The Easy Way to Get Addresses for Your Wedding
Are you planning a wedding and wondering how to efficiently gather the addresses of your guests? Whether you’re about to walk down the aisle or you’re just starting your wedding preparations, collecting addresses is a critical task that can make or break the efficiency of your wedding planning. In this guide, we will discuss the concept of ‘start’ and ‘outer’ – two crucial aspects of address collection for your wedding. You’ll also learn about various tools and platforms, including websites and apps, that can streamline this process for you.
Here are some easy ways to get addresses for a wedding:
- Ask family members and friends for their current mailing addresses. Reach out to them directly via phone, email, social media etc. Ask them to provide their full name, street address, city, state and zip code.
- Look through your address book, email contacts, social media contacts etc. Compile a list of addresses you already have for invitees. Double check they are up-to-date.
- Create a wedding website and include an RSVP feature that requires guests to provide their mailing address when they respond.
- Use wedding planning sites like TheKnot.com that allow you to create guest lists with address fields. You can import contacts from your email and social media accounts to help populate addresses.
- Order printed save-the-date cards early on and use the returned envelopes to collect guest mailing addresses.
- If your invitees are local, drive around and check mailbox names and addresses if you’re unsure.
- If your families attend church, ask the church secretary for a church directory to get member addresses.
- Consult the national change of address registry at USPS.gov to look up anyone who’s moved recently and filed a change of address.
- For older relatives, check with them or their children first before relying on outdated address books and databases.
- Hire a calligraphy artist – they often provide an address collection service for a small fee.
The key is reaching out early and asking invitees directly for their current mailing address. Following up if you don’t receive a response.