rsvp Etiquette for Rescheduled Wedding Livestream

I would have everyone re-RSVP. Those who originally couldn't make it, might now be able to attend the new date. And likewise, those who were planning on being at the original date, might not be available for the new date. Better just to get confirmation from everyone again.

Why do you need people to rsvp for the livestream? I’ve attended two wedding virtually this year and neither asked me to RSVP. The date, time and link for the livestream were mailed or emailed to me and we were asked not to forward the link out to anyone.

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This was something my partner and I compromised on. I personally didn't feel the need to have ppl RSVP but my partner felt it would be nice to be more intentional about it. His best man and his wife suggested it to him for extra safety measures.

I wouldn't have people RSVP for a livestream, because I don't see a point for that. What would be the reason for them to RSVP? Just curious

Etiquette gurus from the beginning of the pandemic when dates were starting to be shuffled around said to treat the rescheduled event as a brand new event and the previous one cancelled. For a livestream, I would find it strange to need to rsvp as long as you give people the date and time to watch.

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........... trust me I'm on the same boat as you and that was the original route we were going to take. My partner talked to his best man and his wife (who had gotten married in Sep) and they decided to do RSVPs to honor the people who looked at the email and said they could "attend." Basically I think they thought it was lazy to just put the date and time out there and they wanted to be more intentional about it. (Again, I don't totally agree)

View Quoted Comment Ohhhh okay I get it now.

View Quoted Comment Honor? Hmmm... I get asking for an RSVP if you’re sending along some kind of favor or goodie bag to those who respond. But otherwise this seems like more of a burden than an honor on the invitees. Kudos to you though for taking the high road. It sure is a head scratcher, but not a hill to die on.