{"id":7189,"date":"2014-04-16T07:11:17","date_gmt":"2014-04-16T07:11:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.123print.com\/blog\/?p=7189"},"modified":"2015-07-17T21:44:17","modified_gmt":"2015-07-17T21:44:17","slug":"everything-you-need-to-know-about-wedding-rsvp-cards-and-envelopes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-wedding-rsvp-cards-and-envelopes\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything You Need to Know About Wedding RSVP Cards and Envelopes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Everything-You-Need-to-Know-About-Wedding-RSVP-Cards-and-Envelopes-The-123Print-Blog.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-7190\" title=\"Everything You Need to Know About Wedding RSVP Cards and Envelopes - The 123Print Blog\" alt=\"Everything You Need to Know About Wedding RSVP Cards and Envelopes - The 123Print Blog\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Everything-You-Need-to-Know-About-Wedding-RSVP-Cards-and-Envelopes-The-123Print-Blog-300x300.jpg\" width=\"240\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Everything-You-Need-to-Know-About-Wedding-RSVP-Cards-and-Envelopes-The-123Print-Blog-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Everything-You-Need-to-Know-About-Wedding-RSVP-Cards-and-Envelopes-The-123Print-Blog-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Everything-You-Need-to-Know-About-Wedding-RSVP-Cards-and-Envelopes-The-123Print-Blog.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a>Sending your wedding invitations out is one of the many exciting parts of planning a wedding. It\u2019s official! It\u2019s time for your guests to know your wedding-day details and you\u2019ll begin to receive RSVPs almost as soon as you put them in the mail. Who can come? Who can\u2019t come? You\u2019ll now know all of that. But before you send your invitations out, there are a few things to consider, like how to word the wedding RSVP cards and how to address the envelopes. Also, what happens when you don\u2019t receive an RSVP from a guest? <strong>The following guide will outline everything you need to know when it comes to wedding RSVP cards and envelopes.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 18px; color: #ff771c;\">I thee wordsmith.<\/span> Your <a title=\"Wedding RSVP Cards from 123Print\" href=\"http:\/\/www.123print.com\/wedding\/wedding-invitations\" target=\"_blank\">wedding RSVP cards<\/a> should have the RSVP deadline, a space to fill in names and an accept or decline area with checkboxes (see more on that below). You can also include reception entr\u00e9e options for guests to check and a dance song request for fun. For the deadline sentence, options include the more traditional, like \u201cThe favor of your reply is requested by,\u201d or the more informal, such as \u201cPlease respond by.\u201d Give guests at least two full weeks between receiving the invitations and the RSVP deadline.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7193\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7193\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.123print.com\/wedding\/wedding-invitations\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7193      \" title=\"Wedding RSVP Cards from 123Print\" alt=\"Wedding RSVP Cards from 123Print\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Wedding-RSVP-Cards-from-123Print.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Wedding-RSVP-Cards-from-123Print.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Wedding-RSVP-Cards-from-123Print-300x166.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7193\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wedding RSVP Cards from 123Print<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 18px; color: #ff771c;\">Yeh or neh.<\/span> There\u2019s nothing wrong with traditional verbiage, such as \u201cGraciously accepts\u201d and \u201cRegretfully declines,\u201d however, just know that you have other options. Here are some alternative ideas:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Can\u2019t wait. \/ Sorry to miss it.<\/li>\n<li>Deal me in. \/ Sitting this one out.<\/li>\n<li>Yippee! \/ Boo.<\/li>\n<li>Let\u2019s party. \/ Can\u2019t make it.<\/li>\n<li>Good news, I\u2019ll be there. \/ Bad news, have to miss it.<\/li>\n<li>We\u2019re in! \/ We\u2019re out.<\/li>\n<li>Wouldn\u2019t miss it. \/ Will be there in spirit.<\/li>\n<li>Yes! \/ Sorry.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 18px; color: #ff771c;\">Addressing the envelopes.<\/span> First thing\u2019s first \u2014 determine where you would like the response cards to be sent. More traditional weddings dictate that they should go to the bride\u2019s parents\u2019 residence for collection. However, many modern couples have them sent directly to their houses, if they themselves are keeping track of the wedding RSVPs.<\/p>\n<p>Depending on how formal you\u2019d like to go with it, you can choose to address your guests as \u201cMr. and Mrs. Josh Fischer,\u201d or you can use first and last names, like \u201cJosh and Lucy Fischer.\u201d For single friends and family members, be sure to include \u201cand Guest\u201d if you are open to having them bring a plus one. For a family with kids, either address the envelope to \u201cThe Fischer Family\u201d or list out all of the names, if they are invited, that is. If kids are not invited, only address it to the mom and dad.<\/p>\n<p>Also, make sure you include a stamp on all of the <a title=\"Wedding Envelopes from 123Print\" href=\"http:\/\/www.123print.com\/wedding\/wedding-stationery\/wedding-envelopes\" target=\"_blank\">RSVP card envelopes<\/a>, and that you have enough stamps for both the RSVP card envelopes and your wedding invitations.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7202\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7202\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.123print.com\/wedding\/wedding-stationery\/wedding-envelopes\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7202 \" title=\"Printed RSVP Envelopes from 123Print\" alt=\"Printed RSVP Envelopes from 123Print\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Printed-RSVP-Envelopes-from-123Print.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Printed-RSVP-Envelopes-from-123Print.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Printed-RSVP-Envelopes-from-123Print-300x166.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7202\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Printed RSVP Envelopes from 123Print<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 18px; color: #ff771c;\">The follow up.<\/span> Every wedding has at least one if not more &#8230; There\u2019s someone in the group who is not going to respond to your beautiful, well-thought-out invitations and RSVP cards. And FYI, that does NOT mean they aren\u2019t coming. They might have thought they RSVP\u2019d or think that telling you over the phone covered it and they didn\u2019t have to send the reply card in or they just plain misplaced your invitation and so missed the deadline.<\/p>\n<p>If your guests are email-savvy, wait about a week after the RSVP deadline and shoot them a quick email, saying you are touching base regarding their RSVP for your wedding on (include the date) as the wedding planner and caterer need to know a final headcount. Be very polite, yet firm about receiving a response. If you STILL don\u2019t hear back from them, give them a week (if you have that much time) and then pick up the phone and call, and reiterate what you said in your initial email. Good luck!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you have any questions about your RSVP cards? We\u2019d love to answer them for you!<\/strong> Ask us below, leave a comment on <a title=\"facebook.com\/123Print\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/123Print\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook <\/a>or tweet us <a title=\"twitter.com\/123print\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/123print\" target=\"_blank\">@123Print<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sending your wedding invitations out is one of the many exciting parts of planning a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,14],"tags":[1509,1510,1245,1508],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7189"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7189"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7189\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9176,"href":"https:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7189\/revisions\/9176"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7189"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7189"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7189"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}