Although arguably the most special day of a couple's life, a wedding doesn't come without stress. Fortunately, Hayley - a UK wedding planner - has gained a large following with her game-changing tips and hacks to help ease the stress of your special day.
Having already surpassed 11,000 followers on popular social media site TikTok, she shares videos of her wedding expertise. Taking to TikTok, Hayley gave her followers a special insight into a wedding's greatest difficulty - having guests respond to invitations.
Sharing the video online, she described that wedding guests not responding to an RSVP is, unfortunately "so common" - but she quickly shared a solution.
She explained: "This is a really good tip - I use it all of the time for my couples who hire me to help them with their wedding planning.
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"So, when you send out your RSVPs, you're going to put a date that you want them to reply to you on the RSVP.
"What's going to happen is 48 hours after that date has expired, you're going to send a text message, a WhatsApp, an email - whichever form of communication you feel is best.
"You know your guests more than I do and what type of communication that they would probably prefer," she added.
Hayley described the most essential step - and that's within your own words - sending out a message stating that you're "sorry" that the guest can't attend the big day.
Sharing an example, she said: "'I'm so sorry that you're not able to make it to wedding day as you've not replied to our RSVP, we will be excluding you from the guest list - but we will of course share our pictures with you after the happy day. Thanks very much.'"
"Something along those lines that gives that person the impression that they are no longer invited to the wedding date," she added.
"And I promise you, your phone will be pinging. Best of luck!
Rushing to the comment section of the video, several TikTokers shared their thoughts on the ordeal - with some even using the trick in everyday life.
One user wrote: "If people are late replying, then to me that says they don’t care enough about us to enjoy the day, so they won’t be coming."
Hayley replied: "This is true but this issue is soooooooo common."
"I do this at work when clients don't get back to me after 3 emails, soon as I say I'm closing their case due to no response they reply immediately," a second penned.
"Hahaha! Reverse psychology! Love it!" Hayley added.
A third wrote: "I use this tactic at work, I collect money."
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