RSVP Wording Ideas

RSVP is an abbreviation of the French phrase: réspondez s'il vous plaît (respond if you please). Many people use "please RSVP," but that's actually a redundancy saying please respond if you please. It's better to just say "RSVP by..."

There are several ways you can word your RSVP. You can follow this wording by the name and phone number they should reply to and the cut-off date they need to call or email by. To be strictly correct, only the first letter should be capitalized (R.s.v.p.).


The favor of a reply is requested

We look forward to celebrating with you.
Please reply by...

R.s.v.p. to NAME/PHONE...

The courtesy of a reply is requested

Kindly respond by...

Kindly reply to...

We hope you can come!
R.s.v.p...

Kindly RSVP by DATE

We hope our special day can be yours as well.
RSVP by...

As you are a part of our lives,
please be a part of our celebration

Just call Mom to RSVP
so she will know how many there'll be

 

Gift Declining Wording Ideas

We wish to share our happiness with you, our family and friends. No gifts please.

The only gift you should bring is yourself.

The only gift we request is the gift of your presence.

No gifts please.

Your friendship and good wishes are the best gifts that we could hope to receive.

Your warmhearted wishes would be our most cherished gift.

Please let your good wishes be your only gifts to us.

Please let your good wishes for our future together be your only gift to us

Please let your good wishes or charitable donations to ______(charity) be your only gifts to us.