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Nowadays people are very slack in responding to wedding invitations.

So don’t take it personally if by the time of your RSVP not everyone has replied!  It’s not you, and it’s not that they don’t want to come to you wedding.  They are just poor at replying!

You therefore need to have your RSVP date early enough to give you time to personally contact those you have not replied.

Most will say ‘of course I’m coming’.  But unless you’re psychic I don’t know how they expected you to know!

You can reduce the stress around this time in a few ways.  Consider sending out "Save the date" cards well in advance of your formal invitation, particularly if your wedding date is in a holiday period or near a long weekend.

Following up those who have not replied may also be a task you can give to someone else – maybe a bridesmaid.

You may also want to complement your formal invitation by sending an RSVP email or text option, which also makes it easy for them to reply straight away.  Having to mail you a reply or delaying responding for some reason will only increase the chance they will forget all together.

The important thing to remember is that people will want to go to your wedding – many will just forget to tell you!