Wedding Tip of the Day

Tip of the Day: How long after your RSVP date should you wait before calling those non-responders? Give it a solid week, and then call the people who haven’t yet sent in their response cards, which is more efficient than sending an email. The least effective way to get a response: Posting on Facebook, “If you haven’t responded yet, I’m waaaaitinnng!” (Yes, we've actually seen brides do this.) That’s not going to motivate late guests to contact you, and it will offend people you haven’t invited.

If you follow up several times and still don't receive a response, then go with the number of RSVPs you have and give that head count to your caterer. If any of your undecided guests should call you at the last minute with a “yes,” you can either inform them that you’ve already given your caterer the head count, or if it’s important to you to have them at the wedding, say you will do your best to accommodate them. If you decide on the latter, let your caterer know immediately and update your seating plan.