Empty Nest…. Part 2

Empty Nest…. Part 2

November 5th, 2009 @ 8:30 am by Mrs. Ramen
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With ~ 210 invitations going out, you can imagine the importance of keeping track of RSVP cards!

To do so, I invested in the coolest little pen ever - the blacklight/secret agent pen!!! I wanted to keep the RSVP cards looking nice. I also wanted to avoid guests feeling like they were “ranked lower” just because of their #. So, I went with the spy pen. Plus, it’s so fun to use!!!

I had numbered our guest list according to each address, and set about writing each invitation’s # with the corresponding RSVP card—this is to eliminate any confusion if the cards are illegible, or if anyone forgets to fill out the name portion (and yes, this does happen!). You can see a little line under the “Joyfully Accepts” line which says “____ of ____ will attend”.

Older Asian guests (maybe Asian guests in general…) are NOTORIOUS for bringing uninvited friends and family along with them to receptions… I wanted to eliminate any and ALL confusion about how many were included in each party.

So, for each invitation #, we also had to fill out the corresponding number of the invited persons in the second blank. Phew! Yes, it was a process, but I think this method is working well!

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What the RSVP card looks like normally….

And with the magic spy light!

You can purchase similar spy pens here, on Ebay or at PaperSource!

How did you keep track of your RSVP cards?

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42 Responses to “Empty Nest…. Part 2”

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Querida (message) 1,424 posts, Bumble bee

I love the spy pen idea! Hope your guests are sticking to those numbers!

11/5/09 @ 8:36 am (reply)

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Tamsin

Great idea. Planning is key to a successful wedding.

11/5/09 @ 8:38 am (reply)

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hokaroni (message) 32 posts, Newbee

oooh I’ll have to keep that in mind….thats a really smart and ‘keepyourmindontrack’ idea!

11/5/09 @ 8:45 am (reply)

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krissycake (message) 4,160 posts, Honey bee

hahah! i love that glowy pen ink =)

11/5/09 @ 8:49 am (reply)

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pmerr (message) 2,518 posts, Sugar bee

That’s awesome!! I bought one after I read Green Tea’s post about one!!!

11/5/09 @ 8:51 am (reply)

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crebre80 (message) 10,729 posts, Bee Keeper

Great Idea!!!!

11/5/09 @ 8:57 am (reply)

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Miss Rainbow (message) 1,534 posts, Bumble bee

totally getting myself one of those!

11/5/09 @ 8:59 am (reply)

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ETwedding (message) 296 posts, Helper bee

That is great. I should have thought of that. I just used regular pen on the back in extremely tiny writing. Hopefully noone noticed. And I have only had 1 person send in the RSVP incomplete. So it might have been for nothing. Oh well.

11/5/09 @ 9:08 am (reply)

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Miss Frozen Yogurt (message) 2,685 posts, Sugar bee

That’s a great idea. I’ll probably be totally lame and write their numbers on the back of the RSVP card in plain sight. ah well.

11/5/09 @ 9:10 am (reply)

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Mrs. Mouse (message) 5,844 posts, Bee Keeper

Cool! I want a spy pen!

11/5/09 @ 9:10 am (reply)

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pvaulter718 (message) 2,116 posts, Buzzing bee

That is awesome! I might get myself one just for the heck of it!

11/5/09 @ 9:10 am (reply)

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Miss Guinea Pig (message) 1,377 posts, Bumble bee

I bought one last time I was at Paper Source for this very reason! Of course then I couldn’t resist writing secret notes to people, but eventually I’ll use it for it’s actual purpose!