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How long to give for RSVP?

  • 02-12-2013 5:45pm
    #1
    grainuaile
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73 ✭✭


    I'm designing my own invites but I've hit a snag. Wedding is end of march, so when should the rsvp date be?
    :confused:


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  • #2
    January
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,862 ✭✭✭✭January


    4 weeks before the wedding. Allows you time to chase up people who don't reply before you have to give final numbers to the hotel.


  • #3
    Moonbeam
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 19,011 Mod ✭✭✭✭Moonbeam


    I agree 4 weeks is perfect.


  • #4
    Gatica
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,301 ✭✭✭Gatica


    Yeah, I think we said 5-6 weeks but used the next week to get in touch with those late. There were a few that wouldn't know til closer again, but at least it was only small number. We just really needed better estimation of numbers for the wedding.


  • #5
    toadfly
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    We went for three weeks before.


  • #6
    solerina
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    We went one month before the actual date (had all the RSVPs back by then except for about 20 people who all replied in the next week or so)


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  • #7
    Pang
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,251 ✭✭✭Pang


    Our date is just three weeks before the wedding. Looking back now I think we should have gone for at least a month, just to have more time to ring people who aren't on time replying etc...


  • #8
    grainuaile
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73 ✭✭grainuaile


    Should I send an rsvp with the evening invites?


  • #9
    cmbutterfly45
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 402 ✭✭cmbutterfly45


    grainuaile wrote: »
    Should I send an rsvp with the evening invites?

    I don't think you need to the RSVP is to give numbers for food to the hotel!


  • #10
    cmbutterfly45
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 402 ✭✭cmbutterfly45


    Also just wondering how long in advance to send evening invites?


  • #11
    grainuaile
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73 ✭✭grainuaile


    cmbutterfly45 wrote: »
    I don't think you need to the RSVP is to give numbers for food to the hotel!

    True but will they need numbers for the evening buffet too?


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  • #12
    grainuaile
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73 ✭✭grainuaile


    cmbutterfly45 wrote: »
    Also just wondering how long in advance to send evening invites?

    I'm planning to send both day and evening invites at the same time


  • #13
    Gatica
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,301 ✭✭✭Gatica


    Most hotels have a recommendation for evening food, e.g. 80% or 75% of the dinner guests. In most cases, unless you're having a small wedding and a load of evening invites, those work out ok.


  • #14
    stargazer 68
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,172 ✭✭✭stargazer 68


    My sister is giving 6 weeks on the recommendation of the woman who did the invites. Extra time to chase up and also to invite anyone else that you didnt have room for if you get a few people unable to come!


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