RSVP Cards?

ThatGilmoreGirl · July 2015

We wanted something a little more modern and something with less hassle then mailing back RSVP cards. What does everyone think of this? These will go in each envelope with a wedding invite.

AddieCake · July 2015

1. That is riddled with spelling errors. 2. I'm not a fan of online RSVPs.

[Deleted User] · July 2015

ThatGilmoreGirl said:

We wanted something a little more modern and something with less hassle then mailing back RSVP cards. What does everyone think of this? These will go in each envelope with a wedding invite.

Wow. No.

Maggie0829 · July 2015

Not a fan.

And how is RSVPing online or calling you less hassle then checking a box and throwing the envelope in a mailbox. Seems like it all takes the same amount of time to me.

bb2016 · July 2015

A friend of mine did all online RSVPs (I believe through the knot) and freaked out about two weeks before the wedding because no one RSVP'd. I tried to, but it wouldn't accept my name or something like that and I heard that is what happened to most of guests. I know it sounds like it will be so much easier to just do it online, but I don't think that's really the case.

Also, you shouldn't mention your registries anywhere on the invite

CMGragain · July 2015

I really don't think that this is a good idea. It would be acceptable to put "R.s.v.p. www.ect" at the bottom of your invitation, but there might be a lot of people who don't bother to do this. I think you are asking for trouble.

Viczaesar · July 2015

1. Accommodations. 2. Registries. 3. Never mention registries (no matter how you spell it) in your wedding invitations. 4. Why is "Take" capitalized?

Jen4948 · July 2015

1) Don't do a system that only allows for online RSVPs and accommodations information. Allow for telephone, email, and snail mail RSVPs.

2) Get rid of the registry mentions. It's rude to mention gifts in any way on invitations, including on inserts.

3) Correct grammar and spelling errors. Lowercase "take." "Accommodations" is spelled wrong.

4) I'd include the accommodations information on a separate insert from the RSVP card.

ThatGilmoreGirl · July 2015

Well even if people don't RSVP it's not a big deal. We will just have extra food and seats

CMGragain · July 2015

Have you posted your invitation wording yet? Your RSVP information card needed a lot of revision. We will be glad ti help.

ThatGilmoreGirl · July 2015

Well thanks CMGragain, I think that's the first nice comment I have read! And I hope theirs no spelling errors, I already printed all of them out!

CMGragain · July 2015

If you post them, we can check to be sure before you send them. Just offering.

ThatGilmoreGirl · July 2015

What shall I do about the RSVP cards? It was a pain in the ass to just print them out.

ThatGilmoreGirl · July 2015

At the bottom it says location of venue

ThatGilmoreGirl · July 2015

^

Viczaesar · July 2015

ThatGilmoreGirl said:

Well thanks CMGragain, I think that's the first nice comment I have read! And I hope theirs no spelling errors, I already printed all of them out!

There was nothing not nice about my reply.

If you already printed out your RSVP cards you need to redo them. It's incredibly inappropriate and rude to mention registries and gifts in your wedding invitations.

ThatGilmoreGirl · July 2015

Sorry, I must have over looked your comment. Every post I make on here people attach me like lions! I may just toss them. We really don't need RSVP we just thought it would be a nice way to to show guest where all our info is.

ThatGilmoreGirl · July 2015

Is their a way you can suggest I put out my wedding website so people know about it so they can have information about accommodations directions and registrys (without mentions of registrys)

CMGragain · July 2015

"For more information, please visit our wedding website at http://www.our website.com."

I put these on small business sized cards.

CMGragain · July 2015

I'm sorry to tell you, but you have some mistakes here,. Your wording is mostly good, but "celebration of their marriage" sounds like you are already married and that you are inviting people to a celebration party after the fact. I would have recommended "as they are united in marriage" This clearly tells people that they are going to witness your wedding.
Five o'clock is in the afternoon, not the evening.
The other issue is capitalization. The invitation should read like one long sentence, which it is. The only words capitalized should be the first word, your names, proper nouns like Saturday and October.
Where is your wedding being held? That should be included on your invitation, just after the date and time. (Maybe you just didn't want to post that?) If your ceremony is in the same place as the reception, you could just put "Reception to follow" at the bottom.

Now it is up to you. Do you want to reprint? Your invitation mostly tells people what they need to know. As I said, some people might misunderstand "celebration of marriage". Good luck to you.

Viczaesar · July 2015

CMGragain said:

I'm sorry to tell you, but you have some mistakes here,. Your wording is mostly good, but "celebration of their marriage" sounds like you are already married and that you are inviting people to a celebration party after the fact. I would have recommended "as they are united in marriage" This clearly tells people that they are going to witness your wedding.
Five o'clock is in the afternoon, not the evening.
The other issue is capitalization. The invitation should read like one long sentence, which it is. The only words capitalized should be the first word, your names, proper nouns like Saturday and October.
Where is your wedding being held? That should be included on your invitation, just after the date and time. (Maybe you just didn't want to post that?) If your ceremony is in the same place as the reception, you could just put "Reception to follow" at the bottom.

