Invites when to send?

diana333

My wedding is March 20th 2010 and i am just about done with the main invites. My Save The Date magnets we sent November 1st. Can i send them out 10 weeks before the wedding or is that to early?

aerinpegadrak

If you've already sent out the STDs, you don't need to send them out any earlier than the usual 6-8 week mark.

Kristin789

Q.How far in advance should you send invitations? What is the proper date to ask for the reply card?
A. Invitations should go out six weeks before the wedding -- that gives guests plenty of time to clear their schedules for the day and make travel arrangements if they are out-of-towners. It also lets you make the RSVP date a little earlier -- say three weeks before the wedding date -- so you can get a final head count and start making a seating chart (if you'll have one) before the final-week-before-the-wedding crunch begins.

diana333

Thank you so much!!!

SpoiledBride202

I think 8-10weeks is fine. Yes, people say there is a proper timeline to do it.... but it's your decision. Are you having people chose their meals when they RSVP? if so, you may want to do it a little earlier because some people are slow with responses.

aerinpegadrak

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_chit-chat_invites-send?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:14Discussion:0ba8618d-6c5c-4e12-86ce-bb7cbbf15ed8Post:fbf8b25f-a430-43a3-b474-c22577944d88">Re: Invites when to send?</a>:
[QUOTE]I think 8-10weeks is fine. Yes, people say there is a proper timeline to do it.... but it's your decision. Are you having people chose their meals when they RSVP? if so, you may want to do it a little earlier because some people are slow with responses.
Posted by SpoiledBride202[/QUOTE]
Yes, it's your decision, but if a guest is unable to fill out the response card and drop it back in the mail immediately upon receipt, the chances of your having to get on the phone to track down a response go up exponentially.  The further out you get, the less likely people are going to be to know their plans and be able to commit, so the response card will just sit on their desk rather than getting back to you.

So yes, you can push it outside the standard timeline if you choose, but be prepared to spend a lot of time on the phone, or have no shows because they RSVPed "yes" three months previously and forgot, if you go that route.  It's not really etiquette in this case, it's simple logistics.

goheels05

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_chit-chat_invites-send?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:14Discussion:0ba8618d-6c5c-4e12-86ce-bb7cbbf15ed8Post:83387794-9266-4341-8e4c-377d0c22d2ee">Re: Invites when to send?</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Invites when to send? : Yes, it's your decision, but if a guest is unable to fill out the response card and drop it back in the mail immediately upon receipt, the chances of your having to get on the phone to track down a response go up exponentially.  The further out you get, the less likely people are going to be to know their plans and be able to commit, so the response card will just sit on their desk rather than getting back to you. So yes, you can push it outside the standard timeline if you choose, but be prepared to spend a lot of time on the phone, or have no shows because they RSVPed "yes" three months previously and forgot, if you go that route.
Posted by aerinpegadrak[/QUOTE]

This.  Big time.

diana333

I figured around the second week in January allowing them one week to arrive. So all should receive third week of January. I think that will be okay. That will be about 8 weeks before the wedding.

babylizz

The knot checklist recommends sending them at 3 months before the wedding (they just changed it to say this).

diana333

Thanks for the new Update!!