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RSVP 5 months out?

Post on Invitations. . . the OP is fine, but a responder (Vegas something) wants to send her invites out 6 - 8 MONTHS in advance, and ask for RSVPs 4 - 5 MONTHS before her wedding.  I've tried to explain why that's a bad idea, but could use reinforcements.

http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_invites-paper_send-invites-hotel-booking-deadline-3-months-out_.0
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Re: RSVP 5 months out?

  • sorry, I'm too sick to try to convince anyone about anything.  If you still need reinforcements tomorrow, let me know. ;)
  • Thanks, OOT.  At least I'll get a good "I told you so" out of this one.  Cool
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  • Squirrly, please check out the Everything for Paper section of Vegas' bio immediately...
  • Also, I found this gem on her blog re: bridesmaids:

    I know that at least one of them will be saying yes but the other two are giving me a little trouble because I expect them to wear a dress for the day. While I could understand if I picked out something poufy, neon or expensive I'm letting them decide on the style and between the three of them pick either white, blue or brown as the color. So what I've decided to do is sit down with them and figure why and give them a deadline to say yes to wearing a dress or I'm not having them as bridesmaids and ask my four sisters to be bridesmaids instead. Sure that seems a little cold but I feel like I'm being more than fair and I hope that it doesn't all somehow blow up in my face.
  • Holy fucking shiit.  Dude.  Announcements tell people you're already married.  Not getting married.  WTF.  We've had relative normalcy over there for the most part.  One other crazy chick who didn't comprehend the RSVP timeline, but she just wanted to be snarky for funsies.

    WTF?  TK doesn't like shiit but is ok with fucking?  Clearly the filter was not written by native english speakers. . . or anybody who has ever read P&E.
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  • Oh dear goodness.  She wants blue dyed roses.  Hope she doesn't mind the dye rubbing off on her dress.  Yikes. 


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  • Holy fucking shiit.  Dude.  Announcements tell people you're already married.  Not getting married.  WTF.

    Well technically they are invitations to watch the live wedding telecast - for people who they can't afford to invite to watch the wedding in person.  I am cringing.
  • She decided to get married at the Monte Carlo, after that was the only wedding venue she checked out. And after driving 20 hours to Vegas. 

    On the bright side, she said the wedding coordinator took some of her crazy ideas and hypothetical situations well. I can only imagine...
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  • I think Night had it right in that thread when she called it a hot mess. 

    I've really been suprisingly pleased with how well most people over there both give and take advice.  Not this one, though.
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