- Blog
- Bios
- Boards
- Classifieds
- DIY
- Gallery
- Vendor Reviews
- Shop Weddingbee
Weddingbee Blog
RSVP #s Are In! Well, mostly. Here’s a basic breakdown for you.
Formal RSVP Received by Deadline: 62 (61%)
Phone In/ In Person/Tracked Down After Deadline RSVPs: 14 (14%)
Still Missing RSVPs/Haven’t Been Able to Track Down: 26 (25%)
Of those guests we have been unable to track down, 90% are family and most are OOT. Many are cousins of mine that I don’t even have phone numbers for. We are planning on going on the assumption of no for many of them for various reasons (one just had a baby this morning—YAY! Congrats Cousin L!—some are are unable to fly cross country, etc.) and will continue to attempt to track down the few that are still on the fence.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The OOT/In Town Guest Numbers
We ended up having only 1 uninvited guest RSVP. One of my cousins asked if she could bring her boyfriend and since our numbers were coming in lower than expected, I said sure. I’m kind of excited to meet him, actually. We originally only offered +1 to OOT guests (friends) coming alone or those that were married/engaged/living together.
Oh, and it’s been decided that this is entirely too many numbers for Miss Ticket to handle as my brain is now spinning a little and I’m really glad this post is almost over. <3
I would like to leave you with a few of my favorite RSVPs.
This one made me laugh out loud. Only FBIL/GM COD could pull this one off. Poor FSIL Dr. Lady even apologized in the upper right hand corner.
From BM C (henceforth known as BM Pool Shark because the initials thing is starting to confuse me since several BMs have similar initials) and her boyfriend. In this instance I’m pretty confident it’s BM Pool Shark pondering her meal options. Good thing I didn’t ask chicken or fish, otherwise it might have taken her an additional month to fill out the comment card (she’s a touch indecisive with food). <3 you darling!
From FBIL/GM Mavy and FSIL Sassy Pants. I have a good idea which is declining to respond… I’m looking at you Sassy Pants!
Then there were a few guests that wanted to add some mystery to the RSVP process. While I had written numbers on the back of these cards with invisible ink for this VERY reason. I lost the sheet that had all the numbers and their associated names… EPIC FAIL me! Luckily these two did include their names on the envelopes with return addresses. They still made me smile.
This one REALLY through me for a loop. The envelope had no return address or name so I just sat and stared at it for a few minutes. This was one of the first RSVPs we received that seemed a bit harsh! I soon realized that if you flip the card over there was a very nice little signed note from Mr. Ticket’s Aunt and she is actually very sorry that she can’t come (I think she may have misread the options…haha). So now I look back at this RSVP and it makes me laugh.
Did you get bride brain number confusion from RSVPs? Did you get any fun RSVPs back in the mail?
Haha those RSVP’s are awesome! And poor Mr. Ticket’s aunt for getting a little confused…atleast you figured out who it was from 
Some of our clients have said that their guests are not returning the RSVP cards because they want to keep the wedding invitation set intact. Go figure…
I love the number facts.. helps to give me a good idea of percentages and whatnot And I love fun RSVPs like this - the first picture is hysterical!
Way to figure out all the percentages… that made my head hurt a little bit too!
Our RSVP deadline is tomorrow! So far, we are doing pretty good! Although one of my bridesmaid has rsvp’d for her family. None of them sent us an rsvp back. And she has changed it quite a few times! That’s been confusing.
Also, we did postcards and I forgot to number them. We have had some declines with no names on them. So… we’ll see how that goes. I do enjoy the occasional funny note or silly drawing on the rsvps:)
We reluctantly invited the sister of DH’s aunt (by marriage) who showed up at most family events. We invited her and her husband, who I’ve never met.
She sent it back with an RSVP for 6 people!! No names either, except her own. I was totally thrown for a loop. We figured out pretty quickly who the others were (2 of her step kids and her mother). These I’ve met, but still, how rude!!
DH’s parents helped pay for the wedding, so they said go ahead and let them come. (Though their minds were blown as much as ours were.)
Getting ready to be announced for our entrance into the reception, we glanced at the escort card table and wondered who that pile belonged to? Sure enough, NOT ONE of them showed up! Apparently 1 adult and 1 kid were sick, so they all stayed home. Can you believe it!!! What a waste of 300 bucks!
I was pretty generous with the plus ones, letting anybody with a boyfriend/girlfriend bring them along. I only had one person who was single invite along someone else, but they are coming from out of state, so I’m totally OK with people bringing traveling buddies!
Now I need to get on my own RSVP tally post!
Haha awesome! We also started giving a little more leeway. We already have a more than 20% decline rate, with roughly 24 not received yet (but our deadline isn’t until Oct. 22). So when our friend broke up with her boyfriend but tearily looked on the bright side that she could now bring whoever she wanted to the wedding… well, who has the heart to tell her, sorry, you only get a date when you’re not single!
@ItsPronounced_ABear: UGH. This kind of stuff makes me so mad!
Hahaha, that first RSVP is classic! I love all the fun comments from guests!
Oh man, RSVP numbers drove me CRAZY! There were so many people who never RSVP-ed–like even today, we never heard from them. No response to our emails or phone messages. Grrrr! And we also ended up giving out a lot of plus ones. By that point, we just wanted to be flexible and make everyone as comfortable as possible, and it was great! We loved meeting and celebrating with significant others, and our guests were much happier. It made our final guest list a bit bigger than we would have wanted (about 90 instead of 75), but it was so worth it in the end!
Yikes! I’m not looking forward to tracking down RSVPs.
Some of those cards were hilarious!
| Visit our sister sites | eHarmony Online Dating |
eHarmony Advice Dating Advice |
Project Wedding Wedding Songs |
JustMommies Pregnancy Calendar |
Miss Ticket, Riverside, CA Age and Occupation: 25, Executive Assistant Fiance's Age and Occupation: 24, HVAC Technician Engagement Date: November 14, 2010 Wedding Date: October 2011 Venue: Crestmore Manor About Me: I'm a lifelong So Cal gal, a chocoholic, a closet gamer, and a television enthusiast (love me some Vampire Diaries!) who adores playing in the kitchen and lives in flip flops. Mr. Ticket and I are best known for singing and dancing in the car, our World of Warcraft addiction, adoring food, crane game playing, and our general homebody ways. Oh, and GO STEELERS!
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 30 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
Latest Gallery Pics