
When mailing out
your invitations, please be sure that your guests are given
a reasonable amount of time to respond...
3- 4 weeks before the RSVP date is considered proper etiquette.
Callbacks will not be provided for any list or guest who receives their
invitation
less than 2 weeks before the RSVP date.
(without an additional charge)
Guests must be instructed to respond to our service ONLY
HOW TO SET-UP YOUR LIST
> Your
guestlist is uploaded to your database automatically, and must
be set-up as described below, using one of these templates.
Word
Excel
> Your guest list must be
ONE complete list, in alphabetical order by last name...
and include the home or cell phone number.
(US-Hawaii-Canada Only)
** NO titles (Mr,Mrs,Rev,Dr etc)
** NO business phone numbers
** NO other information
>
Include the name(s) of everyone invited
on each invitation...or the word "guest" if a name is unknown.
These examples show you how each invitation should look on
the template:
1. 406-123-4567 l Adkins, John l
(single
guest example)
2. 312-345-7867 l Brown, Melissa
l Brown, Tom l guest l
(married
couple & guest example)
3. 217-241-5666 l Carter, James l
Smith, Sue l
(unmarried
couple example)
> Do
NOT add guests from "different" households to ONE invitation.
Separate households, receive separate invitations.
Whoever responds MUST be able to respond for everyone on their invitation.
If they can't, the remaining guest(s) will be added to your
list as an additional invitation.
TIP:
To save money, do not include members of the Wedding Party or your
Parents on your list.
Why pay us to tell you that these people will be attending!
Be sure to TELL them NOT to respond to us though!
If they do, we will have to add them back to your list and count as an additional
invitation.
>
It is extremely important that we receive
your guestlist BEFORE your guests start responding.
Email your list to your coordinator when you're ready to mail your invitations.
> Please make sure your guestlist
is " complete" BEFORE you send it to us.
We cannot redo your list for you. Invitations
cannot be added or removed once your list has been uploaded to the database.
Please do not ask us to "add" or "remove" ANY invitation
...IT CANNOT BE DONE.
> You don't have to worry if you
forgot an invitation. Any additional invitations will be
added as NOL's to the bottom of your list AS the guests respond.
NOTE:
If these additional invitations take your count into the next pricing category,
you will be responsible for the fee of the higher category.
WHAT IS
NOL?
>
Any name that does not appear EXACTLY as shown on the list you provide,
will appear on your
UpdatePage marked as an NOL...which means Not-On-List.
There are three reasons for
an NOL:
1. Guest name is spelled incorrectly (we correct these each
evening)
2. A guest has added an "uninvited person" to their invitation
3. Response is from an invitation that was missing from the original list
you sent us.
NOTE:
Guests realize that it is not proper to add "uninvited guests"
and seldom press the issue once informed that their invitation is for a
limited number of people. But please understand, we are not here to control
the behavior
of anyone who chooses to ignore proper ettiquette. **
> If a guest insists that
they will be adding an "uninvited person" to their invitation
after we've informed them
of their limit, the names will be recorded, and marked as "NOL".
It is then up to someone from the wedding party to
contact this guest regarding their "addition".
IF MEAL COUNTS ARE REQUESTED
> We will be happy
to collect individual meal choices for the reception dinner, as long as
the request
is made when you sign-up with our service.
> Expecting guests to respond
for something that they have no prior knowledge of
is confusing to your guests..
The Meal Choices MUST be shown in your invitation packet,
or we cannot provide the count.
** WARNING
GIVEN TO GUESTS
"I'm sorry,
but your invitation is just for __ people. There is limited seating at the
reception site, and additional people cannot be accommodated".
(Online guests are warned 3 times during the process, phone guests are given
the warning once.)