when to mail invitations?

isnatural4me

the knot checklist says send 'em at the 3 mnth mark, but everything else on the  net says 6-8 weeks before the wedding date. what did you/will you all do?

danieliza1127

Invitations go out 6-8 weeks before the wedding.  I think we sent ours out around the 8 week mark because our wedding was over a holiday weekend (Labor Day).

janedoe1113a

6-8 weeks.  I'm not sure why the knot changed their checklist to 3 months.

isnatural4me

Navy, I'm not sure why the knot changed it either. But, some of my OOT guests have been asking when they should expect the invites.

salt78

Oh boy. Look who's back. 

wadingmoose

yeah, I had people say they thought they weren't getting an invitation because I sent them so "late."

crfische

Hey you big jerkwad! Did you fiance have a good time at his bachelor party?

For funsies and a little reminder, let's not forget natural in all her douchebag glory:
http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_invented-bachelor-parties

ThePinkSuperhero

Haaaahahahahah.

Kristin789

Your wedding is June 12.

So your invitations go in the mail on MAY 1 (six weeks before).

And your RSVP date is MAY 22 (three weeks before)

See below: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.

janedoe1113a

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_mail-invitations?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:5612bb30-6616-45eb-bb5f-ce67dff37ca6Post:6d520d93-6a99-4f4b-950f-90896c7dfc55">Re: when to mail invitations?</a>:
[QUOTE]Hey you big jerkwad! Did you fiance have a good time at his bachelor party? For funsies and a little reminder, let's not forget natural in all her douchebag glory: <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_invented-bachelor-parties" rel="nofollow">http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_invented-bachelor-parties</a>
Posted by crfische[/QUOTE]

I had forgot about that.  That was a fun thread.