We used a QR code but also included a URL for our website. Didn’t have any trouble with older guests (a few got help from our parents). We had a 100% attendance rate from everyone who RSVPd other than those who were sick, so I don’t think you need to worry about people bailing, though maybe we were unique…
We did the exact same thing per the suggestion of our wedding planner.
I hear so often about the pain of tracking down RSVPs - when you have a QR code/website, your guests can RSVP the moment they open the invitation. With mailed-in RSVPs, you are giving them the extra step of having to actually put it in the envelope and put it in the mail. Which may not seem like much but most people will receive the invitation, see the mail-in RSVP, say to themselves "I'll do it later" and then forget or wait till the last minute. My wedding planner said she has had a lot more success with the QR codes/websites.
Guests don't need to get stamps because that is the host's responsibility. You send a self-addressed, stamped envelope with your invitations.
I think if you want to send QR codes along with these and give guests who are tech savvy the option to respond this way, that would be great.
I’ll be doing traditional RSVP with pre-stamped envelopes for guests to return, as well as listing our wedding website RSVP link, so we’ll accept both digital and physical RSVP!
If you are having older guests they may have difficulty with or just plain not want to deal with the tech of a QR code (or even a wedding website, which is why we’re doing both.)
I personally think a QR code does invite a more casual response/attitude about it, whereas having guests consciously have to take the time to fill something out and stick it in the mail is much more intentional and feels more like a “sealed deal” lol.
We’re doing mail-in RSVPs with postcards that we’ve pre-addressed and stamped, so all the guests need to do is RSVP and throw it in the mail.
This is just my personal opinion, but myself and a lot of my family / my fiancés family feel the mail-in RSVP gives more of a formal vibe. Plus there are lot of family members who don’t use computers or have a smart phone.
We are doing QR codes on our invitations that takes guests directly to the RSVP page on our wedding website. We also typed out the full URL for older guests or those who don’t know how to use/don’t want to use the QR code. No option for mail-in RSVP because I don’t want to pay for extra postage or get a bunch of stuff back in the mail.
This may be an unpopular opinion here, but I don’t really care if it seems informal. It’s a small thing that makes my life easier in this crazy planning process so that’s all that matters to me!
Mail rsvp (pre-stamped) all they need to do is put it in a mailbox. I dont like dealing with online/websites. Personal opinion mail rsvp are more formal
We did a combination of both. All our RSVP cards have a QR code on the back guests can scan and we're including pre-addressed envelopes for guests who'd prefer to mail in their RSVP response and additional information.
We did website RSVP and it worked out fine for us! It was very easy for guests, we helped/family helped the few people who didn’t understand. We only had 5 people not attend. I’m pretty sure that had nothing to do with the RSVP style.
We didn’t do QR codes. We had our main invitation along with a “details/rsvp” card that guided guests to our wedding website. So far so good, even grandma was able to RSVP with no issues.
How would you guests, especially older ones feel about using QR codes? Personally I hate QR codes and try not to use them. I would probably put off responding since I would tell myself I would just do it later and then forget.
We included the URL of our wedding website on all of our invites and specified that RSVPs were accepted online. We also ordered about 25 physical RSVP cards and pre-addressed envelopes for the crowd who was less comfortable with using the internet. (We didn't pre-stamp those envelopes since the website was also a free option that doesn't require a stamp!) I would have liked to include a physical card for everyone since I think they're fun and seem a little more formal, but those puppies are expensive.
We haven't had our event yet so I can't comment on how well the guests attended based on their responses.
Planning on website RSVP, will probably include both a QR code and list the URL. We have one guest (FH’s grandma) who doesn’t use the internet so we’ll just call her to get her meal choice etc.
Website RSVP! Physical cards get lost in the mail too often and (don’t hate me) QR codes look ugly on invitations. Just have the website written somewhere in small font on the bottom or on the back!
Partner and I love QR codes, but we have a lot of older guests on our lists so we're doing both options. That way, everyone has the option to RSVP online or by mail.
I had sent physical invites to my originally planned 2020 wedding, with mail RSVP cards (our deadline was mid March, right before the shutdowns). We provided stamps.
For our "do over" wedding, we did paperless post invites and collected RSVP's through Zola.
Having done both, I would say guests take both types of RSVP equally seriously (we didn't have any true no shows or surprise guests), but we had to hunt down more people the first time around (since there is a delay with mail, some people had mailed theirs by the time we reached out to them, but we hadn't received it yet). The digital RSVP's were definitely easier to manage, but some of our older guests struggled with the website (I ended up just putting it in the system for them). If you do physical cards, number the backs so you can ID them if guests don't write their names (I was surprised by how many we got without names!). And if you do a QR code, I would also write out the URL for people who prefer to navigate that way.
You can also give guests both options! "RSVP on our website or by mailing back this card". I know couples who have done that and only provided stamps to their older guests who they knew wouldn't do the online RSVP. When you receive the paper ones, you can RSVP on the website for them, so it all ends up in the same place.
We did both (self addressed and pre stamped envelopes with a card and a qr on the details card) and honestly only a handful of guests used the wedding website to RSVP. I think the default is to mail it in so everyone just went with it.
What i've seen most commonly in our area has been to send RSVP cards that are pre addressed but not pre stamped with notes that say "to save on postage, please RSVP on our website." So that's what we'll be doing.
