Ace Printing: Wording Suggestions and Examples for Response Cards

The favour of a reply is requested before May 22, 2009 M_____________________________ Number of persons ______ Unable to attend ______		Kindly respond on or before May 22, 2009 M_____________________________ Number attending ______ Unable to attend ______
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Please reply before May 22, 2009 Name(s)________________________ Number attending ______ Unable to attend ______		Please respond by May 22, 2009 M______________________________ Number of persons attending ______ Unable to attend ______
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The favour of your response is requested before May 22, 2009 M________________________________ Please indicate number for each entree: Chicken ______ Beef ______ Unable to attend ______		Please respond before May 22, 2009 M_____________________________ Number of adults ______ Number of children under 18 ______ Unable to attend ______
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Please reply before May 22, 2009 M_________________________________________ Indicate name and entree choice for each guest: 1) Pork 2) Beef 3) Fish _________________________________ ______ _________________________________ ______ Unable to attend ______
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Some Thoughts . . . We have noticed that couples have begun to include the following line on their response cards: Number of persons invited _____ Their intent is to write in the particular number of guests they want to invite on the line. While it is understandable that those hosting an event would want to limit the number attending, the response card is NOT the place to do this. The inner envelope is actually the proper place to indicate exactly who is being invited: whether a single person is permitted to bring a guest, whether a family is permitted to bring their children, etc. We realize that some people may not understand the significance of how the inner envelope is addressed, but by printing the following on your response cards, you will know in advance whether particular guests may be under the mistaken belief that their children are invited, or that they are welcome to bring additional guests: Number of persons ______ Unable to attend ______ If you get a response card back where the number of persons indicated exceeds the number you have actually invited, you (or someone you designate, like your mother or maid of honor) will need to call the guests involved and explain that due to limited seating (or a similar reason), you won't be able to accommodate the extra people. While this may be somewhat awkward, it is the guest who has committed the social error. Because this is a relatively rare occurrence, stressing the number of persons invited on the response card is inappropriate.
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