Hi! So, my best friend is making my daughters birthday invites by hand. She does a GREAT job and is very talented!! So she wants to know the wording and stuff and I had no problem with that, but the part I need help with is the rsvp. How do I word it so people will actually rsvp? I need some clever ideas. I told her to just put down rsvp with a yes or no to (my name, number and e mail), but I don't know if that is enough. Should she put it in all caps? lol! It drives me nutty when people don't rsvp and we are having it at home and I will be making the food myself, so I don't want to be stuck with not enough or too much left overs yk? So, any ideas? Thanks!
one option would be to post the date and time but leave the location off and having wording like "Location to be disclosed when you RSVP".
another option is "Please rsvp either way so we can be properly prepared"
I think if you put a date (e.g., "Please RSVP by [date]") that makes people take it a little more seriously. Because they'll at least think that no RSVP by that date will mean that you assume they aren't coming. Also, it gives you more of an excuse to follow up with them if you haven't heard by that date.
Don't even bother. People will not respond, they will either show up or not. Even if they do RSVP it won't matter, they may or may not show up anyway. Just make the party so that as many that want to come can come and then it will be no stress. Invite some of her close friends personally, talk voice to voice to the mom, and perhaps ask them to assist so you can know for sure they will be there.
Then go have some fun.
I know what you mean! I hate it when people don't RSVP, and it's so common now! I would have it read: PLEASE reply either way by (insert date here) so that we can plan accordingly.
Unfortunately, I've had people in the past that didn't know what RSVP meant!
Some people nowadays just say "Regrets only, 555-5555" .... and people STILL don't respond, and you are hit with making too much food for the party.
Good luck... I'm glad my kids are past that age... it is tough planning parties now!
I wouldn't just say " RSVP to name/number". Be specific. Be sure to put a respond by date. I would do something to make it stand out on the invitation. Capital letters or a different colored ink from the rest of the invitation.
**Please respond by February 3rd. Thanks!**
I heard someone say that they don't mention the location of the party. When people RSVP, THEN they give them the directions/location.
LOL I love the idea of saying, we will reveal the location when you rsvp, that is GREAT!!!
I honestly don't understand what has happened over the past few years, my youngest is almost 13 and MOST people always rsvp'd to birthday parties. What is up with that?!
Haha good luck. Only half the people these days actually rsvp.
