to party
    ___ Can't make it



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    LiLe422LiLe422 member
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    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_invites-paper_how-do-guests-say-yes-or-no?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:cd062f89-8272-496a-b0ab-225e1f87acecDiscussion:39037543-1b8a-49cf-9fb2-5a48fa085cebPost:9043f654-c11c-41f2-be28-b4a39c8187ad">How do guests say "yes" or "no"...</a>:
    [QUOTE]I'm struggling with the wording on my RSVPs...The sample has "will attend" and "will not attend" as the two answers guests can choose. I've also seen examples that have "graciously accepts" and "regretfully declines." Will/will not attend seems sort of clinical and impersonal to me, but on the other hand,<strong> I don't necessarily want to presume the emotional states of my guest with the graciously and regretfully.</strong> My FI thinks we could maybe combine the two by having "will attend" and "regretfully declines" as the options, but I'm just not sure. Any thoughts or suggestions on this? What did you put on your RSVPs?
    Posted by MayberryAfterMidnight[/QUOTE]

    Exactly.

    I used will attend/will not attend.  Accepts/declines is also very commonly used.
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    AddieCakeAddieCake member
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    I don't even remember what ours said, honestly. You are definitely overthinking this!
    What did you think would happen if you walked up to a group of internet strangers and told them to get shoehorned by their lady doc?~StageManager14
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    mlg78mlg78 member
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    Ours says "joyfully accepts" and "regretfully declines".
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    Sassenach1743Sassenach1743 member
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    Ours say accepts / declines. Keep it simple.

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    MayberryAfterMidnightMayberryAfterMidnight member
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    Thanks everyone! Yep, you're probably right - I'm overthinking this... I think we'll keep it simple afterall and just go with "accepts" and "declines."
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