8 Wedding Etiquette Rules You Can’t Break—Period

Always return your RSVP

It’s alarming how many guests simply don’t return an RSVP card. Couples base the entire day on their guest count so it really is unacceptable to turn up without notice. “Send your RSVP in as soon as possible,” advises Larissa Banting, wedding specialist and creator of The Lazy Bride Blog. “Nothing is more frustrating to a couple than having a number of guests MIA. Once you commit, you have to show up, short of being on death’s door. And don’t forget to write your name on the RSVP card! It’s amazing how many blank cards couples receive and they have no idea who just RSVP’d!” Ivy Jacobson, planning editor from The Knot warns, “Don’t be one of the five percent of guests that sends in their RSVP one week or less before the big day.” (Find out the etiquette rules every bridesmaid should follow.)