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    JessicaCP    June 25, 2010   Philadelphia

    So, we're not doing RSVP cards, we have a wedding web site set up for people to RSVP and select their entrees, etc. How on Earth do I write that on our invite without sounding tacky? We're doing it to cut costs and our impact on the environment (also no reception card, no inner envelope, etc.).

    Right now we have:

    Together with their families

    Bride and Groom

    Invite you to share in the celebration of their marriage

    Date

    Place

    Dinner and Dancing to Follow

    To RSVP please visit www.website.com 

     

    I'm also perplexed as to how to add a time to RSVP by? Some ideas I've had but am still not crazy about:

    The favor of your reply is requested at www.website.com

    Kindly reply at www.website.com by Date

    Both sound pretty formal no? And our wedding is definitely not formal. ::sigh:: 

     

    Suggestions? Thank you in advance :) 

     
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    jordynrose    October 16, 2010   Las Vegas, NV/Chandler, AZ

    How about "Please reply at WEBSITE.COM by DATE"?

    ETA: Or "Please visit WEBSITE.COM by DATE to reply"

     
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    ccranetobe    August 14, 2010   Albany, Western Australia

    try www.verseit.com they have some pretty good rsvps!

     
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    aspasia475    January 1, 2015  

    Simplest and most classic -- put

    "R.s.v.p.
    www.website.com"

    in the lower right-hand corner. Back in the 'fifties when telephones were becoming acceptable for social calls, that was how R.s.v.p.s were requested for things like dinner parties, only using the phone number instead of the website. And in the twenties, when social secretaries were being used to receive R.s.v.p.s that's where you put the street address of your social secretary. All of which is interesting, but your guests won't even need to know the social history since the letters "R.s.v.p." and the website being right next to each other make the intent obvious.

     
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    oakster    June 26, 2010   SF East Bay

    That's roughly what we're doing. Ours say:

    We invite you to join us and our families for a celebration of our marriage.

    Name + Name

    Date
    Time
    Place
    City

    Food and festivities to follow at xxx

    Please respond by June xx at www.ourwebsite.com

    ...in case that helps! We considered putting a phone option too for the one or two older relatives who aren't super web-savvy, but decided it wasn't worth it in the end---we'll just follow up with them directly if need be. If you have a larger group, though, you could add a phone option.

     
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    Bella13    May 13, 2009   Honolulu, Hawaii

    I like oakster's option. I'd say do your RSVP date 6 weeks before the wedding. We did it 4 weeks before the wedding and RSVPs were still flowing in at 2 weeks! That will give you more time to figure out your final count and you wont be scrambling around calling everyone so you can get all of your numbers in order in time like me!

     
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    JoeBeth12    June 12, 2010  

    could this help at all? We just did this on one large, formal single card-no rsvp or reception cards inside.  monogram on top, all centered

                 WITH GREAT PLEASURE

    YOU ARE INVITED TO THE WEDDING UNITING

                     name (script)

                       and

                     name

         SATURDAY, THE TWELFTH OF JUNE

                 TWO THOUSAND AND TEN

    AT HALF AFTER SIX O'CLOCK IN THE EVENING

                        LOCATION

                    NEW YORK CITY

          reception to follow under the stars

    [lower left-hand corner in smaller font,

    single-spaced]

    The Favour of Your Reply                                               Black Tie Optional

    Is Requested by 14 May

    e-mail address

     
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    JessicaCP    June 25, 2010   Philadelphia

    Thank you ladies! Going to run those by the fiance and see what he thinks. We get our first proof tomorrow - so excited :)

     

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