Requesting early RSVPs

cactusgal

Hi all,

I've been told that I'm invited to a wedding in August 2015. Invites haven't gone out yet, naturally, but the bride is pressing for a yes or no regarding attendance (texts plus Facebook).

That's pretty early, right? I don't know what I'm doing this time next month, let alone August!

Arbiter of Good Taste

That's very early. RSVPs are generally required a few weeks before the wedding. It sounds like the wedding might be in a small venue and that the bride has a "B"-list of invites, so wants to know whether there are going to be drop outs from the "A"-list. (I know someone who did that and who had a supposedly very close friend allocated to the Bs - although that person doesn't know).

I'd go back and say something along the lines of at this point we are hoping to be able to go, but will confirm definitively closer to the time when we can confirm time off work/babysitter/whatever your excuse is. She cant really ask for more at this stage.

Del2005

cactusgal wrote: »

Hi all,

I've been told that I'm invited to a wedding in August 2015. Invites haven't gone out yet, naturally, but the bride is pressing for a yes or no regarding attendance (texts plus Facebook).

That's pretty early, right? I don't know what I'm doing this time next month, let alone August!

Tell her you'll reply when you receive the invite, you can't say if you are going to something if you haven't been invited yet!

stargazer 68

I think it depends on who it is really IMO. There are several people who, if asked me 8 months in advance, I would put it on my calendar and make sure I was free.

pwurple

Um... no invite = no rsvp.

Sounds like this person is trying to decide how many invites to send in advance. Wouldn't want to waste an expensive invite and stamp on people who can't go!