Thursday, April 21, 2011
Sunday, April 17, 2011
RSVP @ Your Own Risk
Tina here
Wedding RSVP cards play an important role in planning for the big day. It helps the bride and groom know who plans to attend their wedding, and how many guests in that family or party are to attend. And not only that, but the response card may include what the guest has checked off as their choice of entrée.
But why is there such a lack of people who RSVP? Whether it’d be for a birthday party, baby shower, and yes, even your weddings get ducked out by RSVP notices. People say it’s rude and inconsiderate to those planning the event. In some other cases, it might be that a guest(s) can’t commit to that day, or they’ve misplaced the invitation and RSVP card. Alright, understandable. And for some, it just may be the lack of knowledge of even knowing or understanding what RSVP stands for (like me, who did her own research as curiosity struck when I once received an invitation years ago). So for your convenience, here’s a little schooling session for ya:
According to MyWeddingPlanningTips, RSVP stands for the French phrase “Répondez s’il vous plait”, meaning “respond if you please”. Plain and simple, right?
According to About.com, response cards weren’t part of an invitation. Once an invitation was received, it was up to the receiver to jot their response on their own stationery of whether or not they’ll be able to attend and include a congratulatory note while they’re at it. Back then, it was probably just a few cents for postage (today from USPS: First-class stamp = $0.44; Postcard Stamp = $0.28).
It's ok, I'm not pointing any fingers. But don't act like you never failed to send in a response card before it's due date, at least to one invite. I’ll admit that I’ve been guilty for forgetting to RSVP in a timely manner. But as I was prepping my wedding guest list a couple years ago, I totally understood why it was so essential to receive these RSVP cards.
Let’s face it, sometimes we all get lazy, but just think how much it’ll help the couple keep track of who is attending or not. Let’s do our part to make that easier for them as they plan for their special day.
And brides, don’t let this stress you out in any way. Keep it easy and minimal, and don’t forget to pre-stamp the response cards. Happy Planning~
Wedding RSVP cards play an important role in planning for the big day. It helps the bride and groom know who plans to attend their wedding, and how many guests in that family or party are to attend. And not only that, but the response card may include what the guest has checked off as their choice of entrée.
But why is there such a lack of people who RSVP? Whether it’d be for a birthday party, baby shower, and yes, even your weddings get ducked out by RSVP notices. People say it’s rude and inconsiderate to those planning the event. In some other cases, it might be that a guest(s) can’t commit to that day, or they’ve misplaced the invitation and RSVP card. Alright, understandable. And for some, it just may be the lack of knowledge of even knowing or understanding what RSVP stands for (like me, who did her own research as curiosity struck when I once received an invitation years ago). So for your convenience, here’s a little schooling session for ya:
According to MyWeddingPlanningTips, RSVP stands for the French phrase “Répondez s’il vous plait”, meaning “respond if you please”. Plain and simple, right?
According to About.com, response cards weren’t part of an invitation. Once an invitation was received, it was up to the receiver to jot their response on their own stationery of whether or not they’ll be able to attend and include a congratulatory note while they’re at it. Back then, it was probably just a few cents for postage (today from USPS: First-class stamp = $0.44; Postcard Stamp = $0.28). It's ok, I'm not pointing any fingers. But don't act like you never failed to send in a response card before it's due date, at least to one invite. I’ll admit that I’ve been guilty for forgetting to RSVP in a timely manner. But as I was prepping my wedding guest list a couple years ago, I totally understood why it was so essential to receive these RSVP cards.
Let’s face it, sometimes we all get lazy, but just think how much it’ll help the couple keep track of who is attending or not. Let’s do our part to make that easier for them as they plan for their special day.
And brides, don’t let this stress you out in any way. Keep it easy and minimal, and don’t forget to pre-stamp the response cards. Happy Planning~
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
FIRST BLOG EVER! Go Easy On Me...
Here I am.. a wedding planner who is engaged to be married and planning her own wedding. WHAT ARE THE ODDS?!?!? I'm guessing.. pretty high? Haha! Well, it's a first for me so I'm pretty juiced! My fiance and I are banking on early June 2012 because, unfortunately, we're "at that age." By that, I mean my original hopes were to get married in May 2012, but UNFORTUNATELY, everybody my age is itchin' to get married, too, and my wedding would be competing with three others already scheduled for that timeframe! Whose fault is that? My fiance's, of course. Why? I don't know, but I'm sure I'll find a reason.
