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Mr&Mrs89
Expert July 2017

Invitations sent but no one RSVPing yet!

Mr&Mrs89, on April 23, 2017 at 10:32 AM Posted in Wedding Attire 0 21

I have sent out all my invites over last couple weeks and only got 17 people that rsvp'd. I know people are busy but I'm afraid some are not reading the rsvp card right. Cause we had couple already ask us how but says on the card to go to the link and rsvp online. These people are fairly young too. So thinking maybe sending Facebook message or status saying" invitations are all sent remember to rsvp by may 20th latest thank you ! " since I don't have everyone number and be quicker to do a mass message. Or would that be not good thing to do right now ?

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Latest activity by Mrs. Barton, on April 23, 2017 at 2:50 PM
  • A&L
    Master April 2017
    A&L ·
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    No, I wouldn't write anything on social media. They have a month to plan and decide so just chill on that.

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  • GymRat
    Master May 2017
    GymRat ·
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    OMG, leave them alone. You JUST sent out invites and you gave them a RSVP due of 5/20. You need to leave them alone until around 5/25. THEN you can start contacting people that have not RSVP'd.

    FWIW, I did both online and traditional RSVPs and most of my (young) guests sent back the paper RSVP.

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  • LauraR
    VIP June 2017
    LauraR ·
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    Are you having a DW? My RSVP is about the same as yours and my wedding is a whole month before yours. Seems like you're pretty early.

    Don't be surprised if people mail them on the deadline. Give them a few days after the deadline to start bugging them.

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  • Linds
    Master March 2017
    Linds ·
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    There's so much about this post...

    You sent invites super early, unless it's a DW. And your RSVP date is also very early. It's April - I don't have my work schedule for July yet, so there is no way I could respond yet if I was a guest.

    If you don't have a phone number, are you really close enough to invite them to your wedding?

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  • Leah
    VIP July 2017
    Leah ·
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    Just out of curiosity, why is your rsvp date two months ahead of time? I'm getting married the same day and my invitations are only going out a week before your rsvp date lol. My rsvp date is June 20th.

    In any case, wait until your rsvp date. Many of them will probably wait until it gets closer as their plans for taking time off get closer, and since your rsvp date is quite a bit more before the wedding they may have some difficulty with certainty of getting the time off.

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  • GymRat
    Master May 2017
    GymRat ·
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    Oh, I totally glossed over OP's wedding date. Maybe that's why you don't have many people responding yet - you sent them out too early.

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  • Mr&Mrs89
    Expert July 2017
    Mr&Mrs89 ·
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    A lot of people are out of province and I had my SIL help me who already planned a wedding. It's three months before the wedding and I was told should start sending them 3 months the earliest, alot of time lines online too say that ..so I did because people are coming from far. I wasn't go to post my link online ..that's no no for sure don't want randoms rsvping lol

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  • Veep
    VIP May 2017
    Veep ·
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    Wow, I haven't even sent my invites yet & my date is before yours! I would wait to contact them until after your rsvp date (which is also before mine!)

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  • GymRat
    Master May 2017
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    Well your SIL had it wrong. DW or not, the earliest you could have sent them was 9 weeks (which is what I did for my local wedding). Even 10 weeks would have been okay.

    In any event, you told people RSVP by 5/20, then don't bother them until 5/25 if they haven't responded.

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  • Mr&Mrs89
    Expert July 2017
    Mr&Mrs89 ·
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    OK thanks everyone Smiley smile

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  • Bemyguest
    Master April 2017
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    I honestly wouldn't RSVP till a month before. I'm not a person who makes plans more than a month in advance, because I often can't due to kids schedules or other things. So honestly, you may want to be more realistic and understand people will take a long time to respond...

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  • annakay511
    Master July 2015
    annakay511 ·
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    They have a month to RSVP. Wait until AFTER the RSVP date to follow up with people who didn't respond individually. Never post anything on social media about invites or RSVPs.

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  • Mrs. Coakley
    Master June 2017
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    Why did you send so early? I just sent mine yesterday and my wedding is exactly 2 months from today. Give them until the RSVP date and then you can follow up.

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  • Mr&Mrs89
    Expert July 2017
    Mr&Mrs89 ·
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    A lot of people are out of town or province and couple of my venders need #'s 2 months before

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  • MrsDrum
    Master June 2017
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    Why are your rsvps due 8 weeks before your wedding? That's when the invites should be sent out. Way too early!

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  • OGJessieJV
    Master July 1867
    OGJessieJV ·
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    Why are your invites out so early? When is your RSVP due date?

    If it's really early, people may not know what they're doing that far in advance.

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  • GettingMarriedinMay
    Super May 2017
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    I sent my invites out early and the RSVP date was 2 months before the wedding also but it's because we have alot of OOT guests that had to get time off of work and book flights/hotels/rental cars. Wait until a few days after the RSVP date to contact anyone, in case they mailed back the card ON the exact RSVP date.

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  • OGJessieJV
    Master July 1867
    OGJessieJV ·
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    This is why you send out STDs. You are going to have either a lot of declines or a lot of follow-up.

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  • K
    Super July 2017
    Karen ·
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    My wedding is a week after I've not sent out the invites yet/ isn't it a bit early?

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  • Jacky
    Master June 2017
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    You just sent them out and they still have a month yet to respond. Chill out. Also, sending out invites and RSVP deadlines out early is off putting to people.

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