Invites vs. STDs?

Re: Invites vs. STDs?

• jagore08 member

  

  January 2011 edited December 2011

  If you'd like to send STDs then you should end them by the end of February.  They're not necessary, especially for your date.  The only reason I did them is because my wedding was on a holiday weekend and most of my guests had to travel.

  
  

  The earliest you should send your invites is about two months before your wedding date.  If you send them too early then you run the risk of people saying they'll come and not show up because something else popped up and vice versa.  Most people don't know what their schedules will be like four months out.  People can also forget about the wedding if they respond so far in advanced or they may loose the invitation all together. 

  
  

  Most venues and caterers need about one weeks notice on your final headcount.  Your RSVP date should be about two weeks before your wedding date so you have an extra week to call the people who hadn't responded (trust me, you'll be calling).

  
  

  HTH

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• Vans18 member

  

  January 2011 edited December 2011

  Ditto Jagore!

  
  
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• TurtlesAllTheWayDown member

  

  January 2011 edited December 2011

  Jagore said it perfectly! I'd also like to add that while 2 months (8 weeks) gives people time to make travel accomodations and clear their schedules, sending invites 4-5 months in advance is presumptious - as though people are planning the rest of their lives around your wedding. Also, you're less likely to get RSVPs, since people will put the invitation aside and forget about it.

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