Y-1 and about to send the Save the date, shall I include a link to a google form for an informal RSVP? Some guests live abroad and they might already know they can’t come. How did you keep track of your guest RSVP?

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Nope, a save the date is not something that warrants a reply. Reach out to them informally or through family later to ask about plans.

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im an event stationer. save the dates are not for replies. typically invites are sent 3-4 months ahead of the wedding and that is when you ask for the replies. if you really have that many people abroad you can either fully send invites out 4-5 months instead , which is generally super early. or send them normal timeline and just send the international ones a bit early

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We put a little line at the bottom of our Save the Dates: “Please let us know if you’re likely to attend.” Our approach was casual - I made them on Canva, and we sent them via text and email, so it was natural for people to respond upon receipt (vs having to take an additional step after receiving a paper Save the Date in the mail).

Like you, we sent them at the Y-1 mark and will have many guests travel in from abroad.

90% of people said yes right away, with one (expected) no from an elderly couple. We’re using these figures as directional to help our planning. I assume a few will end up RSVPing differently when formally responding to our invitations, and we won’t be put out by this. Several people also just replied with congrats and excitement but no “rsvp,” and that’s completely fine with us, too.

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Super useful, thank you so much!

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Did not put any informal reply request, but people who knew they could come reached out and told me. I did all RSVP on line. I used theknot. They allow you to ask questions, and allow people to leave you a message when the RSVP and send you a notification anytime you get a response.

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You can start a wedding website that showcases all the information, as well as RSVPs. I am using The Knot, but there are others. Announcements don't usually ask for RSVP's - but,, if you open the RSVP tab in your website people can RSVP prior to you sending invites, if you so choose.

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Save the date will just be for the inital contact, you should send RSVP cards with the actual invite at least 5 months before the wedding and then you can get your real head count. Getting the head count for my wedding was one of the most annoying parts of planning the whole wedding lol. Best of luck to you!!

Call, Skype, Zoom to make sure they replied

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