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Just Said Yes October 2019

rsvp via text?

Kristal, on July 31, 2019 at 10:50 PM Posted in Etiquette and Advice 1 8

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I have a small wedding (about 50-60) but will send enough invites for about 100. It’s a Fall Sunday wedding and most would have to travel so I’m not expecting many to come. I’m thinking of adding “RSVP and logistics by texting Kristal at xxl-xxl-xxxx.” Is that too modern? I think it’s easier than a website rsvp.
I’m also thinking of not providing info on the gifts. We already are combining two houses into one. Should I just leave the invite simple and brief without gift info?

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Latest activity by Kelly, on August 1, 2019 at 8:12 AM

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Kelly · on July 31, 2019 at 10:58 PM
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I would only do this if you think you’ll remember to write it all down when people text you and it won’t get lost. Wedding website was super easy for us because we were able to just export peoples responses into a spreadsheet! I know myself and would forget that someone texted me.
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Cher Horowitz · on July 31, 2019 at 11:08 PM
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Welcome to WW! If you feel able to remember to record RSVPs, do what works best for you. If you change your mind, there's great online RSVP options
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Dedicated December 2019
Reeshma · on July 31, 2019 at 11:11 PM
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Im not giving any registry info. And for my RSVPs I made a Gmail account and left our cell numbers so they could text us.
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Legend June 2019
Melle · on July 31, 2019 at 11:30 PM
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My friend did that for his. It's definitely ok
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Gen · on July 31, 2019 at 11:34 PM
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I think the only downside of telling people to text for an RSVP is that since it seems SO informal, people will be less likely to take it seriously and actually probably less likely to actually RSVP, even though it's "easier." What we did was just had an online RSVP, and then put on our details card that "if you have any difficulty with the website, please contact Genevieve at xxx-xxx-xxxx or Jason at xxx-xxx-xxxx" which implied that, you CAN RSVP over text, if you must, but the website is preferred.
Let me tell you, guess how many people chose to text their RSVP rather than doing it online? 1. ONE. Lol. Then we had like another handful that just didn't RSVP at all and we had to reach out, but you'll get people like that either way. Everyone else had no trouble with the website!
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Sara · on August 1, 2019 at 12:11 AM
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I agree that people may take it lightly and forget to text or you could forget they text you, at least I know I would lol You could always carry around a little book with you to jot it down but that seems like unnecessary work. Do people still do the cards that you mail in?
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Super October 2019
Sara · on August 1, 2019 at 7:59 AM
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I think it's fine to do, but I think I'd still recommend a website to make it easier to track responses. And you could also not include any gift info on the invite, but have a registry tab on your website for anything you want to add to or upgrade for your home.
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Kelly · on August 1, 2019 at 8:12 AM
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I think it would be fine. But I also think it’s a know ur crowd kind of thing (as I know my mother doesn’t text - ever).
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