Procrastinators that we are...it is sometimes a chore to get an RSVP back in the mail. How many times has an invitation, unknowingly, been mixed up in the daily mail only to be neglected until the last minute or forgotten altogether?

Surely we all empathize with event planners who struggle to get their guests to RSVP to an invitation.
We would like to suggest a simple yet proven method to simplify this problem. This strategy should help anyone plan an event while being assured that each guest will most likely return their RSVP in a more timely manner.

Mail your invitations on a Wednesday! Why Wednesday you ask? If an invitation is mailed on Wednesday it is more likely to arrive at its destination on Friday or Saturday, this is the objective. Receiving the invitation on the weekend, instead of a weekday, will give your guests more time to respond and return your RSVP more promptly.

Weekends, typically, are less hectic and people have a little more leisure time than during a busy work week. When friends receive an invitation on a busy weekday it may likely get tossed into a pile of "get around to it" mail or lost altogether. However, when an invitation arrives on Friday or Saturday, you will most likely get a timely response. This is all due to the timing. Your friends and associates will have more time to plan for your event on their "weekend". This timing strategy gives your guests a little more time to deal with their social calendar, coordinate dates, travel, babysitters and other incidental details. Planning your event becomes a coordinated effort on your part that your guests will especially appreciate.

Author Diane Pollitt - Party Consultant
mailto:partymerchant@ivillage.com
http://www.partymerchant.com

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