Any of my bridal party will tell you that I've, for the most part, been very easy to deal with as a bride. But a couple weeks ago I had my first Bridezilla moment...
The cutoff date for our RSVPs was January 20th. This gave guests approximately 1 month to check their calendars and send in the cards before the deadline. Well, when the date rolled around we had 50 invitations that had received no response!
I have heard from many brides recently that the art of RSVPing is dying quickly. I guess as a wedding planner & a bride I see every single item an RSVP affects: the amount of food, number of tables, number of table linens, flower arrangements, size of the dance floor, and the list goes on...Understandably, the average guest may not see this.
As my face started to turn green, and horns began to sprout from my head, I got to work color coding my guest list. Each color represented who was going to contact that particular guest. For example, I was purple, my fiance was green, his dad was orange, and my parents were blue. I then emailed the list to each person and we got to work.
We received a variety of excuses from guests...they thought the cutoff date was later, they lost their invitation, never received an invitation, and everything in between.
The cutoff date for our RSVPs was January 20th. This gave guests approximately 1 month to check their calendars and send in the cards before the deadline. Well, when the date rolled around we had 50 invitations that had received no response!
I have heard from many brides recently that the art of RSVPing is dying quickly. I guess as a wedding planner & a bride I see every single item an RSVP affects: the amount of food, number of tables, number of table linens, flower arrangements, size of the dance floor, and the list goes on...Understandably, the average guest may not see this.
As my face started to turn green, and horns began to sprout from my head, I got to work color coding my guest list. Each color represented who was going to contact that particular guest. For example, I was purple, my fiance was green, his dad was orange, and my parents were blue. I then emailed the list to each person and we got to work.
We received a variety of excuses from guests...they thought the cutoff date was later, they lost their invitation, never received an invitation, and everything in between.
Thankfully, there were no casualties from my Bridezilla moment...although Couture coordinator Jessica H. did send me a link to these Zilla Pills...not in the least bit subtle! Haha.
I know the feeling. I was in the same boat with my own wedding. Fortunately, my mother in law was the best and it was easy to hand her the list of remaining people. I didn't even want to know excuses...just a yay or nay! :)
ReplyDeleteBrace your self for those who will say they will be there and then don't actually show. Especially, after they kept bugging you about every single question, from blocked rooms info, to dress attire, even though all that info was not just on the invite, but our wedding website! :)
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