Mrs. Bell Pepper, Philadelphia
Age and Occupation: 28, Resident Physician
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 30, Resident Physician
Engagement Date: May 30, 2006
Wedding Date: June 2007
Venue: Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
About Me: I love whimsical details and design, everything that *sparkles*, sipping on hazelnut lattes, pugs, shopping for antiques and second-hand goods, scenic photography, delicate flowers, and checking out new restaurants in the city with my fianc??. We are planning our wedding at a unique city venue for about 75 close family members and friends. I have a lot of DIY ideas and I like to blog about ways to save money on your wedding.
RSVP Card Gone Wild
May 8th, 2007 @ 3:16 pm by Mrs. Bell Pepper
This is crazy..What am I going to feed the 4 kids?!
45 Responses to “RSVP Card Gone Wild”
hmmm, either 3 fish and 1 poultry or 4 fish!
yikes - I hope you love them.
Please tell me that you did invite all ten of those guests!?
why do people do this? i hope you call them and tell them that they cannot bring 10 people! (unless you invited them, of course - but it doesnt look like it). i HATE it when people do this…why are they so rude???
Miss Bell Pepper that is my nightmare? Please tell us who these people are (I’m hoping they’re family and that all 10 were invited, or that you just said - I
Wow - I think you just need to call them. It’s like a cryptic code or something. Hmmm..maybe they want a call anyway! 
Are they indicating that their children don’t eat fish or poultry OR veggie meals? Maybe you’re supposed to find a rack of lamb for them.
Is this 6 adults and 4 kids in one family? In a family like that do they really make accommodations for the little kids? don’t they all just eat the same thing?
I’m really hoping that you were expecting these people to bring ten guests…. I’m confused - four kids and six adults on one invite?
Anyway, I’d check with your caterer and see if they do kids meals if you’re concerned that the fish/poultry/veggie options that you have aren’t kid friendly.
If on the other hand, you weren’t expecting them to bring all those people, I’d have the mother of whosever guest list that’s on (or you if it’s your friend) call and gently remind them that the invite was really only for ___ and ___, or whatever.
Good luck!
when my sister got married a very distant relative rsvped with 7 people. luckily she had my mother play the tough guy and she worked it out. but if you only intended to invite the people named on the invitation, then you should call and say thank you for responding, but unfortunately you won’t be able to accommodate all of them. you only intended to invite the guests you addressed on the envelope. they wouldn’t have a right to complain about it.
oh no they didn’t.
Find out from your catering vendor if they offer a kids option. Usually its cheaper than the standard meal and more “kid” friendly.
The pic of your RSVP did make me laugh
Ditto–if they’re not invited, be sure to call them and let them know. I have no idea why people assume they can add guests!
If they were invited, and you don’t have a kid’s menu, it is not up to you to create one now. If the kids can’t eat chicken, tough luck! Explain this to the parents, so they can bring something their children will eat.
I agree with LZB. Check out your venue. My venue offers a kids meal that’s a 1/3 of the price of the adult meal. Luckily the chef is willing to make chicken fingers.
Seeing an RSVP with 10 people would definitely scare me!
:O
This is the scariest picture ever.
4 kid meals (venue probably does some sort of kid meal of pasta r something), 5 adult fish meal, and 1 poultry meal. I sure hope you intended to invite all 10 of them.
If not, some people have serious nerve. Unfortunately, if you’re not expecting them, you really have to call and just say that you apologize for the confusion, but unfortunately you can only accomodate x number of people.
I know if one of my family members did that (and I allowed it, which well, no), word would get out and others would call and expect the same accomodation!
Wow that is hilarious… well perhaps for you the hilarity will hit later. Did you invite the 10 people? If not, I’d have someone call them and explain that there is limited seating and only X amount of space was reserved for them. I couldn’t do it myself because I’m very bad at hiding how I feel when I think someone is stupid. If you did invite all 10 and you didn’t have kids menu setup, you can talk to your caterer or just call up and ask.
I don’t know what I’d say if that came in the mail…I’d be speechless!
