MemorraA wedding RSVP request is the line on your invitation that asks guests to reply, and the wording has a real effect on your response rate: a clear ask with a deadline and a one-tap reply gets answers that vague wording does not. The essentials are always the same, a direct request, a reply-by date, and an easy way to respond. Couples who bury the ask or leave off a deadline end up chasing replies for weeks. This guide gives wording you can copy for a card, a text, and an email, plus how to word plus-ones and meal choices. Pair good wording with a one-tap reply link and most guests respond the first time.
What should every RSVP request include?
Three things, every time:
- •A direct ask: "Please reply by..." not "We hope you can make it."
- •A reply-by date, usually three to four weeks before the wedding.
- •An easy way to respond: a one-tap link beats a mailed card or a form.
Leave any of these out and your reply rate drops.
How do you word an RSVP on a card?
Keep it short and formal:
"The favour of a reply is requested by the fifteenth of May." Then a line for the guest's name and a yes-or-no.
For a modern card: "Kindly reply by May 15 at [your link]." The link does the work a mailed card used to.
How do you word an RSVP text or email?
Shorter and warmer for digital. Examples:
- •Text: "You're invited to Sam & Alex's wedding on June 20. Tap to see the details and reply by May 30: [link]"
- •Email subject: "You're invited, please reply by May 30"
- •Email body: one or two lines, the date, and a single reply button.
The key is one clear call to action. Do not ask guests to email you back, reply in a form, and confirm by text; pick one.
How do you word plus-ones and meal choices?
Be explicit so there is no guessing:
- •Plus-one: address it to "Jamie and guest" to include one, or just "Jamie" to not. On a digital invite, mark exactly who the invitation covers.
- •Meal choice: ask it right in the RSVP, "Which will you have: chicken, fish, or vegetarian?" so you collect it with the yes, not in a second round of messages.
Memorra lets you collect the reply, the plus-one, and the meal choice in one tap, so good wording turns into a clean headcount instead of a second round of chasing.