Mr. Lollipop’s favorite animal is the duck. For his birthday one year ago I rented two ducks from a nearby farm and he spent the evening following them around the yard and smiling.
Lots of work went into our invitations, so I wanted to try and draw some creativity of our guests in return. Other than real ducks, what could be better for the water fowl obsessed man than armfuls of paper ducks from our loved ones? Plus, the paper kind don’t poop everywhere or gorge themselves on our our garden herbs like the real thing.
Thus, our RSVP cards were born:
We’ve had a terrific response so far with lots of personal messages and notes. Only three party-poopers out of the more than thirty replies have returned without some kind of embellishment.
Some of our haul:
This one was done by a professional illustrator:
Two of Mr. Lollipop’s relatives couldn’t come so they sent a duck in their stead:
We will display the results at the reception and have a drawing for a prize.
P.S. Numbering the invitations really saved out bacon. Quite a few came back with ducks but no names or nothing at all. Don’t expect everyone to remember to write their names!
I love this idea.
So, so cute! I have to admit, I am fond of ducks as well. 
What a great idea!
What a fun idea!
This is the cutest RSVP idea I have seen!
What a fun way to involve your guests! I might have to steal this idea…..
Yeah, this is really super duper cute.
haha, those are super cute! plus, ducks are great symbols of marriage too. it all works out!
That is an adorable idea. Delbert is too cute!
What an original idea! That looks like lots of fun! Thank you!
What a cute idea.
Totally apropos of nothing…
Anytime I see ducks, I always think of my middle school friend who would, everyday for the whole year at the start of French class, write somewhere on the blackboard “Quon, Quon, Je suis un canarde” - I think she thought it was funny that French ducks don’t quack!
(although sometimes, in honor of our teacher who would start teaching us Spanish instead of French about 40% of the time - till she remembered what class she was in - the friend would write it in Spanish.)
That is really original!
such a cute idea!!
SOOO CUTE! The professional one kinda reminds me of Scrooge McDuck (life is like a hurricane..)
that is such a simple idea yet BRILLIANT!! i can’t wait to see them displayed at your wedding. are you having a prize for best duck?
aww man! our rsvp cards are already done. otherwise, I would have completely adapted your idea for our cards. Those are fantastic!
this is completely awesome.
i TRULY wish i had remembered to number our response cards, because now it’s coming back to bite me in the butt!
That is AWESOME. My relatives (or my husband’s really) would have been like, huh?
A pair of wooden ducks are often on display in Korean weddings symbolizing monogomy for life. Maybe you should get a set?
what a great idea!
fun! love it. what’s the story behind your FI’s love of ducks?
Ha, they were so busy drawing their ducks they forgot to write their names.
that is the cutest idea ever! what a way to involve your guests. i would have loved it if i received one just like yours.
What a unique and interactive idea!!!!
That’s so adorable.
(My sister insists that she is deathly afraid of water fowl, though, so she would never have played along.)
what a cute idea
I’m curious: did you have to include some instructions, in terms of, aside from the drawing, people writing their names and/or how many people were attending?
Mrs. Lollipop, Pittsburgh
Age and Occupation: 26, Computational Linguist
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 26, Project Manager
Engagement Date: August 2, 2006
Wedding Date: September 2, 2007
Blogging Since: July 17, 2007
Venue: The PPG Aquarium at the Pittsburgh Zoo
About Me: I'm a Pittsburgh transplant who grew up in the deep south. I have a weakness for exotic alphabets, DIY projects, mobster movies and international travel. My fiance and I are both non-native Japanese speakers and we have a bullfrog named Skinny.
how fun!
you guys really love animals, huh?!