Now it is up to you. Do you want to reprint? Your invitation mostly tells people what they need to know. As I said, some people might misunderstand "celebration of marriage". Good luck to you.

If you do decide to reprint, the plural of family is "families", and it should be "twenty-fourth of October."

Maggie0829 · July 2015

Viczaesar said:

CMGragain said:

I'm sorry to tell you, but you have some mistakes here,. Your wording is mostly good, but "celebration of their marriage" sounds like you are already married and that you are inviting people to a celebration party after the fact. I would have recommended "as they are united in marriage" This clearly tells people that they are going to witness your wedding.
Five o'clock is in the afternoon, not the evening.
The other issue is capitalization. The invitation should read like one long sentence, which it is. The only words capitalized should be the first word, your names, proper nouns like Saturday and October.
Where is your wedding being held? That should be included on your invitation, just after the date and time. (Maybe you just didn't want to post that?) If your ceremony is in the same place as the reception, you could just put "Reception to follow" at the bottom.

Now it is up to you. Do you want to reprint? Your invitation mostly tells people what they need to know. As I said, some people might misunderstand "celebration of marriage". Good luck to you.

If you do decide to reprint, the plural of family is "families", and it should be "twenty-fourth of October."

And you can nix "in the afternoon" all together. People will realize that you are getting married at 5 PM not AM.

ThatGilmoreGirl · July 2015

Not to start a disagreement with anyone...but this is the invite being sent to those who are only invited to the reception. We can only have a very small ceremony. Location is on there I just didn't want to show it. And I read online that you shouldn't put "-" between two numbers.

[Deleted User] · July 2015

ThatGilmoreGirl said:

Not to start a disagreement with anyone...but this is the invite being sent to those who are only invited to the reception. We can only have a very small ceremony. Location is on there I just didn't want to show it. And I read online that you shouldn't put "-" between two numbers.

Well, that's a whole other problem. How many people are going to your ceremony? How many to the tiered reception? It's frowned on, but technically okay if the ceremony is like 15 people and the reception is 100. But if your ceremony is 25 people, and 50 total are invited to the reception, you have a problem.

ThatGilmoreGirl · July 2015

Ceremony- about 25 people
Receptions - about 170

AddieCake · July 2015

Why are only 25 people invited to the ceremony?

ThatGilmoreGirl · July 2015

Groom would rather have it more intaminte with just parents and grandparents, and ceremony space is small.

AddieCake · July 2015

There are 25 parents and grandparents?

ThatGilmoreGirl · July 2015

We both come from split family's so yes, it also include siblings too.

southernbelle0915 · July 2015

I'm not a fan of online RSVPs. And not to knock The Knot, but their online RSVP tool doesn't have a stellar reputation. If you must do non-mailed RSVPs (which I really think you should reconsider...), I would have people contact you directly versus having it go through a website.

Your RSVP wording:

"Please RSVP by October 7th

thatgilmoregirl@whatever.com -or- (###) 555-1212"

If you want to include info on travel/accommodations, you could add a business card sized insert that says:

"For travel and accommodation information, please visit weddingwebsite.theknot.com"

Do not include information about or mention of your registries on the insert. It comes off as fishing for presents. Also, honeyfunds and asking for cash thousands of dollars to fund your vacation is very rude.

For your invitations:

"Together with their families

YourFirst YourMiddle YourLast

and

FIFirst FIMiddle FILast

request the pleasure of your company at their wedding reception

Saturday, the twenty-fourth of October

at five o'clock

Venue Name

City, State"

It's fine to have an intimate ceremony with only immediate family and then to have a big party. But it really should be limited to the smallest number of people possible. In another thread, you mentioned inviting friends as well, so I don't know if you're still considering that.

In general, I would strongly recommend using spell check before you order/print things. It's one thing to word something incorrectly, but in this day and age with spell check, it's totally bogus to misspell words like "familys" and "accomidations".

CMGragain · July 2015

ThatGilmoreGirl said:

Not to start a disagreement with anyone...but this is the invite being sent to those who are only invited to the reception. We can only have a very small ceremony. Location is on there I just didn't want to show it. And I read online that you shouldn't put "-" between two numbers.

If this is the case, your wording does not work at all, and you really should reprint. You need to be crystal clear that you are inviting people to your reception only, and your wording does not do this. People are going to be upset if they think they are invited to your wedding, and then arrive to find that it is only for the reception.

Together with their families

Bride's Full Name

and

Groom's Full Name

request the pleasure of your company
at their wedding reception

Saturday, the twenty-fourth of October
two thousand fifteen

at five o'clock

Venue Name

City, State

Expect a lot of declines, especially if someone has to travel to attend your reception. Your online source is not a good one. You need the dash between twenty-fouth.

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