When can you chase RSVP's??

I did a reminder to those who had not sent rsvps back a week before the deadline we set

Did you specify a date for which to have the RSVP's back?

When did you tell them to RSVP by?

If you didn't include a date, I would start chasing mid-April as you've then given guests a month and a half. Tell people that if they haven't decided and let you know by 1st of May then you will assume they're not coming.

hope that helps!

No I didn't put a deadline on the invitation. Thanks for your replies it has given me a rough idea.

Venues normally require 2-4 weeks notice of final numbers, so I'd say 2 weeks before that date.

Don't let people put you off giving you a definite answer, you need to know and they need to know you need to know. If they say "can they get back to you in a couple of days" then do so, and if they can't tell you a "yes" at that time then it's a "no" isn't it?

I have little time or tolerance for late replies - there are only two people on our list that haven't replied, one is having family issues, the other is my boss...

Id give em till end march, as your wedding is fairly soon and like u say, u need to know for food etc. They should know in a month if theyre going or not. xx

I agree I think people should let you know one way or the other, I can't be doing with people dithering! We are having the reception in my mother in law's garden in a marquee so we are doing everything ourselves, we have ordered tables/chairs etc but need definite numbers so we can finalise everything and organise food and drinks etc. I will chase mid April and if they don't let me know by 1st May presume they are not coming.