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haha, even if the information were spelled out in gigantic letters AND they had someone telling them the exact information, they still wouldn't get it. sigh. i think people scan more than read and comprehend these days. i'm dealing with the same issue planning my class' reunion!
Thats why I thought RSVP-ing online would be too complicated, especially for the older ones! And people not reading your invite, I think that was just laziness. People just want to stress us out with all the other stuff we got going on, thats all!
I can't believe they thought it was a wedding announcement! Didn't they know what your date was ahead of time and that they would be invited? Have these people ever gone to a wedding before? You will always get asked about your registry even though it's on your website - people tend to be lazy and think "I'll just ask" instead of looking online. At least they ask you instead of going out and buying something off the registry!
I wish it was only the old folks who had trouble. It was random across the board. It might just be laziness. Imagine if I didn't have dinner or music for my guests at the wedding. Oh yeah, I was just 'too lazy to feed you or entertain you'. LOL
*sigh*... i'm not looking forward to this kind of thing! it does sound mostly like laziness on their part...
I don't think there's a way around it, stamped return envelope or online. A wedding is just another night out in the distant future for them. Not very high priority to read carefully and respond accordingly. It's not like their mortgage contracts..oops, nevermind.
And do they choose to just ignore the RSVP deadline that was CLEARLY printed on there? That's another one...from my perspective anyway!
Eek, I'm sorry about that!! I know I'll never get some of my RSVPs back, but luckily I have a very pushy FMIL who will get me the answers I need. :)
i feel your pain as I think many brides do. I do know that from now on i pay close ateention to the wedding info given me, RSVP on time, etc! It's so frustrating!
But think about the days before you got engaged. No one is as in to our weddings as we are. Some people are clueless. Let's cut em some slack and smile all the way through the engagement.
@ heather25 - You're clearly more graceful about these things. Kudos to you for being so understanding with peeps.
It's not my style. I'm more of a Scarlet O'hara instead of a Melanie. LOL
It sounds like laziness on their part...you spelled it all out for them. I will certainly not look forward to this when we send out our invites!
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Our invites included 3 cards: the invite, map/directions, instructions for submitting an RSVP online on our wedding website.
I just got off the phone with my mom - apparently all 25 of our out of state guests were not aware that they needed to RSVP. They actually thought it was a wedding announcement, not an invite. Maybe they missed the first line 'You are invited to attend the wedding of...'
Plus, before this I received random phone calls from people asking where we were registered. Um, it's listed on the RSVP card - the one that said 'For registry information visit our wedding website'. And don't even get me started on people wanting to bring guests when it was clearly only addressed to the individual.
I wonder... Have we become a society of idiots who need everything spelled out for us? The information is right in front of you. I know these people are our loved ones, but seriously I wonder how they've come this far in life. I might sound harsh here, but I'm baffled by this.