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I'm glad you posted this because I was wondering the exact same thing!!!
American postage won't work, just as foreign postage won't work in the states. We had 27 invites going to Canada, and I just ordered stamps from Canada Post's website. We had one invite going to Australia and sadly I didn't put any return postage on that one.
If you have the time, and if they're all from the same country, I'd say to try ordering some stamps. You might be able to get singles? It took about a week and a half for Canada Post to get our package to me; other countries might take a little longer.
Maybe some of us Canadian brides should swap stamps with some of you American brides! LOL!
We didn't have time to order foreign stamps once we realized this dilemna. Plus we would have had to order postage from 5 different countries - it would have been complicated. We sent them blank, so our guests will have to send their rsvp with their own postage. I felt bad doing it, but it was the best solution for us given our time constraints.
It is good to know they can be ordered online, though. Next time, maybe for our big 10 anniversary year bash, I'll do that! ;)
I had only a few rsvps going internationally so I just left the postage off. They all ended up e-mailing me to respond anyway.
Thanks for the responses! We have 4 international invites going out to 3 different countries. I don't really have the time and energy to track down correct postage from each of those countries, so I guess I'll just leave the RSVP envelopes blank. It's too bad there isn't a better solution for this...
Skibobrown, did you DIY your invites? Maybe you can make a cute little card in lieu of an RSVP card that directs them to an email to RSVP? It's just an idea. Otherwise, it would be perfectly acceptable to mail them without postage!
I left the RSVP without postage, knowing that we'd be corresponding with our few international guests via email and Skype, so I wasn't worried about getting their response. I did want to make sure they got an actual invitation though.
For sending them the actual invitation, I just went to the post office and they printed out a postage thing and I sent them that way.
Doubt that any of you gals are sending out invites to folks in The Netherlands - but if you are and could use some Dutch stamps, send me a msg and I am sure we can work something out =)
I am in the process of trying to get french and english stamps... I just need to make a phone call but I am lazy.
I may end up sending them without stamps.
Just put a handwritten note with their invitation that says "to RSVP please email us or visit our website (if you are doing online RSVPs)."
For Canadian Bees - you can go to Canada Post and buy a pre-paid voucher that your international guests can take to their local post office and exchange for a stamp..the downside is that they are $4 a pop, and it doesn't cost that much to send mail back overseas. You're basically paying for convenience.
Btw, I don't think international guests would mind paying the postage to send you back the RSVP. I know I wouldn't. It's just one stamp after all :-) And if they are actually traveling all the way over to attend your wedding, those something cents really aren't a big deal compared to the rest of their expenses so I doubt they'd even think about it twice.
thanks for this post, cause I totally would have sent our guests in Ireland an RSVP with US postage...and then felt like an idiot. :)
Lol Lisa, I was wondering what to do for all my dad's US family for this! Don't think Irish stamps would find their way home either! I don't think people mind that much, having to buy a stamp, do they?
American postage definitely won't work. Maybe give an option of the RSVP card or they can RSVP by phone or email? That way, you are at least providing them an option!
We sent them with the same US postage as everyone else had - possibly a little rude and it lost us $.44 (or whatever it is these days!) but the invitations we already assembled, so it seemed easier. We emailed any of the international people and just explained that they could email their RSVP. Not sure it that's "proper ettiquette", but it was the least stressful, easiest way for us!
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Anyone know how to handle this one? We have 4 invitations going out to international guests. For everyone else, I placed a single 44 cent stamp on the RSVP envelope so that the postage is already covered. What do I do for the international invitations? Should I leave the envelope postage-free, and then they will need to purchase the correct international postage to return the RSVP card?
...or should I place American postage on their envelopes for the correct amount to send a letter to their country? I'm not sure if American stamps would work when being mailed from a foregn country. Anyone know the right answer??