Response cards

My invitation section still needs a lot of development. My focus still really is on save the dates- invitations are often created for customers who have previously ordered save the dates with me.

But I plan on getting back to work on the wedding invitation section within the next month. That development is going to focus on the main invitation card, and those designs. What additional cards people may need will vary, and be designed on a case by case basis.

RSVP cards are one thing that I do not spend any time creating a design archive of. When I am working out an invitation design with a couple, I just ask them about what they have in mind for their RSVP card, and design it to work with their invitation card.

Because most of the bride's and groom's I am working with don't really have a lot of experience with wedding invitations and rsvp cards and everything involved in wedding stationery, there is the occasional request for examples of what other couples have done. If you've never seen an RSVP card, how would you know what to put on them? Because of this, I have finally, gone through some of my recent folders to grab a few examples.

Your basic response card is typically going to include:
1) an RSVP-by date
2) a place for the guest, or the couple, to write the guest's name(s)
3) a line or box for people to check off whether they can or can not attend

Naturally, there are various ways to word that. Ever seen the "can attend with bells on"?

One thing you may see on a RSVP card that sometimes confuses people who have never been to a wedding is this:

M______________________________

The M is to cue (the guest) to write down "Mr. such and such" or "Mrs. such and such". This is an older idea, used to indicate that the bride and groom would like you to present your name formally.

These days couples will often just go with:

Name: ___________________________

It's also not uncommon to add in dinner selection options. And, a place for the couple, or the guest, to write in the number of people attending. (With so many couples paying for their own weddings, guest numbers are critical). Another thing I've seen, is a place for guests to mark off which event they are attending. Sometimes people want a count for the rehearsal dinner. Sometimes people are having two ceremonies or receptions, and are letting the guest choose which one they can/will attend.


Your RSVP card layout is also going to depend on the size of the card, the design, whether you are going with a double sided rsvp card, whether you are going with a rsvp post card, and of course, how much information you want to gather....



5x3.5 inch examples:










5.5x4.25 inch examples:








Examples of double sided rsvp cards and postcards: