While many wedding online RSVP tools exist to help hosts optimize response tracking, you may on occasion be asked respond to a wedding invitation via email. Let’s talk about how to rsvp to a wedding invitation by email. When responding to an email invitation, you should make sure that your message is clear, polite and expresses gratitude. Follow these steps: Be polite and formal: Use proper spelling and grammar. Include your contact information so that the person receiving your email may contact you easily if needed. Be positive: Even if the answer is no, do not sound negative. Remember to say thank you, even if it is just to say…
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Can I skip save the dates?
A lot of questions can pop up in a person’s head, especially if there is an engagement ring on their left hand and a wedding planner in their right. The most common questions typically revolve around the wedding budget and making the most out of it. Where to make cuts and what wedding etiquettes are okay to be forgotten? Today, we are talking about save the dates – is it really necessary to send them? Can I skip save the dates completely? The save-the-date card is a pre-invitation card that announces your wedding date. It’s a way of letting those you plan on inviting to your wedding know they should mark…
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Plan An After Party For My Wedding – Should I Do It?
We get it. Planning the wedding alone is a pretty big deal. From the ceremony and its traditions to the reception and all its bells and whistles. Everyone can get pretty overwhelmed with just handling that. Plus, after the big day, most brides and grooms are just looking to enjoy their time with each other! It’s no surprise then that many couples wonder, do I have to plan an after party for my wedding? Isn’t the reception enough? We run down some of the benefits to planning an after party here. Since we already covered some of the downsides, we figured it was time to focus on the plus side…
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Black Tie Preferred vs Black Tie Required vs Creative Black Tie
While the phrase “Black Tie event” has been thrown around for years, understanding the etiquette for such an event is always confusing. Part of the issue is the variety of Black Tie events that exist. Some invitations simply say Black Tie or Black Tie Required, while others will phrase it as Black Tie Requested, Black Tie Requested or Preferred, Black Tie Optional, or Creative Black Tie. With so many similar phrases, it’s no wonder that people show up underdressed or sometimes overdressed. Since this seems to be a point of confusion amongst event goers, it’s a good time to demystify the Black Tie phenomenon once and for all. We’ve broken…
