What does RSVP mean!!!!!!!

You're right! it's french & if i remember how to spell it correctly it's "respondez si'l vous plait".

I'm impressed, my French is horrible but I do believe you are correct. Now, be honest, did you google it??? LOL.

CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!! B

You're funny Congo...! Is it that they didn't know what it stood for, literally? Or didn't get the concept that it means RESPOND!?

I was always told it ment please respond by the deadline we have set if you don't then we have asumed that you are not coming to this event thank you and have a nice day

I took French and yes, that's what it means, which literally translates to "Please Respond" but in the polite form. Everyone knows that is also loosely translates to "mail me my really expensive cards back so I can pay the caterer!" Well, apparently not everyone.

As all of us who've gone through the process now know, obviously most people think it means "get back to me whenever the hell you feel like it"

Lol Laura

Nope didnt google it; LOL i remembered it fr. high school.=D hopefully my guests will understand it in plain english "respond".LOL

LOL..that is what it means, for mine i'm just putting: Please Reply By:

I think the pleasure of your response is requested by 9/6 or something to that affect but that is so funny people don't know what it means. My friend asked what RSVP stood for but she knew what it meant.

Do french people say rsvp too? or do they have an american or italian saying that means the same thing... hmm.... LOL

Good question Shell!

I believe the French use it as well. In the middle ages/renaissance, latin was the language of debate or business, French was the language of courtly love or formality, and then whatever your native tounge was was for chillaxin. So when we say RSVP, it comes from that formality. I kind of find the way languages spread to be really cool.

RSVP is an actual French term that is used by everyone else. They are the initiateurs of the term RSVP. Yes I googled it, a rock I tell ya. Now, here's some etiquette for wedding RSVP'rs. This is old school taught to me from my grams, god rest her sole who is Welsh Amish. Preparations for a wedding are to take a year, starting with aodapobhponrpa that was my fast forward to invites, lol, once an invite is received, the recipient has 30 days to respond, if they do not respond then they do not get to partake in any of the events, family included. They are also removed from the gift list of the future bride and groom until that such person/s redeems themselves to both parents as well as the bride and grooms themselves with lavish gifts and gratitude. Have you ever given a caterer 2 weeks notice of an additional 10 plus/minus guests! Ya, not good. lol.

Lauren, they didn't know what it meant, as in, does that mean "Rapid Swirling Vehicle Propellars, as well as" I never heard of that!

S'il vous prefere... in English "The favour of a reply is requested...."

"répondez s'il vous plaît"

translation: "respond please"

Ummm }tonue in cheeck{ does it mean get off your arse and tell me your coming by a certain date. LOL