So, 14 months away and we just confirmed our reception venue! Actually, I wasn't even engaged 5 days before I dragged my fiance to 2 venue visits. About 6 or 7 venues and 1 month later, here we are... $500 less in our pockets, and 3 Fridays softly held in June 2012 ;-) After seeing some extremely fun and original galleries, film studios and outdoor tents, we decided to go with an old airplane hangar from WWII turned warehouse winery!
This photo was taken on my way into the city for work - right before hitting the Treasure Island tunnel. The shadow of the head w/ the ears isn't me - it's our casual carpooler (name unknown). But he appears to enjoy taking in the sites just as much as yours truly.
The winery, however, isn't what you think. There is obviously no breathtaking patchwork vineyard, no picture perfect rolling hills, and no intimidating sommelier requesting you to sniff inside your glass causing you to fake like you know what you're sniffing for. No-sir-ee, Bob. Your view consists of the killer postcard-worthy San Francisco skyline and... the Bay Bridge eastern span construction. Haha! Not a pretty sight right now, but hopefully won't be such an eyesore by June 2012.
The winery interior is just as you would imagine of a 60+ warehouse - bare, rustic and romantic. That's what drew us to the venue. That, and tons o' parking. But with such a vast blank canvas, the dude we met with (Nick) helped us visualize the reception of our dreams that wouldn't dent our wallets (too painfully, anyway). With such a clean and simple venue, we knew it'd also benefit us in the decor department - not much would be needed because its beauty really speaks volumes:
We're going to try and keep it as simple as possible with what fundage we have left. The only thing we DO know is we're going to make this night as F-U-N as humanly possible. I won't divulge anything right now, but stay tuned as the planning continues. Who knows how many posts I can make in the next 14 months?!?!? We shall see.
Thanks for reading! It's been a pleasure =P
Courtney... OUT!
P.S. For more information on the venues mentioned above (gallery | studio | tent), please ask! They didn't fit our needs, but they just might fit yours =)
So, 14 months away and we just confirmed our reception venue! Actually, I wasn't even engaged 5 days before I dragged my fiance to 2 venue visits. About 6 or 7 venues and 1 month later, here we are... $500 less in our pockets, and 3 Fridays softly held in June 2012 ;-) After seeing some extremely fun and original galleries, film studios and outdoor tents, we decided to go with an old airplane hangar from WWII turned warehouse winery!
Tah-Dah!! See it??
This photo was taken on my way into the city for work - right before hitting the Treasure Island tunnel. The shadow of the head w/ the ears isn't me - it's our casual carpooler (name unknown). But he appears to enjoy taking in the sites just as much as yours truly.
The winery, however, isn't what you think. There is obviously no breathtaking patchwork vineyard, no picture perfect rolling hills, and no intimidating sommelier requesting you to sniff inside your glass causing you to fake like you know what you're sniffing for. No-sir-ee, Bob. Your view consists of the killer postcard-worthy San Francisco skyline and... the Bay Bridge eastern span construction. Haha! Not a pretty sight right now, but hopefully won't be such an eyesore by June 2012.
The winery interior is just as you would imagine of a 60+ warehouse - bare, rustic and romantic. That's what drew us to the venue. That, and tons o' parking. But with such a vast blank canvas, the dude we met with (Nick) helped us visualize the reception of our dreams that wouldn't dent our wallets (too painfully, anyway). With such a clean and simple venue, we knew it'd also benefit us in the decor department - not much would be needed because its beauty really speaks volumes:
We're going to try and keep it as simple as possible with what fundage we have left. The only thing we DO know is we're going to make this night as F-U-N as humanly possible. I won't divulge anything right now, but stay tuned as the planning continues. Who knows how many posts I can make in the next 14 months?!?!? We shall see.
Thanks for reading! It's been a pleasure =P
Courtney... OUT!
P.S. For more information on the venues mentioned above (gallery | studio | tent), please ask! They didn't fit our needs, but they just might fit yours =)
Monday, April 4, 2011
Twitter me blue
Yep-yep...I'm on the Twitter feed...doing my best to stay up to date. Here we go Social Networking...make your move.
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