I need help with RSVP cards

[mandi's mom]

We are getting ready to send out the invitations which includes the RSVP card. The wording goes something like:

The favor of a reply is requested
on or before May 26, 2006
_______ seats have been reserved
for you

M_______________________

Will attend_________
Will not attend______

We are filling in the M_________________ line and the # of seats reserved. However, we are inviting a lot of Rev.'s and Dr.'s. How do you address this line when the "M" is already there? We didn't think of this before we had them printed, we just went along with all of the samples that we saw.

Any help anyone can give me would be GREATLY appreciated. I need to have these out in the mail by Monday.

Mandi's mom

[wembley]

If you are the ones who are going to fill in the name line, you wouldn't need to even include the M. I think that was more to signify what was suppose to go on the line but the name will already be there.

[Complicated Woman]

I would just leave it and let them fill in the line. That way you don't have to worry about insulting anyone.

[birdie]

I'm not sure about Reverends but with Drs as in people with PhDs--I know a lot of them use Mr. and Mrs. for personal matters and Dr. when it is professional. As for medical doctors, I'm not sure...

[Robyn Lynn]

I think with a preprinted RSVP card they will understand and not be offended.

[Heather]

Originally Posted by Complicated Woman

I would just leave it and let them fill in the line. That way you don't have to worry about insulting anyone.

Agreed - and like Robyn said, with pre-printed cards it'll be fine. I'm sure they're used to this type of thing. Plus, if they fill in their title, then you'll know how to print it to their preference for the seating chart and thank you cards, etc.

[ljeagle]

If I had them to do over again I would of filled the names in on my RSVP. We got back 8 that didn't have no names on them. We figured them out but it wasn't no fun. I would just use Mr. or Mrs. and not worry about the doctor part. They will understand!

[555Ann555]

Ah... LJ I was a bit scared that might happen so I made a wee chart & penciled a number on each of the reply cards, that way I could check my list & see who that belonged to...

I'm a bit of a control freak though!

I would just leave the line blank so they can put what they want to be called on it. Like Heather said; if you do that thn you'll have them exactly right for the table plan/place cards.

I would recommend doing the penciled numbers though It does help keep track...

[whiddle]

Originally Posted by 555Ann555

Ah... LJ I was a bit scared that might happen so I made a wee chart & penciled a number on each of the reply cards, that way I could check my list & see who that belonged to...

That's what I did.

I would let them fill in the line.