Response Cards

You should pay the postage for your RSVP cards. If you want to save on postage, stick to strictly online RSVPs.

Yes you should include postage if you're using response cards. If you don't want to use them, you could list an email and phone number (for those that may not email).

If you want them mailed back, then you should include postage. If you don’t want to pay for that, stick to online.

I wouldn't be mad if I got an RSVP card without a stamp, if I could RSVP online. I'd be kind of annoyed if the bride & groom wanted me to get a stamp myself, send it back, and wouldn't let me RSVP online. We never have stamps in the house so it would be a hassle. That being said, we have never received a response card without a stamp.

You're supposed to. You can always have people RSVP online if you don't want to pay for the postage.

People have enough trouble getting responses returned as it is, so it makes sense to make it as easy as possible for guests (just the reality of party planning). There are plenty of other ways to economize; this is not a good one.

And like MrsD says, lots of people don't even keep stamps around in their house. So, requiring a trip to the Post Office is not going to facilitate getting those response cards sent.

Agree with PPs that if you have the option to RSVP online then it is not always necessary to include a return postage. However if you don't have the online option you should definitely include. It is hard enough to get back responses in a timely manner, let along if they need to go out and get a stamp.

I've heard that people give an option for online responses to everyone, but for older guests also provide a stamp as they are more accustomed to mailing back the RSVP. That could be a cost saver.

Unless you strictly want to keep this online you should definitely pay for return postage for your RSVPs

You include postage with your Response cards.

I did RSVP Post Cards to reduce the cost of my Postage.

It is tradition to include postage on the RSVP cards. It's definitely inconvenient and costly, but it's the proper thing to do. Maybe you can send just the postage RSVP to the people you know wouldn't reply online. Younger people are probably more apt to respond online if that's an option so maybe don't include postage on their replies if you don't think they'd send the cards in anyway.

You should definitely put a stamp on there.

If you're good with an online response, maybe just go with that; daughter had a fairly formal wedding and only did RSVPs on the website. It worked GREAT for her. There were two elderly aunts who weren't comfortable, but one sent a lovely handwritten note and the other emailed to tell us she wasn't sure if her RSVP on the website worked (it hadn't because she'd neglected to click on the "submit" button). We quickly updated the two of them on the website RSVP platform. For everyone else, it was a piece of cake. Daughter had two different invites (extended rehearsal/welcome dinner, about 55 guests, and the wedding invitations for 127 guests), with RSVPs for both invites on the wedding website (including menu options for the wedding), the whole thing worked really well for her. Highly recommend online RSVPs (her website was on the Knot).

I agree with PPs that if you are doing a hard copy RSVP, you should put stamps on all of them.

People are really bad at returning the RSVP card when it has a stamp on it. If you don't stamp them, you'll never get any of them back. Just my opinion.

I would just do strictly online RSVPs! Then no one has to pay for postage, you don't have to pay for a reply card, and it's more eco friendly

Just do online RSVP and you will save $ not only by skipping stamps, but saving on the RSVP cards themselves and envelopes, which can add up!

I agree with a Lot of these the comments. If you are making a response card, provide postage. Otherwise people will not go to the hassle of replying.
However, if you want it all online I would google about how to do that properly