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Five RSVP Secrets You Need to Know
The best way to keep track of your wedding RSVPβs is to stay organized and efficient. In this post, we give your our top five tips for tracking RSVPβs to help save your time and effort for the fun parts of wedding planning!
It is always said that planning a wedding is stressful. The truth? 99% of wedding planning is fun and exciting! The stressful 1% includes keeping track of your RSVPs. Unfortunately, as much as we may love them, wedding guests are not always the best when it comes to responding to your invitation. We are sharing our tips and tricks to tracking down those RSVPs so your wedding planning process is 100% stress-free!
Years of experience in the stationery biz has taught us the RSVP secrets that you need to be using throughout your wedding planning process to ensure organization and accuracy with your RSVP guest count!
Use Your ABC's and Your 123's
When you are finished creating your guest list, number each guest row in Excel. Then write that number in pencil on the back corner of each RSVP card. This will help you keep track of RSVP cards that come back with no name on them! And yes this tends to happen a lot (sigh). This way, if a card is returned to you with no name, simply look at the number written on the back and cross check it with your guest list. You can even use a black light pen in lieu of a pencil!
Hint: When numbering your Excel guest list, do not use the row number. Instead create a whole new column with new numbers so if you add any rows, your numbering stays the same.
Organization is Excel(lent)
Before you even think about sending out invitations, you should have an excel sheet of your guest list. When the RSVPs do start coming in, you will have a central document where you can keep track of all the RSVPs you have received. This will also help with keeping track of who still needs to respond.
Going Digital
Adding an RSVP link on your website will give your guests another way to respond and make it even easier for them to RSVP! Most wedding websites have a built in RSVP option that is easy to add, so don't feel like you have to be a computer whiz to figure this one out. We recommend theknot.com and minted.com for building a wedding website with RSVP options.
Trouble with Too Much Time
When setting your RSVP cutoff date (the date by which guests should respond), do not set the date for too long after the invitation was sent. It is good to put a little bit of pressure on your guests to get their responses in on time. Giving guests any more than 6 weeks to respond will likely cause them to put it off and eventually forget to respond. The ideal response time is 3-4 weeks before your wedding.
When It Pays to Procrastinate
The unfortunate reality of wedding planning is that not all guests respond to your invitations before the RSVP date, which can create frustration when trying to tally up final guest counts, making a seating chart, telling your caterer guest count, etc. We recommend starting your seating chart two-three weeks before since, unfortunately, not all your responses will be in at the one-month mark. Creating your seating chart at two-three weeks will allow a little cushion for those last few responses to come in, and will allow you a two week cushion to track down those last pesky RSVPs.
We hope this helps you stay organized with your RSVPβs and enjoy wedding planning!
Girlβs Night Halloween Party on Glitter Guide
Spooky, sophisticated, girly Halloween party inspiration - what more could you ask for this fall?
We are loving all the spooky and fun details from this Halloween dinner party shoot, we might just have to recreate it for ourselves! Black tableware and candles made for the perfect moody tablescape, along with dark unstructured florals. Sweet treats like pumpkin spice popcorn and cotton candy added an element of playfulness to this spooky dinner party. Creepy critters were crawling on the edges of our black and white invitations, paired with a vellum envelop and wax seal, to create the ultimate haunting halloween invitations. We incorporated the playful Halloween theme into a spooky mad lib and gave guests pumpkin to talk about with our hand written pumpkin place cards. (we had to sneak at least one Halloween pun in there!) Check out even more details on this delicious and spooky dinner party on Glitter Guide! Thank you to Nutrition by Kara, Dyan Kethley Photography, Wedfully Yours, Cotton Smith, West Elm Plano, and Brake and Clutch Warehouse.
Hosting a party and need stationery? Contact us!
Summertime Sophisticated Ballroom Wedding
Rose gold foil and summer hues the perfect details for our invitation suite for this sophisticated, summertime ballroom wedding.
