email RSVP?

Re: email RSVP?

• tonyscutieest09 member

  

  August 2010 edited December 2011

  One of my friends did this for her wedding, yes you save money but IMO it's tacky. Even if people are computer savvy, I think you should go the traditonal route and have rsvp cards/postcards.
  
  Post cards are a good option and you save on postage.
  

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• Alyssa0421 member

  

  August 2010 edited December 2011

  I think it's certainly less formal that way, but you can decide if that matters with the wedding you are having . If you think your guests are computer savvy enough, go for it!
  
  
  

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• Jules08

  

  August 2010 edited December 2011

  Yes, your guests might be computer savvy and your wedding may have a less formal feel to it, but just remember that people get weird about weddings and what they feel is right.  You should be prepared to make a lot of calls to clarify the information you'll need from your guests.
  
  IMO a card hanging on my fridge with a return stamp on it is a good reminder to me that I need to RSVP, a website written on an insert would just get tucked back in the envelope with the invite and I would forget all about it.

  
  
  
  

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• boxcar member

  

  August 2010 edited December 2011

  Personally, I would prefer it because I think it's easier. BUT I know that some of my older relatives would have really had a difficult time handling that situation. 
  
  I think its just important to consider those who don't have computers, internet access, or have ever even heard of RSVPing online.
  

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• SHELBZ5 member

  

  August 2010 edited December 2011

  Personally I'm not a fan of email reply's... 
  
  With as much junk email as I get everyday, I'd be afraid they would get deleted accidentally and then you're left calling people last minute (which stinks!)
  
  I think they're less formal and I think some people on our list certainly would have whispered about it behind our backs (his fam, not mine!)
  
  Not to mention, it's sooo fun getting them in the mail.  I looked forward to coming home every day after work to see who was coming!
  
  In the big picture costs of a wedding, whats another $100 or $200 for the reply's and postage? 

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• cbiewer member

  

  August 2010 edited December 2011

  I actually had people rsvp through our website hosted here at the knot. I have gotten rsvps from all age groups and no complaints about people using it or it not working.
  
  as an option, I did list my phone number so people could call in their rsvp if they did not have access to the internet. only had one person call.
  
  however, my rsvps are due tomorrow and only 1/3 of the people rsvp'd. this may be a family thing though b/c for my bridal shower hardly half of the invitees showed, the others didn't rsvp no so we had way too much food/space, it looked a little pathetic.
  

  

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• lauren930

  

  August 2010 edited December 2011

  I also had my guests RSVP through my knot website and I'm so glad I did.  It was very easy to keep track of who replied and who didn't, and website even kept track of our guest's dinner choices.  Another added bonus, setting up a seating chart was a piece of cake.  You can organize your reception hall layout through theknot's seating chart organizer and then just click and drag your guests to a table.  The main reason we did it was because I moved to Illinois to start grad school in June and it was way easier this way for both me and my mom (who basically finished planning my wedding) to both keep track of the guest list.  We only had to mail 2 traditional RSVP cards for the not-so-computer saavy guests.
  
  About the "tackiness", no matter what you will ALWAYS have at least one person whispering about some aspect of your wedding behind your back.  If you are constantly worrying about what other people think your wedding will become a reflection of what others want, not what you want.  So if you want to go the online route, go right ahead, and don't waste one moment worrying about what everyone else thinks.
  

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