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guests who haven't RSVP'd

arayess · 2017-01-30 10:55:19

Asking for a non boards friend some people haven't RSVP'd to the wedding - the RSVP date is 2 months past and it's 6 weeks to go to the day. There are a few non-responders to the invite. He is a big believer in manners and decorum and feels (i agree too) that he should chase people who didn't bother replying to the invite.…

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#32 27-04-2017 04:14PM

Bacchus

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D3V!L wrote: »

I'm getting married in August and decided to give 3 months notice because of people arranging holidays etc.

How much time should I give for the RSVP after sending the invite. We set a date 3 weeks after it was sent and so far only got about 30% confirming.

When did you send them? 3 months notice implies you sent them this week (and are getting married the first week of August) but you've got a third of the RSVPs back so I'm inclined to think you sent them out a week or two ago (so pushing on 4 months notice)

As Big Bag of Chips mentioned, that's quite early to be sending out invites and I'd be inclined to think that a lot of people saw the date and immediately went... "that's ages away, I've loads of time to get back to them" and forgot all about it. The RSVP deadline will mean little to most, if they even noticed it.

As for what you can do about it? Not much unless you want to start hassling your guests for a reply 3 months ahead of the wedding. You should probably wait until about 6-8 weeks ahead of the wedding date to start chasing people up who haven't replied. Don't worry though, it's not a reflection on people's willingness to attend, it's just plain old putting something on the long finger. You'll probably see the RSVPs trickle in over the next few months as the little light bulbs go off in peoples heads that they never replied to you.

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