The invitation suite we created for Emily and Dean was only the beginning of this gorgeous summertime ballroom wedding! We designed an elegant rose gold foil invitation adorned with their monogram to complement the sophisticated feel of the wedding day. Delicate details such as Emily's signature perfume and beautifully embellished shoes created the perfect warm color palette for this summer affair. Soft neutral hues in the bridesmaid dresses and bouquets balanced perfectly with the natural beauty of the venue. Emily and Dean tied the knot at Piazza on the Green and all their pictures are truly magical, we had a hard time picking our favorites!Wedding by A Stylish Soiree, Calligraphy by Sarah Ann Design, Photos by Stephanie Brazzle
Interested in a custom invitation design for your wedding? Check out our gallery for more inspiration.
Let Them Eat Cake Editorial
Brides who love cake and sweets, this editorial shoot is for you- we loved this sweet calligraphy and hand made paper combination.
Calling all brides with a sweet tooth! We were in dessert heaven while creating pieces for this styled shoot at Hickory Street Annex. Bold modern cakes by Loft22 created a playful atmosphere. We created delicate hand written cards to complement each of the unique desserts, adding an air of elegance and romance.
Written on handmade paper in gold ink, these dessert cards take center stage (after the cakes of course). Read more about this sweet styled shoot on Brides of North Texas in their latest magazine issue. Thank you
Dyan Kethley Photography, Chic Fleur Weddings & Events, Gold Dust Vintage Rentals, Something Pretty Floral, Loft22 Cakes, and Hickory Street Annex!
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We are swooning over our most recent shoot at The Nest at Ruth Farms featured in the latest issue of Bries of North Texas! Crisp whites and soft pastels paired with delicate feminine touches create an atmosphere of rustic charm. With white wood paneling and an abundance of natural light, this new venue created the dreamiest backdrop. We designed a simple hand-written calligraphy invitation suite to compliment the minimalist and organic feel of the shoot. Written on handmade paper with gold metallic ink, featuring a hand-drawn monogram crest at the top and venue sketch as the envelope liner. Check out the full post on BONTX blog here! Thank you Chic Fleur Weddings, Jennifer Wilson Photography, Lovely Bride, Bella Acento, The Styling Stewardess, The Butterfly Cake Factory, Oh Deery Floral, and The Nest at Ruth Farms!
I can't get over the colors in this shoot! Style Me Pretty featured our gorgeoussss shoot as their favorite idea for a styled bridal portrait. The neutral and gold color palette is so warm and inviting, and the handprinted canvas is perfection! We designed the invitations around the minimal and soft vibes with hand calligraphy paired with floral sketches and vintage stamps. Check out the full post on SMP blog here. Thank you Events by Kristin, Ben Q Photography, ChrysQ, Something Pretty Floral, Anastasia Strattan, and Arlington Hall at Lee Park!
Wow!! Thank you Liz with Chancey Charm Weddings for the interview! Read all about the very beginnings of Pink Champagne Paper and some advice to both bride and grooms and wedding professionals on Chancey Charm's blog here.
White, Gold and Grey Spring Wedding
A white, gold and grey wedding color scheme just screams elegance. We loved creating this beautiful suite for this Spring Dallas wedding.
Honestly I don't even know how to describe this BEAUTIFUL wedding we were LUCKY to be a part of. Elizabeth and Phillip were married at The Crescent Hotel in downtown Dallas on a beautiful spring evening. Her maids were in a lovely soft grey, while white and gold prominently displayed throughout the wedding details, including the tablescape and flowers. We designed her classic wedding invitations with wedding monogram crest full and center. Their monogram was then used throughout the wedding: programs, menus, coaters, matchbooks, backdrop, napkins, dance floor, and more! It branded the wedding perfectly. Elizabeth was seriously the best bride to work with. She was so sweet through the entire process and we loved working with her!
Photography by Tracy Enoch; Wedding by Chic Fleur Weddings and Events; Flowers by Something Pretty Floral; Venue is The Crescent; Monogram by Shuler Studio; Calligraphy by Scribbles and Swirls
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