Oh please let us know if you actually invited all of those people. That makes me very nervous!!
It’s quite clear: five want fish, one wants poultry, and four are cannibals. Or maybe they want goat. Now I am confused.
LOL, the comments are really funny…generally a kids menu is an option at the venue with hot dogs, hamburgers, and everything unhealthy….if it’s not an option at your venue, I say, feed them what their parents are eating…or if you don’t really want them there, just count them in for dessert! =) I am so sorry you came upon this…
Wow… Please post a followup about whether or not you invited all of those people! I am dying to know.
NOOOOO! wow. and i don’t get it - who are the six adults? and where did the 4 kids come from? Do these people live on some sort polygamist compound? (i mean no disrespect, i just can’t figure out 6 adults on one invite. i’m stumped.)
Yeah, at first glance it looks like they want you to serve children, but that’s really weird. If they mean meals FOR kids? How about like a bowl of gummy worms deglazed with lik-m-aid, topped with pop rocks and a plate of pixie sticks on the side? They do have SIX adults to keep after ‘em…. tee hee 
Ha, Sarah already stole my joke. Four guests would like to eat children or baby goats, which presumably are not on the menu.
Others have wondered already… but from that RSVP card, it doesn’t look like you invited 10 people and your guest has added some extras. Is that the case? If so, it looks like a delicate phone call may be in order… yipes.
ha ha ha! sarah’s comment is HILARIOUS! four are cannibals…love it. feed them whatever’s leftover on mom & dad’s plate.
ok, I am confused? Is this for real? were they all invited? why are there so many adults on one invitation?
actually, the RSVP was a nice surprise. we didn’t have to send invites to 6 of the guests because of this response. i didn’t expect so many kids to come too! oh my, i met all 4 of the girls and they are kind of finnicky eaters. luckily, my caterer does offer kids meals.
i do love how she crossed out NAME and pretty much did her own thing for the RSVP.
Asian families. =)
no serious. i am debating if i should even include an RSVP in my invites! (i am, but i am soo tempted to NOT haha)
Maybe these people have 4 older kids who will eat adult-sized portions and 4 younger kids who cannot?
Whatever the case, I can’t wait to hear how this one ends.
That’s so bad that it’s funny. Note to self: if the card is too small to write all those names, then it’s probably a good indication not to bring all your kids Goodluck.
oooohhhhh boooooyyyyy this is scary….this is making me rethink my rsvps……I say you hype them up on sugar and make their parents take them home.
Oh.My.Goodness.
I think I would cry if I saw that.
So, you did invite all of them! Yowza….
That happened to us, too. We invited 2, and got RSVPs with five and six. Our adults only reception now has a separate kids table and a grand total of 12 kids coming! Oh well…what can you do?!
That’s exactly why we’re not including anything about food on our RSVP card. It’s “can you come or not?” and then on the day of the wedding - SURPRISE! We’re having this, this and this…
I heard about this…its like some weird phenomenon.
of the 10 people in the RSVP,
5 people are eating poultry,
1 is eating fish,
and
4 are eating children!!!
Miss Popcorn… that is too funny! The card does look that way… “4 kid” written by the meal options and format is the same as the meal options as well. Hihi
Hilarious
OMG I got one like that as well. A part of 11, including 3 kids..and I thought..shoot..I dont’ want to pay wedding meal prices for KIDS…so I was really really thinking of paying my teenage cousin to make a run to mcdonalds or in&out!
Oh and why is it so hard to fill out RSVP cards people..everyone makes them so complicated. AT least you have names..I just have a number 11=)
O my lord. Is this for real?
Ohmygoodness. I think I would seriously have a bridezilla moment if that got sent back to me. Since we have sucha huuuge guest list (over 400) we chose to have “blank of (we filled in the blank) attending” on the RSVP. Of course, there were still a few that crossed out the number we put and changed it to a higher number. Grrrr!
Well…technically…they didn’t check “accepts” or “declines”…;-)
I’m anxious to hear how this ends…
that looks like a nightmare - hope it works out for you!
