How soon should I...

corinne2010

send out the shower invites? I'm picking them up today from my wedding coordinator. I'm giving them to my mom to stamp and seal and she'll be the one to actually put the invites in the mail, but I'm curious to know how far out we should be sending them. Our RSVP date is May 23 and the shower is June 6. I was thinking maybe next week and that way it gives people a full month to RSVP. But I still would like your thoughts!

emily1004

IMO Shower invitations only need a few weeks. My aunt sent mine out about 3 weeks before the rsvp date. My sorority sisters family sent hers out with the same amount of time. I don't understand why people send invitations out so early. The longer I have it, the more likely I am to forget about it. 

corinne2010

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[QUOTE]IMO Shower invitations only need a few weeks. My aunt sent mine out about 3 weeks before the rsvp date. My sorority sisters family sent hers out with the same amount of time. I don't understand why people send invitations out so early. The longer I have it, the more likely I am to forget about it. 
Posted by emily1004[/QUOTE]

I totally agree with you. We got an invite for a June wedding in March...in MARCH! We have a wedding before that in May and hadn't even gotten that invite yet. It's silly to me. I thought we'd only need a few weeks too. Maybe we'll just wait till the beginning of May.

Melgor78

I think a month should be fine.  With it being summer it might be better to get them early so they don't make other plans.  I missed FSIL because I didn't know when it was till the invite came and I had already made vacation plans.

corinne2010

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[QUOTE]I think a month should be fine.  With it being summer it might be better to get them early so they don't make other plans.  I missed FSIL because I didn't know when it was till the invite came and I had already made vacation plans.
Posted by Autumnbride2010[/QUOTE]

The only vacation that I would be worried about is Memorial weekend which is kind of why I wanted to get the invites out a little sooner. Memorial weekend is the weekend before the shower, but I think most people take their vacations the weekend prior (May 28-31). I could be wrong though.

cmkuno

My shower is June 5 and my MOH wants to send the invites out this week!  She actually wanted to send them out on Monday, but they weren't here yet.  I was trying to talk her into waiting a little while longer because I wanted more time to finalize my registry, but I think I'm going to lose that battle.  

klreese0213

i'm throwing my sister's bridal shower and plan to send the invites mid may probably the week of the 17th, her shower will be on June 27th. so it'll give a month or so notice.

crhein26

If you send them out next week, that should be PLENTY of time for them to respond.  It's not too early that people will forget and it's not so last minute that people don't have time to get a present.  My cousins shower on May 23rd and I haven't gotten an invite to that yet.  That is pushing it a little bit!

corinne2010

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[QUOTE]If you send them out next week, that should be PLENTY of time for them to respond.  It's not too early that people will forget and it's not so last minute that people don't have time to get a present.  My cousins shower on May 23rd and I haven't gotten an invite to that yet.  That is pushing it a little bit!
Posted by crhein26[/QUOTE]

CORI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yay! You should introduce yourself to everyone. Tell them your awesome proposal story :)

crhein26

Corinne...my first post HAD to be on one of your questions!  You are my favorite Knottie!    Still learning all the lingo and abbreviations on here.  My head is spinning!

Lakerchic7272

AH! My shower is May 29th- Memorial day weekend. and my aunt is convinced not to send them out until next week. CRAZY. But oh well.