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What to do if wedding guests don't RSVP? Copy ‘n' paste this polite message!
So you're down the wire with only a month left before your wedding date, and you still have a third of your guests who haven't... Read more
I've seen tons of variations on this funny RSVP card around the web, so we thought we'd try out our own version as a free downloadable printable. Whether your guests will be happily accepting or tongue-in-check happily declining… there's an answer for every smart-ass on your guest list. Who knows — maybe it'll inspire the slackers to actually send their card in before you start the RSVP hounding process.
We've got two versions, a pastel colored one and a black and white one. Just download the PDFs below, add in a line for your RSVP date in your preferred image-editing software (or just include that elsewhere), and print!
Download the funny RSVP cards:
The card is a standard American postcard size (5.59 x 4.34 inches). It can be printed on your own printer, but going the internet route (like via VistaPrint or similar) is easy and affordable.
More free wedding printables await you if you're game to try them out!
Will you be using this funny RSVP card in your invitation set?
About the Author: Catherine Clark
Catherine Clark loiters at her local library, makes art, watches movies en masse, plays video and tabletop games, poorly cooks healthy things, cuddles with her feline fur babies, and blogs at BijouxandBits.com.
Love this! We made our own RSVP cards and had something like 12 different combinations of yes and no responses. They ranged from simple like: “YES!” or “NO.” to a little more complicated like “We will be there with bells on!” or “We would come, but we just don’t want to.” They were super fun to create and honestly made getting declines a little less sad.
Did you have any trouble with older or more traditionally-minded guests getting confused by the options, or did everyone (I hope!) get it?
No, we didn’t really have any issues. We just tried to make it super clear which option was the yes and which was the no. The more traditionally minded guests generally declined or didn’t bother sending it back!
One issue we did run into was with the RSVP cards for people who had a guest option. Under the Yes and No options we included a line that said “Name of Guest _______________” so we could create an escort card for everyone. In retrospect I wish we had worded it “Name of Your Plus One”
because we had a surprising number of guests who filled in their OWN names but not the name of their dates. Those took some phone calls to straighten out.
A friend used RSVP cards a lot like these. Because I’m difficult I checked:
‘enthusiastically attend’,
‘resentfully attend’ and added ‘while travelling to the wedding’
and ‘decline to respond but ultimately attend’ and added ‘because I cannot resist an oxymoron.
The first two turned out to be completely accurate.
A friend used RSVP cards a lot like these. Because I’m difficult I checked:
‘enthusiastically attend’,
‘resentfully attend’ and added ‘while travelling to the wedding’
and ‘decline to respond but ultimately attend’ and added ‘because I cannot resist an oxymoron.
The first two turned out to be completely accurate.