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laineywhu
Beginner July 2010

Receiving rsvp's....by text???

laineywhu, 18 June, 2010 at 13:33 Posted on Planning 0 15

Hey everyone, hope everyone is well. I was just wondering if anyone else has had this experience, When i sent my invites out I put that rsvp's were to be sent to me at my address which I put on the invite, and then when they were all sent out I got really excited of the thought that I was going to get replies in the post. So far ive had about 10 people send me a text message telling me they are coming, now of course im happy they are coming bit I feel slightly annoyed as on the invite I said rsvp by post, am I being silly? Maybe its just me, but if someone had invited me to their big day I don't think I would text them to say im coming

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Latest activity by debmci, 18 June, 2010 at 21:14
  • julia (modernphotographic)
    Beginner July 2010
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    Ha ha! I got that too, you go to the trouble of designing, printing and posting expensive invitations with an RSVP card included and I got back about 5 of them the rest emailed or text!!! I did get lots of lovely comments about them but I did want to reply and was the RSVP card missing??

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  • Storky
    Beginner May 2011
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    I know I'm bound to be disappointed when it comes round to my time to receive them!

    When I get an invitation, I always text or call to say I've received it, say how lovely it is, that I'll be attending and I'll get a formal response to them by post. I always then send a card that I've chosen for them and try to write something nice in it rather than just 'Yes, see you there'! If there's an rsvp card included, I fill out what's needed and stick it in with my card.

    I'm a sucker for nice paper things!

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  • flutterbye
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    We had some verbal confirmations, some by email, and quite a lot by post. The verbal/text ones don't bother me - at least they bothered to RSVP ?

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  • lamby
    Beginner August 2010
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    Ugh there is nothing wrong with you - I was exactly the same! Come on people, it's not a bbq, it's a wedding for Goodness sake!! I also got a couple written inside my birthday cards which was a month after I sent the invites, which ended up being quite confusing to remember who had or who hadn't sent rsvps, like, just stop being so lazy and buy a nice little card!! I'm only planning to do this once (obv) and I'm really into nice little things like that, I wanted them for keepsakes too. But, on the bright side, a few that did rsvp by text then did follow it up with a card so it was only about 10% that didn't send a card so I don't think I have too much to complain about!

    Annoying though, espec if people are vege, etc, it helps to have a written record to keep track. Grrrrr.

    Hope you get lots of nice little cards soon! x

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  • VikingPrincess
    Beginner December 2011
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    I was going to say absolutely exactly the same as you, Cricketbride, so instead of posting same reply - I'll just say "hear, hear!" I am also a sucker for nice stationery and love using it, I always write to people "Thank You" cards, and the like... I am now seriously thinking to not include RSVP cards in the invites as these days I've notice people don't bother sending them back, and also we have a RSVP page on our wedding website, which is also handy because it can be exported into an excel spreadsheet with two tabs, separating the "yay" from the "nay" ones...

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  • shoegal01
    Beginner October 2010
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    I think you are being silly.

    Its the 21st century - people will be replying by all kinds of methods of communication.

    I couldnt give a hoot how people RSVP, as long as they do it!

    I have a extreamly busy life and if i received a wedding invite i would be replying by phone or email as i dont have time to go out pick a card, buy and stamp and send it - well i prob would hvae time but id undoubtedly forget!

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  • aliaisp
    Beginner July 2010
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    TBH i wouldn't mind too much if people RSVPed by text. i say that now - initially i was really excited about getting our RSVP cards back (put them in with the invites, with stamps already on!) but now that it's getting closer to the day i would rather have had a text than nothing. still got lots of people to chase up Smiley sad

    just make sure to write down the names of everyone who texts

    x

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  • laineywhu
    Beginner July 2010
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    Thanks for all your replies, I have made a note of people who have text. The funny thing is, some of the people who have text have said something along the lines of, "well i didnt need to let you know i was coming, you should already know" hmmm how would i know if you didnt tell me! Because I am the first one out of our group of friends to get married its all new to them i guess, but when they get married they might realise the importance of letting people know!

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  • COCOCHIQUITA1984
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    At least they RSVP'd! We haven't had too much trouble with ours, most posted, just 1 text (my Nan but that had lovely words!)...but my Aunt was the icing on the cake, a short, rude Facebook message simply saying "us 3 will be coming, take this as our yes" - sorry, coming to what?! Oh, you mean my wedding!! Righto!

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  • Bobbins30
    Beginner November 2010
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    To be honest, it wouldn't bother me. If I get post I end up shoving it somewhere so that my daughter cant get hold of it and then forget where I've put it! I'd rather know as and when people can reply, rather than waiting for the post, and TBH I think it's a bit of a waste of paper doing a postal RSVP cos I'd only end up binning them afterwards. I think it'll irritate me more if people don't bother RSVPing at all cos they assume I'll know that they're coming!

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  • The Sock Chicken
    Beginner August 2010
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    Same here Smiley smile

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  • Mrs S*
    Beginner January 2010
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    If you're that bothered, send them a text back to ask for a card to go in your keepsake box. I sent mine out a year ago for the Turkey bit and I still have some people yet to decide!

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    Beginner September 2010
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    Hi i had sent a day invite to a couple and got a rsvp on fb not happy at all , my dad just bought up a menu saying wot he wanted not happy

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  • debmci
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    I might do both! But defo would send a reply by post! If i did txt it would be an "o got your invite 2day. ther loveley (bla bla bla) cant wait to go!"

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