fill in a wedding rsvp card
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Most couples choose to send wedding RSVP cards with their invitations to make it easier for guests to indicate whether they will be attending. Whether you are going to the wedding or not, the bride and those helping her plan the wedding will greatly appreciate it if you properly fill in the wedding response card by the requested date.
Instructions
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Write your full name legibly on the response card. Often a line will be provided beginning with "M," and you are expected to fill in the rest of your title (e.g., Mr. John Smith). If your title does not begin with the letter M, as is the case with Dr., draw a line through the M and write your title next to it.
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Only write the names of the people invited, which can be found on the inner envelope of the wedding invitation. Do not add a guest if one was not invited, and do not add children if it is an adult reception.
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Indicate whether or not you will be attending. Most printed response cards have a space for you to either check a box next to the proper response (accepts or regrets) or to write something in between the words "will ___ attend." In the second case, if you are attending, leave the space blank, and if you are not attending, write "not" in the space. Never put an "X" or check mark in the space, as it leaves it unclear as to whether or not you will attend.
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Provide your meal preference if it is requested. Most often, this will be in the form of at least two options, each with a line next to it. The ideal response is to write a number on the line indicating how many in your party would prefer that meal. If it is just you who will be attending, or if your whole party prefers a particular meal, it is acceptable to put a check mark next to that option.
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Return the card by the requested date. This allows the wedding planners to give a guest count to the reception venue and to the caterer. If the date for you to return the RSVP card has already passed, call the bride to let her know whether or not you will be attending.
Tips &- Warnings
When blank reply cards are enclosed, it is expected that you will write your own reply. In this case, you can adjust the formality of your reply to fit the formality of the invitation, ranging anywhere from "We'll be there. Love, John and Sally Smith" to "Mr. and Mrs. John Smith accept the invitation with pleasure."
If one person who was invited will be attending and another will not, use the card to accept the invitation for the person attending. At the bottom, add a sentence that reads "Mrs. Sally Smith declines with regrets" to clarify that the acceptance was only for the one guest listed.
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