When is a good time to send out wedding invites?

Re: When is a good time to send out wedding invites?

• Alycat6666

  

  January 2013

  In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_invites-paper_when-is-a-good-time-to-send-out-wedding-invites?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:cd062f89-8272-496a-b0ab-225e1f87acecDiscussion:df3da31e-42a4-497c-b222-b52427184c46Post:87725ec4-302a-4382-986d-e8aa963aef6c">When is a good time to send out wedding invites?</a>:
  [QUOTE]My wedding is May 17, 2013... most people we are inviting live within 50 miles of us. there is only one or two families that do not.. the furthest away is 12 hours. any suggestions on when I shoudl send out the invites?
  Posted by bradleyashley[/QUOTE]
  
  I found this on The Knot:  <a href="http://wedding.theknot.com/wedding-planning/wedding-invitations/qa/when-to-send-wedding-invitations.aspx">http://wedding.theknot.com/wedding-planning/wedding-invitations/qa/when-to-send-wedding-invitations.aspx</a>
  
  Looks like they say 8 Weeks before the wedding.
  
  Hope this helps!

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• libby2483 member

  

  January 2013

  Invitations are sent out 6 to 8 weeks before the wedding. The RSVP date should be 2 to 4 weeks before the wedding. Let us know if you need any help with proofreading your invitations!

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• SlothGoals member

  

  January 2013

  In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_invites-paper_when-is-a-good-time-to-send-out-wedding-invites?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:cd062f89-8272-496a-b0ab-225e1f87acecDiscussion:df3da31e-42a4-497c-b222-b52427184c46Post:5cbbbc30-b9c9-45b2-b018-d1bc4f7fe802">Re:When is a good time to send out wedding invites?</a>:
  [QUOTE]Invitations are sent out 6 to 8 weeks before the wedding. The RSVP date should be 2 to 4 weeks before the wedding. Let us know if you need any help with proofreading your invitations!
  Posted by libby2483[/QUOTE]
  
  <div>The only thing I would add is to keep in mind when your venue needs your final numbers. If you have your RSVP deadline 1 week prior to when your venue needs your numbers then you'll have a week to track down those who haven't sent theirs back.</div>

   

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• bridalmarch member

  

  January 2013

  We're sending ours out on Friday, which is 8 weeks and 1 day before our wedding. 

  
  

  Make sure you read your venue contract. I thought I did and I was wrong but the invites were already printed. I thought our final headcount was due 14 days prior and that's what I based our RSVP date on. Turns out it's 14 BUSINESS days prior, so now if people are late responding we're going to run into a small issue. Oh well. Things have been smooth sailing so far...maybe that will be our biggest problem. 

  

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• Jager1219 member

  

  January 2013

  Ditto on the venue RSVPs.  My venue needs our seating chart 1 month prior, so we're sending out the invites 3 months in advance with an RSVP date of 2 months in advance.  That gives us a month for the seating chart & rounding up the stragglers.
  
  Second thing to consider is if you have hotel room blocks.  Ours only held until 2 months prior, so we wanted to make sure that everyone had the invite info with time to make their hotel reservations.  Nothing is more frustrating than receiving an invite & realizing that you only have a day to book your room.

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