why do you number your rsvps?

susieandsteven111905 Posted: Sep 16, 2005 01:26 PM

why do you number your rsvps?

why and should I?

WedHead Posted: Sep 16, 2005 01:32 PM

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Some people are dopes and forget to put down their names. They'll just write in a number (2) attending. So, if you haven't numbered the response cards, it's a PITA to figure out who sent back the blank card.

SomethingBlu Posted: Sep 16, 2005 01:33 PM

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Posted by WedHead

Some people are dopes and forget to put down their names. They'll just write in a number (2) attending. So, if you haven't numbered the response cards, it's a PITA to figure out who sent back the blank card.

Ditto...and I actually received about 5 with no names.

LoriH Posted: Sep 16, 2005 01:35 PM

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I wish I would have done this. Everyone wrote their name but some people's hand writing is so bad that it was a real pain to figure out who it was from.

susieandsteven111905 Posted: Sep 16, 2005 01:36 PM

Re: why do you number your rsvps?

So how do you do it?
You put a little number in the corner and keep a list of each guest and there number I assume is how its done..

I definitly didnt think of doing this, add one more thing to the list.

csorisi Posted: Sep 16, 2005 01:36 PM

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I had one person not put their name so it came in handy when i numbered them. I put them under the stamp.

brooklynbridezilla Posted: Sep 16, 2005 01:36 PM

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I didn't number mine, I made address labels and put them on the back of the RSVP envelope. So when they came back to me, their address was on it.

jennandrob Posted: Sep 16, 2005 01:39 PM

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Posted by brooklynbridezilla

I didn't number mine, I made address labels and put them on the back of the RSVP envelope. So when they came back to me, their address was on it.

Ohhhhhh, that's good rebecca!!!

WedHead Posted: Sep 16, 2005 01:40 PM

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My response cards were foldover - so I put a little number inside the card which corresponded with my master list (the one I used for the calligrapher). Now, when I get back responses I checked off that I got them on the left hand sign of the list (names are centered) and on the right I put how many attending or regret. I've also noted incoming gifts and noted the date I sent a thank-you. Very handy.
The numbering also came in handy for people with the same name (father & son). It helped me figure out which one was responding.

SomethingBlu Posted: Sep 16, 2005 01:43 PM

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Posted by WedHead

My response cards were foldover - so I put a little number inside the card which corresponded with my master list (the one I used for the calligrapher). Now, when I get back responses I checked off that I got them on the left hand sign of the list (names are centered) and on the right I put how many attending or regret. Very handy.
The numbering also came in handy for people with the same name (father & son). It helped me figure out which one was responding.

This was exactly the same reason and way I did mine.

The address label is a good idea, but not everyone keeps envelopes, I know I just kept the cards, so that wouldn't have worked for me.

FallBride05 Posted: Sep 16, 2005 01:49 PM

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I put my guest list and all the envelopes in alphabetical order and just assigned a number to each person, and wrote it in small handwriting on the back of the rsvp card. We invited waaaaaaaaay too many people to not number the back of the cards.

girlygrl33 Posted: Sep 16, 2005 02:50 PM

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I have a good one, thank goodness I did- I received an rsvp out of the envelope and I couldnt for the life of me make out the name and barely made out the number of guests it was ripped and smudged- it came with a letter from the post office with apologies that it got ripped in 1 of their machines - I wonder how often this happens!!!!! If it wasnt for the number I would have been in a disaster- can you imagine calling your guests- Hi I recieved an rsvp the post office ruined it , did you send one or are you coming? I would have been mortified!!!!

frosty Posted: Sep 16, 2005 03:00 PM

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I didn't number mine. But I filled in the names on the RSVP except those who were invited '& Guest.' On those I wrote the person's initials on the back of the card in pencil.

I only had 1 person not put his name on the card. And boy, did I give him grief about it.

jackiez Posted: Sep 16, 2005 11:48 PM

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I just got one back with no name and no check as to whether they will or will not attend. It is one of FH's guests so I asked him to please call and find out whether they are coming. (By the way, FH thought I was crazy when I was numbering the response cards, so I LOVE the fact that it was one of his guests)

lrs2005 Posted: Sep 16, 2005 11:51 PM

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One of our guests mailed the RSVP card back to us BLANK. Thank goodness for numbering the back, I called them up and asked whether or not they were coming - they were not, but they wore mortified. Lol. I could have been really bad without the numbering.

angdoceul Posted: Sep 17, 2005 01:42 PM

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Posted by brooklynbridezilla

I didn't number mine, I made address labels and put them on the back of the RSVP envelope. So when they came back to me, their address was on it.

WOW What a great idea-Mind if I steal it?

BlondeJD Posted: Sep 17, 2005 02:22 PM

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Posted by susieandsteven111905

So how do you do it?
You put a little number in the corner and keep a list of each guest and there number I assume is how its done..

I definitly didnt think of doing this, add one more thing to the list.

I numbered mine for the same reasons other ladies posted. I was a little worried that someone might see the penciled number on the back of the card (I know I've checked before ) and think that they were way down on the list if they had a high number. So, I bought an invisible ink pen and blacklight to write my numbers. It was so much fun - I felt like I was a little kid playing with a cereal box toy!

GoingNutty Posted: Sep 17, 2005 03:06 PM

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We actually used a black sharpie on the response envelope to number them and put the stamp over the number. If you look at the inside of the envelope you can still see the number (it's just backwards).

melissaandsean Posted: Sep 17, 2005 03:24 PM

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Posted by jenniesunshine

Posted by susieandsteven111905

So how do you do it?
You put a little number in the corner and keep a list of each guest and there number I assume is how its done..

I definitly didnt think of doing this, add one more thing to the list.

I numbered mine for the same reasons other ladies posted. I was a little worried that someone might see the penciled number on the back of the card (I know I've checked before ) and think that they were way down on the list if they had a high number. So, I bought an invisible ink pen and blacklight to write my numbers. It was so much fun - I felt like I was a little kid playing with a cereal box toy!

heheh clever!

I had one guest tell me she thought she was at 'table 26' - yeah hahahah 26 tables! not this bride