People do still RSVP...Don't they?!

We received a wedding invitation from my friend last week. I text her to say thank you and that the invite was lovely. I said we would be delighted to attend and that I would RSVP formally. I've just finished writing out the card and will post it off today. It's about a week since I text her.

I'm sure you'll start getting the RSVPs though, sometimes it just takes people a while to get a card, write it and send it off. Through in a Bank Holiday weekend and there are bound to be a few delays. I'm sure you'll be receiving loads of RSVPs before you know it!

I'm not really sure what the general opinion is but I ALWAYS RSVP!! Myself and OH received a wedding invitation last week for which my OH is the best man. The invites had no RSVP cards and I still sent a RSVP because I think it's polite but the groom thought I was weird because it was obvious we were attending seeing as the OH is his best man!!! I also RSVP'd to a wedding where I was the bridesmaid. In my opinion a text is not good enough but maybe I'm just old fashioned ?

Slightly different rant to yours as we included RSVP's with ours but OH's parents weren't intending on sending theirs back on the assumption we knew they were coming!! Then why did we bother sending you an invite????

I hope you do get 'proper' RSVP's from people.

I would agree with formal RVSP's this is certainly more polite and formal.

but.... the day and age of texting is on us, so would think that some people will use that regardless and not formalise it

hope you get some though x

Didnt get very much in the way of RSVP cards only 3 or 4, also included our wedding website login details that they could reply on, and only about 10 replies there. I keep winding family members up saying 'Oh so are you coming to the wedding or not, only you havent replied'!! They expect you to automatically assume they are coming because they just 'are'.

Gone past the stage of getting wound up about this now!

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Hi i hope they do as im collecting my invites tonight sending them tomorrow looking forward to having replys back , my mother inlaw to be thought we werent even sending her an invite ,, really upset me !

If i received a invite and it had their telephone number and or email i would just ring and respond and not bother with a formal RSVP.

Ill be happy to receive the RSVPs whatever way they come - getting a card through the post dosnt bother me.

Ha, I have had my replies, texted, emailed, facebooked, verbal or yeah and a few not at all!!!

I'd like a card. But i'd be happy with a text. My aunts just tell my mother and she doesn't tell me! It's not my mother that has invited you, it's not her that is paying... so reply to me!!!! I live 100 miles away from my mother so they can't even use that as an excuse!

I think only about a quarter of our rsvp have actually been written cards. The rest have been verbal, or in one person's case nothing at all (we're still waiting on him whether he can be bothered to come!)

I don't think people put as much emphasis on accepting/declining with a card nowadays (old lady icon needed!).

Well the better reply to mine as the menu options are on there, they dont reply they dont get fed!! Haha.

Seriously tho i was worried about this, mine go out end of this month so we will see! I always rsvp.

Our date to RSVP by was the 1st May and ive yet to receive 50% of RSVPS!!!

If i received an invite with a formal RSVP date i would ensure i had RSVP'd, people who text me ref invites etc i just sent a polite text back saying glad you liked them i look forward to receiving your RSVP that seemed to sort out most people however as to the other 50%!!! Who knows think i might have to do some ringing this week!!

K x

It is a shame that so many don't, old fashioned as I must sound! Besides the annoying-chasing people that I'm expecting to have to do for those naughty scamps that don't bother full stop, I just think it's nice to keep some traditions going, and I wouldn't expect it when I'm throwing a bbq or anything but it is a wedding and I'd been hoping by now to have at least one little acceptance card proudly standing on my fireplace!

Oh well guess

I need to get on board with the modern world the…hmmm, perhaps I should have just texted the invite - would have saved a lot of time and money haha

I've never sent back an RSVP, unless there's been one in the envelope. I included RSVP cards that I made with mine and of about 150 invites I sent (wedding and evening) I've had about 30 back through the post/handed to me. Some have asked me if I wanted them back, or could they just tell me? Obviously I want them back, otherwise I wouldn't have put them in with the invites!!!