Question/Poll about Response Cards

MsKitty1274 Posted: Aug 04, 2005 11:04 AM

Question/Poll about Response Cards

I am curious, when you sent out or will send out your invitations, will you write the persons name in the response card?

I had thought of doing this, and my FSIL did it on their invites (last year). It saves on having to write a number on the back.

What are your thoughts?

TIA!!

-Jill

CaCRmr Posted: Aug 04, 2005 11:11 AM

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We didn't put the names on it. We put a number with a pencil in the top right hand corner of the card after it was folded. It worked out really well.

Nadia Posted: Aug 04, 2005 11:33 AM

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thank you for the tip

Soccer_Girl Posted: Aug 04, 2005 11:45 AM

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sunflowers74 Posted: Aug 04, 2005 11:50 AM

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I wouldn't take the time to write the names.

We used a pencil and put the numbers in the back right corner. I have about 1/3 of my cards back, and I have only gotten one card without a name on it so I'm glad we did the #'s.

nferrandi Posted: Aug 04, 2005 11:55 AM

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If you have any questionable families that might try to add people on their card (like their kids or something) then I would go ahead and write their names and the guest total on the card.
Otherwise I would either do the numbers on the back or nothing at all. I was going to do the numbers, but I just said f^(# it. I didn't have any problems.

jeanla4c Posted: Aug 04, 2005 12:03 PM

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Posted by CaCRmr

We didn't put the names on it. We put a number with a pencil in the top right hand corner of the card after it was folded. It worked out really well.

We intended to this and forgot....luckily we had no problems at all with names, etc. Luckily all the people with the same name in my family (four!) had been to so many weddings together they knew they had to identify themselves further...

dita531 Posted: Aug 04, 2005 12:06 PM

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We just put a number on the back.

May2004 Posted: Aug 04, 2005 12:31 PM

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Posted by CaCRmr

We didn't put the names on it. We put a number with a pencil in the top right hand corner of the card after it was folded. It worked out really well.

That's what I did and it corresponded to my Guest list - next to each name was a number.

kia74 Posted: Aug 04, 2005 12:57 PM

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The number idea sounds great

jimmysgrl Posted: Aug 04, 2005 02:52 PM

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We're putting numbers. The other way its good to leave blank is if someone is bringing a specific guest they will sometimes write the name down on the response card so you'll have it for your table cards.

Lauram283 Posted: Aug 05, 2005 12:08 PM

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It saves on writing the number on the back, but isn't it more work to write the name? not sure why you say it 'saves' on writing the number when it is more work. we wrote #'s on back, also, what if someone wants to be called something different (Miss vs Ms), they would write it on the response card.

eogara Posted: Aug 05, 2005 12:11 PM

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If you're doing it for the purpose of saving yourself from not having to write the number on the back of the card, it's a little counterproductive. It takes a LOT longer to write out each guests name then it does to number rsvp cards

SomethingBlu Posted: Aug 05, 2005 12:12 PM

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Posted by eogara

If you're doing it for the purpose of saving yourself from not having to write the number on the back of the card, it's a little counterproductive. It takes a LOT longer to write out each guests name then it does to number rsvp cards

I was about to write this same thing...thanks Eileen! Plus, it's a little 'presumptious' or so I was told (trust me, I wanted to do this too!) so I just numbered.

marymoon Posted: Aug 05, 2005 12:17 PM

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I definitely think the number thing works better. It's less obvious and it takesw a lot less time

MsKitty1274 Posted: Aug 05, 2005 12:45 PM

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Thanks girls. It was just something I had thought about b/c I was looking through some old invites (I am a super pack-rat) for wording and such and saw that my FBIL&SIL had written my name on the RSVP. Oh, and I still have the RSVP b/c 1-they did not put a stamp on it 2-I got the invite hand delivered 5 days prior to the RSVP date and 3-she told me not to send it b/c she knew I was coming.

Yeah, I thought about it, #ing would SO be less time than writing names!

It's been a LONG week!

italia6973 Posted: Aug 05, 2005 02:06 PM

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We just put a number on the back and so far haven't had any problems.

hsacks23r Posted: Aug 05, 2005 02:15 PM

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Posted by CaCRmr

We didn't put the names on it. We put a number with a pencil in the top right hand corner of the card after it was folded. It worked out really well.

why do yu put a # is that for the table???

frosty Posted: Aug 05, 2005 03:37 PM

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I made my own RSVP cards, so I did put the names on for most of my guests. The only ones I didn't do it for where the ones who were 'and guest' that way they could fill in the person's name. Seems to be working very well so far.