Wedding guest RSVP statistics

The study

Sam Franklin, CEO and Founder of Greenvelope, is named as the research owner. The data window is 1 July 2025 to 15 June 2026. The set is 70,624 events, 5,543,430 invitations, and 4,276,873 responses.

Events needed 10 to 1,000 invited recipients. Roughly 50 records with malformed fields were removed. Where a host picked an event type, that label was used. Among events left in a generic category, 54% were classified from the event name, and the rest were left out rather than guessed. Each published category has at least 100 events. Counts per category are withheld.

This is one platform's data. Greenvelope invitations are individually addressed and can use targeted reminders, and the hosts in the study already chose a tool that tracks replies. Read the medians as what that kind of invitation achieved in this window. The report makes no claim about whether reminders change the rate. Full method: https://www.greenvelope.com/resources/rsvp-response-rate-benchmarks

Wedding rates

For weddings in the study, the median response rate is 88.9%. Of the wedding replies, 80.9% are yes.

Response rate means yes replies plus no replies, divided by people invited. Greenvelope reports the median of that rate per event. Yes-share means yes replies divided by all replies in the group. Attendance, meaning who actually came, is not in the data.

Across every event type in the same report, the median response rate is 85.3%, measured on 70,624 events. 78.9% of all 4,276,873 responses are yes. The median personal event is 86.4%. The median business event is 74.6%.

Guest count and month

Median response rate by invited guests, for the whole study:

• 10 to 25 guests: 78.6%
• 26 to 50 guests: 84.8%
• 51 to 100 guests: 88.3%
• 101 to 250 guests: 92.5%
• 251 to 1,000 guests: 86.9%

Events often held around a wedding

The report's monthly medians run from 83.3% in December to 86.8% in September. These nearby rows use the same definitions as the wedding row.

Rehearsal dinner: median response rate 88.9%, yes-share 80.7%. Engagement party: median response rate 92.3%, yes-share 79.8%. Bridal shower: median response rate 90.0%, yes-share 75.3%.

How to cite the report

Greenvelope allows these statistics to be quoted with attribution and a link to the report. Suggested citation: Greenvelope (2026). RSVP Response Rate Statistics 2026: Benchmarks From 70,624 Events, version 1.1. https://www.greenvelope.com/resources/rsvp-response-rate-benchmarks

WeddingBeacon does not publish its own response rate on this page. Use the Greenvelope figures only with the link and the limits above.

Use a rate for the right question

Use the response rate when you want to know how many invited guests sent an answer. Use the yes-share when you want to know how many of those answers were acceptances. Use neither number as a headcount at the door.

Free to start when you want the website and the RSVP on the same link.

For lines you can send with that link, open the RSVP wording templates.

FAQ

What percentage of wedding guests reply?

In Greenvelope's version 1.1 report, the median wedding response rate is 88.9%. Response rate means yes plus no, divided by invited guests. The events fall between 1 July 2025 and 15 June 2026. The study does not measure who attended.

What percentage of wedding replies are yes?

80.9% of wedding responses in that report are yes. That is the share of replies, not the share of everyone invited, and it is not a count of people who attended.

What is the median RSVP response rate across all events in the study?

85.3%, across 70,624 events. 78.9% of all 4,276,873 responses are yes.

Can these figures be quoted?

Yes. Greenvelope allows quotation with attribution and a link to https://www.greenvelope.com/resources/rsvp-response-rate-benchmarks. WeddingBeacon does not publish a separate response rate on this page.