Stamps on RVSP Envelopes

I know the postage is expensive, but you need to buy the stamps for the RSVPs....i have never gotten an invitation that didn't have one and if I did I would be really surprised. I would also send the invites to your co-workers instead of handing them out at work...thats a little tacky IMO

Absolutely! Not only is it etiquette, but its also courtious. I know its an extra expense, but you should make it as easy as possible for them to reply. Not everyone has stamps handy and if they don't happen to have one at the moment, this could delay their response, which in turn could lead to losing the RSVP card. I know it sucks, but its part of the whole wedding ordeal.

Thanks! The more and more I think about it, the more I know I really need to spend the extra money and get the stamps for the RSVP's. Im not sure about sending the invites to the co-workers yet. Probably for sure putting a stamp on the RSVP card though. Thanks again for the advice.

I think that if you don't put stamps on the RSVPs you should expect not to get many back because people won't want to have to do it themselves and they will probably think it is rude that you didn't. is there anyone you can cut down the number of invites or combine some of them? That is what I did. I am sending out 100 invites and I am putting postage on both the inner and outer envelopes. I agree with the other poster as well that you should send your co-workers their invites and not hand them out. Good luck.

If you mail the RSVP cards, you have to put a stamp on the envelope. I dislike getting RSVP cards: I LIKE to write a very formal "Miss Aspasia Phipp/accepts with pleasure the kind invitation of/" on my very own social stationary. I presume the kind of people who don't like to write their own RSVP's normally communicate by phone or text or email. So one way or another, when you send an RSVP *card* you're asking people to do something your way instead of doing what they're used to that would be easy for them. You can't ask them to pay for your convenience, too.

If you really want to save the stamp money, save the money on the RSVP stationery too and let them RSVP by notecard, email, text or phone as is convenient for them.

Thanks for the advice all!! I will be buying stamps for all invites

Yes, you should put the stamp on the RSVP,its tacky and tasteless not to do so.

It's worth the extra money to provide all the inner envelopes with a stamp. Just think of the money your guests will be spending on wedding gifts and it won't seem like as much!

I have to disagree with everyone. I only speak for myself & the people I know but I'm sure I wont be getting too many of my rsvp cards back regardless of if I stamp them or not. I'm certain more than half of the people will call me to rsvp anyway. I'm still sending them because I think they are elegant but I definitely can't afford to stamp all of them & not for nothing but thats $336 for you or .41 cents for each person. I don't think its that big of deal or tacky or inconvenient to your guests. I personally would not be offended if I received an invite without a pre-stamped return envelope, I probably wouldn't even notice!

I have 300 invitations to send out, and it is gonna cost $1.42 to send each one. I still put stamps on the response envelopes though. It is tacky and makes you look cheap not to.

Stamps should ALWAYS be included on the RSVP card if that is the route you choose to use. If it's unaffordable to you then setup a wedding e-mail address for RSVP's, or provide a phone number to call.

All invitations and RSVP's have gone out and I put stamps on all of them Thanks everyone!