If we don’t hear from them, DS#1 and#2 will email them. I will scan the invitation and send it to them (well, come to think of it, they both have copies of the invitation.)
Interesting - we used Paperless Post for the engagement party invitations and the rehearsal dinner - our response rate was almost 100%. Given the experiences here, I’m glad we went that route.
And we will be putting a little number on each RSVP card corresponding to the recipient…for those who forget to write their names on them.
We think having the invitations sent well prior to the room block expiring is more important than the RSVP date itself. We have sent our guests three separate notices about the room block. At this point, it’s their issue if they can’t get a room…not mine. And the invitation will be the fourth time they hear about this wedding, venue, room block, etc.
We need to notify or venue two weeks prior with the guest and food counts.
This will make you all chuckle…I hope. The very last detail we have is the florist…and we will make that decision by Monday.
Last night I dreamed that I was getting married…and the florist didn’t show up. All I remember from the dream is that I told someone I was going out to a field to pick flowers fo MY bouquet!
Oy!
@thumper1. my S and DIL laughed when I suggested they number the response cards. One day I received a text with many emojis expressing their thanks when they received two responses without names in one day! Make sure to put those numbers on the spreadsheet/invitation list as well, or they don’t help much!
My daughter and her fiance are going to ask for RSVPs via text, website, and snail mail. At first, I thought the former two were tacky, but this may be the right solution for their generation.
@thumper1 , it’s so exciting that your longtime friend is coming to your daughter’s wedding! My parents had a couple of those come to their 50th wedding anniversary celebration. It was so cool for us “kids” to meet sorority sisters and fraternity brothers that we’d only heard our parents talk about over the years.
I hadn’t thought to number the RSVP card. Isn’t the return address (that I will fill out) sufficient to know who is responding even if they don’t fill in their name?
Are you putting each guest’s return address on the return address card?
I like the paperless post for rehearsal dinner. Going to suggest that to DD.
I’m putting the return address on the envelope for the RSVP card.
We used Paperless Post for the rehearsal dinner. The only issues were DIL’s aunt who didn’t check her email, and my typing mistake on another email address. For the most part, we got very quick responses and I only needed to contact 2 couples who hadn’t responded by the RSVP date.
The only reason my kid checks her snail mail is for the copious amount of packages she gets from amazon. But she did get her jury summons 
We are doing formal letter press invites for the wedding and the welcome party (the night before), but opted for online RSVP because we have multiple events to keep track of. The site D1 is using allows guests to indicate who is coming to which event, and there is no way for someone to add a guest who is not on the invite.
On labeling own wine for the wedding, many had not heard of this…a couple in the show that has four or five brides reviewing each other’s weddings - the couple that won the vacation had done the wine, and that seems to have been what set that wedding apart from the others in the voting.
Rehearsal dinner decor issues!! Does anyone have a source for strings of LED lights? The ones that look like just wires that light up? What’s the proper name of them?
Fairy lights? https://www.target.com/p/philips-90ct-christmas-led-dewdrop-fairy-string-lights-warm-white/-/A-52355408#lnk=sametab
Last year I bought boxes of these after Christmas at Target for 90% off - probably too late now???
If so, better prices and features: https://www.amazon.com/Kohree-Battery-Weddings-Bedroom-2C-Batteries/dp/B01LSGLIO6/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?ie=UTF8&qid=1516587670&sr=8-1-spons&keywords=fairy+lights&psc=1
Actually tons of them on Amazon depending on the length, wire color, etc. you need. TJ Maxx also tends to have them in store in the stationary area.
Michael’s has them, as well. We used them for both engagement party and rehearsal dinner decor. There are battery operated versions and solar-powered version, depending on what you will use them for.
I’ll go check Michaels. I want short battery operated strands to place in lanterns. And some battery led candles as well. Seemed like I had so much time, but I blinked and now we’re 8 weeks out. Yikes!
I’m such a slacker! We are not decorating for the rehearsal dinner. It’s at a restaurant.
When DS married, we didn’t decorate the rehearsal dinner restaurant venue, either.
But we had seating cards - each table was ‘Love’ in a different language; and we had favors at each seat - boxes with 2 small dessert cookies one each from bride and groom heritages.