RSVP tip: Black light pen!

I think this is an awesome tip. I know that we modified this tip to write a number in the corner of the RSVP that coincided with my invite list so I could refer back. But we didn't end up having anyone that sent in an invite with out names...though we did have 2 people that sent them in with out checking if they were attending or not

Lol Northern, that is a problem my black light pen would not help with!

AprilBride, thanks for the tip. I am adding this to my watch list.

We did this and it did come in handy! Once my uncle just wrote Mr. and Mrs. Uncle's Name even though his son has the same name and is also married! And another that came back blank. We did the numbering system.

We'll pre-addressed the return addresses for the RSVP's but we'll still probably do this just to play it safe. Knowing our families, someone would totally mail it back in a different envelope and just send it as Mr/Mrs Galley even though a few have the same name.

Can someone explain to me why you can't get this information from a return address? I've always wondered what exactly was the point in numbering them.

You may find that people will forget to add their own return address, m. That happened to us, but luckily they signed the actual RSVP card.

Bottom line: we did the black light pen, and even though we didn't need it in the end, it added more comfort when we sent everything out knowing that we could cross check.

But cant you not send a letter through the mail without a return? Am I insane?

@m.m also because there have been people who have actually forgotten to write their names in on the RSVP then sent it back (saw this very RSVP rant a couple of times in my stint here on WW). Like Rustic, this never happened to us, but I would rather have been safe than sorry.

Apparently not, but I have totally believed all my life it was a legal requirement to have a return address. how bout that.

Apparently not, but I have totally believed all my life it was a legal requirement to have a return address. how bout that.

Of course you can send a letter without a return address!!! You just run the risk of it not being returned to sender if something is wrong with the piece of mail...

This is an awesome tip! thanks for sharing!

Yeah, you can send something in the mail without the return address. That's there so the post office knows who to return anything back to in case the destination address is wrong, the envelope needs extra postage, etc.

Great tip...thank you!

Total honesty here, I decided to do this because I have divorced parents. They both know about the trick of putting numbers on the back (they've both planned several weddings ) and they would totally turn it over to see who "ranked" higher.

So...peace of mind. And yes, you can send a letter without a return address.

AprilBride that is hilarious.

Thanks for the tip!

I had forgotten about these pens! Our invites will be here next week - thanks for the reminder!

Hadn't seen this tip up for a while--good reminder for all the new ladies on here!