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Whether you’re planning an exquisite sit-down dinner or a more casual buffet, sending out the proper RSVP card with your invitation is important. In this blog post, we’ll explain why it is crucial to have wedding rsvp cards with meal choices, demonstrate examples of response card templates with proper wording, and show you the best place to get yours.
How Many Meal Options Should You Include?
You may be wondering how many meal choices you should have on your RSVP card. As a rule of thumb, you should offer a minimum of three entree meal choices on the RSVP card:
• Beef
• Chicken
• Vegetarian
If you plan to have a fourth entree, it will most likely be:
• Fish
Of course, the meal selection you decide on is up to you and your caterer. Work with your caterer to decide which type of entrees will work best and the number of meal choices you should have to accommodate your guest list.
Different Types of RSVPs to Consider
RSVP cards can be submitted in two different ways: online or via mail.
Online RSVP
For wedding RSVPs with meal choices online, you can create a wedding website here (free!) and accept online responses. Then, you’ll simply send RSVP cards like this style, below, that asks guests to go to your wedding website and reply this way.
This card explains to guests they can go to your website to submit their entree selection.
You can even create a FREE QR code here and upload it to this card for wedding responses with meal choices online.
PRO TIP: For more on this, read How To Make QR Code Wedding RSVPs.
By Mail
The traditional way to send response cards is through the mail. Here’s an example of an rsvp card with meal choices a guest will send back in the mail.
How to Ensure Guests Choose the Meals They Want
Make it easy for guests to initial next to the meal choice they want. There are different types of response cards and styles in which guests will fill out their preferences. When you have a card with a checkmark next to the meal option, it can be difficult to determine who chooses which meal.
Checkmark vs. Initial
Although I do like this style, sometimes guests are confused about how to fill it out properly.
How do you know who ordered beef or chicken? Since this can complicate things, I recommend using an RSVP card like this style which asks guests to initial next to their meal choice. In other words, a checkmark doesn’t work as well as an initial for meal choice cards.
This type of RSVP card style offers enough room for more than one guest to initial if they both want the same meal. Moreover, rather than a simple check mark and having to ask, which is which, you’ll know which entree is selected and by whom. This is crucial to ensuring your guests choose the meals they want.
Here’s another option of an rsvp card with space for initials next to the meal choice(s).
Dietary Restrictions or Allergies
If guests have particular dietary restrictions or allergies, they should indicate them on the card itself. Most guests will write it down on the card itself. Be sure to note this to your caterer.
Wedding RSVP Card with Meal Choice
Use any of these wedding rsvp menu choice template suggestions and consider the wording as you design your own. To see more designs or customize yours, just click on the photo or link underneath the picture.
Do you have to include meal choices on RSVP Cards?
No, if you are having a buffet you do not need to include meal choices on the response cards. This is only mandatory if you plan to have a sit-down dinner where guests are deciding between more than one entree option for the meal. If you’re having a buffet, you can choose these RSVP cards without meal choices instead.
In conclusion, if your wedding dinner is a sit-down style with an entree selection, you’ll need wedding rsvp cards with meal choices for guests to choose theirs. This ensures your caterer knows exactly how many meals they will need to prepare and who it is given to at the reception. In addition, having a meal choice on the RSVP card is fun for guests, as they get to decide what they’ll eat based on what you are offering. When guests are excited about the reception, one of the major factors is the meal: by knowing what to expect, they’ll be looking forward to theirs. I hope this blog post helped you to see why they are important and where to buy rsvp cards with meal selections to make the choice simple.
Shop RSVP Meal Choice Cards Now
Now that you know what style to look for, get designing! Click here to customize your RSVP card with a meal choice today and edit with your entree selections.
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