Response Card Wording

The tedious work of collating the guest list and mailing them the invitations as soon as possible has started. And lo! Aren’t you forgetting something? Before sealing the envelopes of the wedding invitation, there is something that must be taken utmost care of! Yes: the response cards! These need to be attached with the wedding invitations. These cards are the most essential part of any wedding; they help you estimate almost the exact number guests likely to turn up for the wedding. When the menu is fixed, it will also help inform the caterer how many people would have to be catered to. RSVPs also help in arranging for pretty accurate seating and accommodation arrangements, among many other things. This will actually save you a lot of money. Once you have decided to attach a response card, you will have number of questions regarding the wordings that need to be printed on your wedding response card. Whether you wish to include an interesting menu in the card or want it to be printed in a certain way, read on for some sample wordings that might answer just those questions.

Wedding Response Card Wording
There is no hard and fast way to follow for response card wordings. But there are different styles for a formal or a casual wedding. There are cards for people who have budget weddings and for those who have lavish ones. In both cases the RSVP system helps keep a track of the number of expected guests. Some people still don’t prefer to send a response card and only leave a note stating ‘You are cordially invited for the wedding or the reception’. Here are a few sample wordings that can be printed on a wedding or reception reply cards.

Style 1

The Favor of a Reply is requested

Before……Date…………

M……………………………..

Number of Persons……..

Style 2

Kindly confirm on or before……Date……….

M………………………………………………….

………….Accepts with Pleasure

………….Declines with Regret.

Style 3

Please take a moment to fill in the blanks:

…………………………. will be able/unable to attend.
(Your name{s})

Style 4

Kindly reply before ……………Date…………….
Name(s) …………………………………………….

……………Can’t wait!
………….Can’t come!

Style 5

M………………………is/are looking forward to dining, dancing, and celebrating
…………………………has/have to miss the fun.

Some Tips To Keep In Mind

Sometimes guests will forget to write their names in the given blank. You may solve this problem by numbering your guests in the list, and discreetly write the numbers at the back of the response. This will be useful in tracing out who sent you the reply card.
Always write an ‘M’ and leave a space so that the guests may fill it as ‘Mr.’, ‘Mrs.’ Or ‘Ms.’ while sending the response card back to you.
At times you may leave a blank space behind the card where people may write some funny, interesting things to you.
Sometimes guests may assume that a few of their friends may tag along with them for the wedding. In order to avoid that, you add a line as “___ of ___ guest (s) will attend”. Some may find it unpleasant. But it will clearly state the point you are making.
At times you may paste a postage stamp to make it easy for the guests on the response cards and even write your address on it. You may also fix the date as it reaches two weeks before the wedding, so that you may make changes if necessary.

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