Hi ladies , I am getting married in May of 2011. I would like to know when should I start inviting poeple in order for them to start saving to come to vegas for the wedding , should I go threw a travel agent to book flights and hotel so that everyone can stay close .
Re: Invites
Invitations should not go out and earlier than 12 weeks before your wedding---so, three months.
Your best bet to give everyone a heads up about when and where the wedding will be, would be to send Save The Dates (STD's)---and send them when you are about 9-10 months from your date. If you send stuff any sooner, you run the risk of people misplacing them, and forgetting all about it.
Keep in mind, anyone you send a STD to, must also get an invitation. You still have a year until your wedding---so, you'd want to make sure that anyone you plan to invite now (be it verbally, or through an STD), you'd also want to invite 9 months from now. A lot can happen in the span of a year.
Allow your guests to book their own flights and hotels. Feel free to put together a wedding website that lists recommendations for hotels on the strip, amongst other things--but ultimately, leave that decision up to your guests.
I've even found that when people ask about the wedding and I tell them it's in Vegas May of 2011, they then assume that they are invited. I try to be really cautious about who I even give details about the wedding to, to try to avoid hurt feelings. It's really hard since I'm excited about it and want to share, but it seems like people just start coming out of the woodwork.
Around October 2009, we sent out Save the Dates. Rach is right. Whoever gets a save a date must get an invitation. Some of our guests I was on the fence about never ended up getting a save the date bc I coudn't commit.
I sent invitations out at the end of February. Our RSVP date is May 1. Our wedding is May 22, 2010.
Bottom line: tell ppl as soon as you know when/where, but be careful who you tell!
[QUOTE]I've even found that when people ask about the wedding and I tell them it's in Vegas May of 2011, they then assume that they are invited. I try to be really cautious about who I even give details about the wedding to, to try to avoid hurt feelings. It's really hard since I'm excited about it and want to share, but it seems like people just start coming out of the woodwork.
Posted by maybride2011[/QUOTE]
Same here. I am a big Facebook user and I never even talk about getting married there because I know I'm not inviting everyone.