Polite way to tell people they are the only ones invited

____Seats have been reserved in your honor.

People will need to RSVP to your wedding. If they do not respond to the invite, you are responsible for calling to confirm whether they are attending or not.

That's the sucky part! I'm not looking forward to it!

It used to be understood that only those named on the invitation (both outer and inner envelopes) were invited. If you use the awful "______ guests will be be attending" type RSVP cards it opens the door for all manner of rudeness. This is one of many reasons why I don't like the pre-printed reply cards. If you've been here at WW any amount of time, you see the dismal response the reply cards receive. Not a good return on your investment - worse if you included postage. Using the words "the favor of a reply is requested" or RSVP and then letting them do so is ideal. If they call or e-mail it will open the door to you clearly communication that only those listed on the invitation will actually fit into your venue.

I like the 'A seat has been reserved in your honor" or "2 seats have been reserved in your honor. Still, as sure as can be some people will misinterpret one seat as two.

I like the "reserved in your honor as well, and just phone them after the dead line of the RSVP to reconfirm.

I think ive been lucky so far, in the field of unwanted guests...only issue is my little brother who dates random girls...if hes not dating her from now UNTIL my day...shes not welcome

Davids bridal allows you to word the RSVP however you want. I'd say just make sure you address to one person only. never say and guest, and word the rsvp "will will not be attending." not a number, just yes or no. It's even possible to say something like please let me know if you can attend by __________

@Alexandra- so you plan to have an invite for every single person at the wedding, rather than per couple/ family? That is a lot of extra invites, and You will still have peope write in who is attending. You should always have a respond by date, that's standard and needed.

Addressing the invtes to exactly who you want to attend is the key. Limiting confusion is a big part of this, but nothing is fool proof.

Nooooo for a family, that's different. I mean just for the singles, make sure it's literally just the singles name. You'll prob have certain people ask questions, so just answer very clearly.

The respond by date isn't the point of that.. it's that the sentence is if YOU can attend. Not let me know how many will attend.. Make sure all the wording in singular.