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Just Said Yes October 2020

New Rsvps After May Wedding Postponement

Monique, on July 1, 2020 at 9:11 PM Posted in Etiquette and Advice 0 6

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Hi! So we postponed from 5/15 to 10/1 of this year and it’s about time to send out new rsvp’s. Is there etiquette and what to do for wording in these crazy times?... and do we resend to everyone or only those that didn’t decline in May? We want everyone to feel comfortable and we respect any decision that is right for each person. How do you communicate that in an rsvp card? Any guidance or understanding of what y’all have done in similar circumstances would be much appreciated!

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Latest activity by Lynnie, on July 2, 2020 at 2:58 PM

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Jana · on July 1, 2020 at 9:22 PM
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Is everyone on the original guest list still invited to the postponed ceremony? If so, many invite companies have "change the date" invitations. They would still go out to the ones who declined as you would still want them in attendance either way, right?
The rsvp (that they send back to you by a certain date..anywhere from 2-4 weeks before the wedding) is different from the invitation itself which will have the new ceremony/reception date. You would send an entire set with the updated information instead of just the reply card.
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Neeva · on July 1, 2020 at 9:29 PM
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I didn't want to spend a boat load of money on new invitations that I had just sent out a few months ago. I sent a change the date card and put all of our information online. Our RSVP is online so we didn't need to do new invites. We also sent an insert with the card regarding covid-19 precautions. If you have more time and it's cheap to do, you can send new invitations.
I invited everyone again except for those who didn't bother to RSVP yes or no or contact us at all the first time around.
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Just Said Yes October 2020
Monique · on July 1, 2020 at 10:07 PM
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To clarify, I did send out a change the date card to the full guest list back in May that noted the new date and that a new RSVP capture would follow later. I do want to save a little $ and point people to the website to RSVP this time. Thank you for your responses. It’s very helpful!
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Megan · on July 2, 2020 at 6:10 AM
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Did you check with your vendor to see if they offer discounts on “reorders” due to COVID? I got my invitations in the mail like 3 days before decided to postpone because of COVID. Minted let me reorder the exact invites with updated info at 80% discount. Good luck!!
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Sarah · on July 2, 2020 at 6:10 AM
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We did our new RSVP online and listed it on our delay the date cards. Most people only rsvp’d online if they had changed their decision
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Lynnie · on July 2, 2020 at 2:58 PM
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I'd definitely send RSVPs out to that full guest list then!
You can play around with a few different wording options, but I think being direct and heartfelt will work best! Also if you can offer to stream the ceremony I feel like that's a great compromise for people who would rather celebrate from afar!
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