Reply cards are sent with invitations in order to give the guest an easy and convenient way to respond.

It doesn’t matter if you are having a black-tie wedding or a casual wedding if you need your guests to RSVP, you need to follow some rules.

• Make the RSVP deadline two to four weeks before the wedding date.

• Spaces are always provided for the guests’ names and for their responses

Wedding RSVP Wording

Date

• Please reply before the eleventh of September

• The favor of a reply is requested by May 15th

• Your reply is requested by the eighth of May

• RSVP by the Twentieth of June

• Please respond by July 1st

• Kindly reply by June 20th

Guest Line

This is the line where your guests will write their names.

Traditionally, this is done by writing M_________ this way your guests can write “Mr. & Mrs. Smith”
Alternatively, you can write:

Name (s) _________
Guest Names_________

Accept or Decline

The most important element of your wedding RSVP wording to get your final headcount. Ask your guests whether or not they can come to your wedding! The options here are infinitives:

_____ accepts with pleasure
_____ declines with regret

_____ graciously accepts
_____ regretfully declines

_____ will attend
_____ unable to attend

_____ accepts
_____ regrets

_____ gladly accepts
_____ sadly declines

_____ gladly accepts
_____ politely declines

To get the exact headcount, you may wish to add a line for them to specify

____ number attending
____ guest(s) will attend

A clear way to let your guests know that children are not invited is through the RSVP card.

We have reserved ____ seat(s) in your honor
____ number adult(s) attending

Other information you might require:

Meal choices

• Please indicate each guest’s entrée choice

• Please initial each guest’s dinner selection

• Please indicate your entrée options

• Please initial your choice of entrée

• Please initial your meal choice in print

• Please indicate your meal choice
  ___ Chicken ___ Steak ___ Vegetarian ___ Gluten & Lactose free

More options available:

Please indicate any dietary requirements

You’ll get me to dance if you play

We have reserved transportation to the venue.
Will you require shuttle transportation?
____ YES ____ NO

Please provide the address of where you will be staying so that transportation can be organized
________________________

Are you attending the barbecue the day after the wedding?
____ YES ____ NO

Please indicate your id in order to access to the boat.