A F R E E G U I D E F R O M U K W E D D I N G W E B S I T E S Online Wedding RSVPs Online Wedding RSVPs how to get every reply What to ask, when to set the deadline and how to chase late replies without upsetting anyone. I N S I D E T H I S G U I D E Why reply online What to ask Setting the deadline Chasing late replies Guests who do not use the internet ukweddingwebsites.com Free to share 2 UK Wedding Websites · ukweddingwebsites.com Why reply online Why reply online Paper reply cards get lost, arrive late or come back with a name you cannot read. An online RSVP gives you a running total from the first reply, keeps meal choices and dietary needs in one list, and lets guests answer in a minute from their phone. You still decide how it looks and what it asks. Free wedding RSVP page → Collect your guests' replies online at no cost. ukweddingwebsites.com/free-wedding-website/free-wedding-rsvp/ What to ask What to ask Keep it short. Every extra question is another reason for a guest to leave the form half finished. If you do not need the answer to plan the day, leave the question out. RSVP questions and wording → The questions worth asking and how to word them clearly. ukweddingwebsites.com/library/websites/online-rsvp-questions-wording/ Setting the deadline Setting the deadline Ask your venue and caterer when they need final numbers, then set your reply-by date a week or two before that. That gives you time to chase the people who have not answered. Put the date on the invitation, on the website and in any reminder you send. “Kindly reply by Saturday 14 June. You can answer online at our wedding website, or call us if that is easier.” Chasing late replies Chasing late replies Some guests will always forget. A friendly reminder a week before the deadline usually brings most of them in. Message them directly with the link rather than sending a group message, and keep the tone warm: you want to know they are coming, not to tell them off. “Hi Aunty, just a quick reminder to reply for the wedding by the 14th so we can confirm numbers with the venue. Here is the link. Thank you!” Will you attend? Ask for each event separately if there is more than one The name of every person replying, not just the person who opened the link Meal choice, if your caterer needs it in advance Allergies and dietary needs, in a free text box Whether children are coming, if you have invited them A phone number or email in case you need to follow up Optional: a song request or a message for the two of you 3 UK Wedding Websites · ukweddingwebsites.com RSVP etiquette and chasing guests → How to remind guests politely, with message wording you can copy. ukweddingwebsites.com/library/invitations/wedding-rsvp-etiquette-how-to-reply-and-chase-guests/ Guests who do not use the internet Guests who do not use the internet Some older relatives will never reply online, and that is fine. Give them a phone number, or reply for them yourself when they tell you. One list that you keep up to date matters more than how each answer arrived. A tip from us Print the web address and a QR code on the invitation so guests can reply straight from the card. See a live guest dashboard → How replies, meal choices and numbers look as they come in. ukweddingwebsites.com/examples/dashboard/ Set up online RSVPs → A step-by-step guide to switching on RSVP for your wedding. ukweddingwebsites.com/library/websites/set-up-online-rsvps-wedding/ Your RSVP checklist Keep planning E-invite with RSVP → Wedding website with RSVP → Questions and answers → Ask your caterer when final numbers are due 1 Set the reply-by date before that 2 One question per thing you need to know 3 Ask for every guest's name 4 Leave space for allergies 5 Separate replies for each event 6 Put the date on the card and the site 7 Reminder a week before the deadline 8 Phone option for relatives offline 9 Keep one master list 10 Everything for your wedding, Everything for your wedding, in one place Designs Hundreds of wedding website themes Packages E-invite, website, Signature and Bespoke Weddings by culture English, Muslim, Sikh, Hindu and more Free website A free one-page wedding website Wedding print Invitations, save the dates, menus Planning tools Checklists, countdowns and calculators Wedding library Guides for every part of the day Questions and answers Straight answers to wedding questions P O P U L A R W I T H C O U P L E S R I G H T N O W Wedding website with RSVP Wedding e-invites Free wedding website Asian wedding designs Wedding QR code generator Wedding website examples Nikah and walima websites Printed invitations Start my wedding website ukweddingwebsites.com · hello@ukweddingwebsites.com · WhatsApp 07737 902425 UK Wedding Websites is a trading name of FAT PRINT LTD, company number 17494787. Unit 3-F, 116 Bury New Road, Manchester M8 8EB. You are welcome to share this guide unchanged. © 2026 UK Wedding Websites.