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I know I should know this, but...

kd1986kd1986
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What exactly does the M mean on RSVP cards? It's really somewhat confusing to me. I believe it's where you begin writing 'Mr, Mrs, Miss' followed by the names of who is attending, but it really just seems somewhat confusing and not straightforward for those not familiar with the M. Am I alone in feeling this way??!!
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Re: I know I should know this, but...

  • acaponi87acaponi87 member
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    No you are not alone. FI and I got an invite last year with that on it and we were clueless.

    I believe you are correct in what you said. I had to have someone talk me through all it before we ordered our invites. I'm pretty sure that's what we put on ours.
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  • Meegles4Meegles4 member
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    I believe you're correct that that's what it's for. It's kind of lame though because some people have different prefixes (i.e. Dr. and Mrs.).

    I've noticed on our RSVP cards some people use it, and some people just write their names (i.e. Jane and John Smith)

    I don't know what the tradition/history is behind it so I can't really tell you if it's "necessary" or not.
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  • angNnicangNnic
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    Yeah---I thiink you're right. I don't see what the point of it is though..
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  • MrsGilliattMrsGilliatt
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    edited March 2012
    Back in the day most titles only began with an M - so this is the most traditional way to address response cards.  Typically - if someone has a title that does not begin with an M - they will simply ignore the M and write in their own name and title.  However - if you are making an effort to do things in a traditional manner, keep the M_______!!
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  • entropicbeautyentropicbeauty member
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    I think the M is outdated and much prefer just writing in my name as I like it to be on invitations and escort cards.
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  • Sue-n-KevinSue-n-Kevin member
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    It is meant to show that the Mr, Ms, Mrs or Miss starts there. I think there are 2 reasons.......

    1) it shows the person responding that you WANT THEIR NAME. Trust me, I've seen some Knot posts that people sent the RSVP back without their name on it. For this reason people suggested putting a small number on the back of the RSVP card in pencil, then putting that number on the spreadsheet they made for RSVP responses. I did the lightly penciled number only because I thought someone would forget to put their name.

    2) it is there for people to fill in their "preferred" term, ie Ms, Miss or Mrs. Some people still have a preference.
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