As part of your wedding planning, you’ll be asking all your guests to RSVP to let you know they are able to share your big day with you!
Your wedding invitation will include all the wedding information your guests will need, so they can start planning any accommodation or transport. I have a curated collection of wedding stationery designs available on my website as a great starting point to choose the style you like. Each wedding stationery collection can be customised to suit you, such as changing the colours or the type of card. The wedding stationery collections include the invitation suite as well as the on the day stationery items, so all of your stationery has a stylish and cohesive look.
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As part of the wedding invitation suite, I include an RSVP card to make it as easy as possible for guests to respond. Collating all the responses is an admin heavy task so let’s look at how we can make the process easier for everyone involved with some RSVP tips….
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1. Set a deadline for your guests to respond
You’ll want to know final numbers around 4-6 weeks before the wedding day, to be able to confirm with your venue, caterer and for on the day signage and stationery items, such as the table plan and guest place names. Make the deadline clear on the RSVP so guests can clearly see what their deadline is! Typically, I recommend sending your wedding invitations 6-9 months in advance, so there’s lots of time for everyone to respond.
2. Make the RSVP easy
Keep the process as easy as possible. Digital options such as a wedding website are really helpful tools to help with this. As part of the RSVP card design, I can include a QR code so guests simply scan and confirm. Or if you prefer a more traditional approach, I can include an RSVP card with a self-addressed envelope too, within the wedding invitation suite.
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3. Be clear on who is invited
As invites are sent to couples or families, rather than individuals be very clear on the names of who is invited. This is also really important if you are having a child free wedding, be clear its adults only! Don’t worry, I can help with the wording of this when we work on your stationery! There are lovely ways to add your guest names on to the wedding invitation, such as printed onto a bellyband.
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4. Use the RSVP card for other information you need!
Instead of contacting guests separately, you can use the RSVP to ask guests for any dietary requirements or if you want input on your music playlist, ask guests for the song that gets them dancing!
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Be patient!
Some guests may take a while to respond or need a gentle nudge, or even completely miss the deadline! The more time you have built in, then the less stressful this will be!
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I hope these tips help you with your wedding planning to keep the RSVP process running as smoothly as possible!
I have lots of inspiration of wedding stationery on the LouPaper blog and on my Instagram account too. Check them out if you’re looking for ideas!
Or if you’d like to go ahead with ordering a wedding invitation with an RSVP card then please get in touch with me here.
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