Online RSVP, Text RSVP, Is this tacky?

No to text RSVP's (IMO), but I am doing online RSVPs as well as the traditional way.

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As long as online RSVPs are not on a Facebook Event, you're fine.

I am doing E-vite save the dates and paper invitations. The paper invites will have only website for rsvp. I was thinking of purchasing maybe 10 paper rsvp cards for out of town guest.

I've personally received both and I didn't think anything of either.

I wouldn't encourage text, but would just list the phone #.

A friend mailed out physical invites. The invites had their wedding website where we went and RSVPed. I thought it was easy and want to do the same.

I'm doing online RSVPs for all but for my more traditional guests I am including response cards w/SASEs

I'm doing online RSVP but FH will probably just call his grandparents sometime after the invites to confirm (not like they won't be there) because they're the only ppl invited who don't use a computer

We included paper RSVPs in our invitations but also had the option of online RSVP. Out of 300 people, we had 3 use the online rsvp, 95 not RSVP at all (we had to call them) and 202 people mail the RSVP card back.

Online RSVP through WeddingWire is fine in this day and age, but I would hesitate to have people respond via text because they might do it and then forget! No matter what method you use, you will still likely have to email/call people to follow up. With about a week before our deadline, we have 55 yeses, 7 nos, and 50 who have not yet responded.

We requested responses through the RSVP function/page, on our wedding website. We received back 248 of 250 responses 10 days before our due date. Even my 87 year old grandmother was able to respond online. If I had sent her a card to return, she would have been insulted.

Ours wasn't a problem with budget; we just didn't want to waste because I've read online about how many people don't bother sending the cards back.

Over the last 5 years, we've averaged 5 weddings per year. the vast majority have requested online responses. Oddly, the ones that haven't have been the lower budget/less formal events. P.S. We had a formal wedding, with formal/boxed invitations.

Please include traditional cards in your invites. We did online RSVP & a lot of guests didn't understand how to do it. I ended up calling tons of people after the response deadline because of it.

@Dreamer this makes me so happy to know even your grandmother was able to RSVP online.

Quick Question: How did you direct them to the website? Via the formal invitation?

I think it's a know your guest type thing as well as how formal your wedding is. The invite sets the tone for formality so text/email/online rsvp indicates to me that it's less formal than a typical rsvp. I personally did the online route for rsvps & it worked for me.

Online is good. I have it on my wedding website

I would include this in the invites. Lets people know you are serious!

You all are making me laugh! I love the idea of online to save money and the environment. My event isn't too formal, since it is a forest ceremony and open air barn reception. We are going for the "enchanted forest" feel. So, I think an online invite would be appropriate.

I appreciate both sides of responses because I want to know the pros and cons. I also like the real-life numbers y'all are giving me!

So, similarly to @taetae88's question, how did you/or should I encourage guests to RSVP online on a formal invitation? Did you have it on the invite or on a separate RSVP card?

Hi Morgan,

I personally do not think rsvping online is tacky. :-) People will tell you it's only for causal weddings. However, I think it can be used for semi formal as well. I have a family friend who has a son and his bride used this option for a semi formal wedding. The only suggestion I have for you is to include a phone number for people who aren't good with computers. To be honest, I remember reading on another wedding forum that back in the olden days invitations used to list a phone number for people to rsvp, or they would rsvp their own responses on their own stationary with their own stamps. I guess now to some people who grew up around this time period would consider the newer way Of rsvping would be consider an insult.