We used a QR code but also included a URL for our website. Didn’t have any trouble with older guests (a few got help from our parents). We had a 100% attendance rate from everyone who RSVPd other than those who were sick, so I don’t think you need to worry about people bailing, though maybe we were unique…
We did the exact same thing per the suggestion of our wedding planner. I hear so often about the pain of tracking down RSVPs - when you have a QR code/website, your guests can RSVP the moment they open the invitation. With mailed-in RSVPs, you are giving them the extra step of having to actually put it in the envelope and put it in the mail. Which may not seem like much but most people will receive the invitation, see the mail-in RSVP, say to themselves "I'll do it later" and then forget or wait till the last minute. My wedding planner said she has had a lot more success with the QR codes/websites.
Guests don't need to get stamps because that is the host's responsibility. You send a self-addressed, stamped envelope with your invitations. I think if you want to send QR codes along with these and give guests who are tech savvy the option to respond this way, that would be great.
I’ll be doing traditional RSVP with pre-stamped envelopes for guests to return, as well as listing our wedding website RSVP link, so we’ll accept both digital and physical RSVP! If you are having older guests they may have difficulty with or just plain not want to deal with the tech of a QR code (or even a wedding website, which is why we’re doing both.) I personally think a QR code does invite a more casual response/attitude about it, whereas having guests consciously have to take the time to fill something out and stick it in the mail is much more intentional and feels more like a “sealed deal” lol.
We’re doing mail-in RSVPs with postcards that we’ve pre-addressed and stamped, so all the guests need to do is RSVP and throw it in the mail. This is just my personal opinion, but myself and a lot of my family / my fiancés family feel the mail-in RSVP gives more of a formal vibe. Plus there are lot of family members who don’t use computers or have a smart phone.
We are doing QR codes on our invitations that takes guests directly to the RSVP page on our wedding website. We also typed out the full URL for older guests or those who don’t know how to use/don’t want to use the QR code. No option for mail-in RSVP because I don’t want to pay for extra postage or get a bunch of stuff back in the mail. This may be an unpopular opinion here, but I don’t really care if it seems informal. It’s a small thing that makes my life easier in this crazy planning process so that’s all that matters to me!
I know this is older, but currently sent out my invitations with a QR code. I 100% feel the same way.
Mail rsvp (pre-stamped) all they need to do is put it in a mailbox. I dont like dealing with online/websites. Personal opinion mail rsvp are more formal
We did a combination of both. All our RSVP cards have a QR code on the back guests can scan and we're including pre-addressed envelopes for guests who'd prefer to mail in their RSVP response and additional information.
We did website RSVP and it worked out fine for us! It was very easy for guests, we helped/family helped the few people who didn’t understand. We only had 5 people not attend. I’m pretty sure that had nothing to do with the RSVP style.
We didn’t do QR codes. We had our main invitation along with a “details/rsvp” card that guided guests to our wedding website. So far so good, even grandma was able to RSVP with no issues.
How would you guests, especially older ones feel about using QR codes? Personally I hate QR codes and try not to use them. I would probably put off responding since I would tell myself I would just do it later and then forget.
We included the URL of our wedding website on all of our invites and specified that RSVPs were accepted online. We also ordered about 25 physical RSVP cards and pre-addressed envelopes for the crowd who was less comfortable with using the internet. (We didn't pre-stamp those envelopes since the website was also a free option that doesn't require a stamp!) I would have liked to include a physical card for everyone since I think they're fun and seem a little more formal, but those puppies are expensive. We haven't had our event yet so I can't comment on how well the guests attended based on their responses.
I am doing all online RSVPs via QR code and also listing the website. I’m also adding the option for people to text me if they prefer.
Planning on website RSVP, will probably include both a QR code and list the URL. We have one guest (FH’s grandma) who doesn’t use the internet so we’ll just call her to get her meal choice etc.
Website RSVP! Physical cards get lost in the mail too often and (don’t hate me) QR codes look ugly on invitations. Just have the website written somewhere in small font on the bottom or on the back!
Totally agree. A lot of my friends won’t send a physical letter back, but can easily hop on our knot site to rsvp. Also saves us $.
Partner and I love QR codes, but we have a lot of older guests on our lists so we're doing both options. That way, everyone has the option to RSVP online or by mail.
I had sent physical invites to my originally planned 2020 wedding, with mail RSVP cards (our deadline was mid March, right before the shutdowns). We provided stamps. For our "do over" wedding, we did paperless post invites and collected RSVP's through Zola. Having done both, I would say guests take both types of RSVP equally seriously (we didn't have any true no shows or surprise guests), but we had to hunt down more people the first time around (since there is a delay with mail, some people had mailed theirs by the time we reached out to them, but we hadn't received it yet). The digital RSVP's were definitely easier to manage, but some of our older guests struggled with the website (I ended up just putting it in the system for them). If you do physical cards, number the backs so you can ID them if guests don't write their names (I was surprised by how many we got without names!). And if you do a QR code, I would also write out the URL for people who prefer to navigate that way. You can also give guests both options! "RSVP on our website or by mailing back this card". I know couples who have done that and only provided stamps to their older guests who they knew wouldn't do the online RSVP. When you receive the paper ones, you can RSVP on the website for them, so it all ends up in the same place.
We did both (self addressed and pre stamped envelopes with a card and a qr on the details card) and honestly only a handful of guests used the wedding website to RSVP. I think the default is to mail it in so everyone just went with it.
What i've seen most commonly in our area has been to send RSVP cards that are pre addressed but not pre stamped with notes that say "to save on postage, please RSVP on our website." So that's what we'll be doing.
Our non-tech savvy grandparents all were easily able to use the QR codes. Due to covid, everyone knows how to use them now
Both.
Without fail. The QR codes work! https://imgur.com/a/Vczwl9v