help with rsvp cards

Honestly some people are going to not know and some people are going to know.

i've seen people be literal and write we have reserved 2 seats for you etc but they still somehow RSVP for more than 2 people ahah.

cute rsvp design by the way

Everyone should know to write their names on the line. As for no children, that should have been something that was specified beforehand either on your website (if you have one) or in person. Sometimes it can be tricky and there are some people who will need a bit more clarification. The last thing you want is for people to assume. What we did to specify those who are invited was write the names of each guest on the envelope and then on the RSVP, it will say how many seats we have reserved for them.

Based on some of the posts I have seen on this site, I would assume the worst when it comes to people figuring out how to fill out an RSVP, haha. I would suggest adding a line that says "X seats have been reserved in your honor." I think the open-ended "Number Attending" line will only lead to people filling in their own number (including kids, guests, etc. who may intentionally not be on the guest list). And some people will most definitely not know to write their names on the "M" line; to be honest, I'm not sure why this is a thing. Maybe just literally say "Names of those Attending"? Or, lots of people suggest writing a small number on the back of each RSVP that you keep a key for who it gets mailed to. That way, if you get back #15 in the mail without any names written on it, then you still know who it's from.

The names on the envelope are those invited. Unfortunately alot of people do not have a clue how rsvps work. Some do and you don't have to worry about them. Given what you're working with, number the back to correspond with a list of who they're sent to. Hope for the best.


If someone is printing their own, be as specific as possible with names of those invited to make it clear to them, and also so you know who sent it.

They should know what to put on them. Ours did.

Most people will not put there names or even fill out how many people are coming. They’ll check yes or no and throw it in the mail without actually looking at the card. We had very few people actually write their names. I would make sure to number the invites or write their return address on the reply envelope to tell who it’s from

View Quoted Comment This is true. Great idea on the return address