RSVP cards

Re: RSVP cards

• twinksicle

  

  October 2010 edited December 2011

  I think it should be fine. Our RSVP cards didn't have a space for you to fill in the number coming. To me, that kind of made it seem like you could bring any number of people with you (including kids). It's really just your preference, because I'm sure the majority of people will know what to do.

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• akg0053 member

  

  October 2010 edited December 2011

  I had a similar issue. When I sent my RSVP cards to the printer, I had left a line for people to write their names (I'm assigning seats for dinner because the catering staff told me to). 

  
  

  The lady told me that I needed to literally include the word name before the line, otherwise people wouldn't know that they were supposed to write their name there. I thought it was ridiculous, but she swore that most people wouldn't recognize that it was supposed to be done that way, so I included it. 

  
  

  As far as our actual numbers go, we made versions of our RSVP cards that said "one (or two) seats have been reserved in your honor" and went from there. We put an accept or decline line underneath the line for the name of the guest. 

  
  

  Personally, I still feel that adding name to the line wasn't necessary, but that's just me. I don't think yours will be a problem (at least for the majority of your guests). If it were mine, I wouldn't reprint them.

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  Not caring about missing RSVPs because there aren't any rocks!
  

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• knsbride87

  

  October 2010 edited December 2011

  I think it depends on personal preference. We had # attending on our cards and I'm glad we did because we had a couple people that we did not invite with a guest reply with 2 attending. We are having a seating chart so that would have been really awkward when they came with a guest and their guest did not have a seat. We just had a line on our RSVP card (it did not say name) and we got back 3 invitations with no name, come on people!! A previous post suggested numbering the back of the response cards in case you get one with no name, you can just look up the number and find out who it is! I totally intended to do this with our invites but completely forgot in the crazyness that was sending out invites!

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• SarahPLiz member

  

  October 2010 edited December 2011

  You did kind of leave it open to interpretation. I would have just put in our names and then a check mark next to accept or decline. 

  
  

  It would probably be smart to add the number as you are addressing them, so they know exactly who is invited. If only part of the invited party is attending, they can cross out your number and correct it. 

  
  

  In any case, you probably want to number your RSVP cards on the back in a pencil, so if you get some back without names, you can find the corresponding number on your guest list. 

  
  

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• laleighmoore member

  

  October 2010 edited December 2011

  I got an invitation last year and since the only other wedding I ever went to I was a BM, I didnt know what any of it meant.
  the M___________ just baffled me.
  
  Bottom line is we didn't RSVP. I just don't mail things anymore - EVER. Not once in the 3 yrs at our house have I sent anything by mail. Fortunately in this case once again... Fi was  GM so they knew we would be there.
  
  I have learned a lot since we started planning a wedding though!

  

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• akg0053 member

  

  October 2010 edited December 2011

  Oh, I also numbered the back of the RSVP cards just in case I had to track somebody down.

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  Not caring about missing RSVPs because there aren't any rocks!
  

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• texgal79

  

  October 2010 edited December 2011

  We just had the standard line with "M__________" and then either "joyfully accepts" or "regretfully declines."  We sent out 160 invitations and have received 120 back so far. Everyone has written their name(s) in the line where they are supposed to. And most people have either put a checkmark or written in a number. Most have also figured out that those invited were specifically named on the envelope (or provided with "and guest" notation), and know it's not polite to add additional people. Not all though; I've had to contact a few and tell them their children aren't invited when they wrote in "2 adults, 1 child" or some such version. We are not doing a seating chart, so it's okay with us if someone writes in "and guest", or doesn't write their full name or whatever. I also numbered the back of the cards - very important!  Some do just write their last name or their first name, and that's it.

  

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• jedaniel

  

  October 2010 edited December 2011

  I had the M___ and then under it we had
  ____number of persons attending
  ____declines

  Baby Jaxon born 8/18/2012 @ 9:53am, 7lb 2oz!! At 37 weeks 5 days due to Pre-E via C-section.

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• Future Ramsey

  

  October 2010 edited December 2011

  Here are the ones that I am planning on ordering . . . they are going through the 'mother proofing' right now.
  

  

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