Hi Everyone,
I'm not sure exactly where to ask this question, so if I need to try another board please let me know.
We are looking at various reception sites that include onsite catering and a number of them want the final head count at 30 days out. I've read on here that invitations should go out 6-8 weeks before the wedding and RSVP date should be ~1 week before the venue/catering needs the final head count, that way we have 1 week to track down anyone that hasn't RSVP'd. Based on that timeline I would have to send invitations out sooner and have an RSVP date of 5 weeks before the wedding. I know that this is not acceptable and would likely cause issues because people can't know for sure if they will make it that far in advance. So I find it odd that quite a few have 30 days listed.
Has anyone else encountered these situations when selecting a venue/catering and how did you handle it?