Our wedding is still not for 11 months (324 days to be exact) and i'm getting far too excited, and what to do everything now!! I've already informed most people about the date of the day, so at least most people know to keep that day free. But I just want to start inviting everyone already! I know its still too soon to send them, but guide line advice needed, how soon before before the wedding should I start sending them?
CommentAuthordolphin
Im not getting married for 18 months, but im sending save the date cards out this xmas so they have 16/17 months notice of the date. My actual date is 18th may 2013 im sending my invites out next november and then chasing them up in the february, hope that helps. x
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CommentAuthorMrs Cerutti2b
I was thinking of sending them in March time, so I guess thats a similar time span.... its about 6 months before. Thanks, thats helps, I don't feel like i'll be sending them too soon now. x
CommentAuthorbridalmiss
My STDs went out about a year before, invites I'm sending out 6 months before with an RSVP 3 months before - but if you have all the details already like venue, costs etc then why not invite sooner so when you have confirmed RSVPs then you can budget accordingly etc? I wanted to leave it to a few months before as a lot of my family are overseas so need to arrange leave/travel arrangements etc.
CommentAuthorbridalmiss
OOh just noticed it says I'm getting married in 6 months which is wrong - getting married June 3rd, sending invites out around Christmas and RSVP 31st March if that helps x
save the date cards are going out tomorrow (not doing it today as im doing nothing on ma bday lol!) invites are going out to further away folk mid february and the rest the traditional 6 weeks before hand.
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CommentAuthorSweetchilli
Im going to send mine out in April with RSVP by July.
CommentAuthorLesleys1
Rule of thumb is generally 6 weeks before the wedding... unless you are inviting people who need to plan their travel well in advance!
Not to sound nasty or anything, but i think if I received an invitation months and months in advance I'd be more likely to forget about it, then forget about a RSVP! I think there'll be a lot of chasing up to do...
CommentAuthormunchkinpie
We are getting married 8th April so about 21 weeks to go but everyone is going to have to travel - from 30 to 600 miles! We are 3/4 of the way through making them after starting on Sunday and hoping to get them out Saturday ....... no one knows we have set date as we only decided on Saturday just gone so going to be lots of surprised phone calls next week he he
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CommentAuthortoritots
I am getting married next August, im sending my save the dates out at Xmas and then the invites in May with an RSVP for the 1st of July so i have time to chase the odd invites up :)
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CommentAuthormrs-anni-oc
should i be sending mine now? im confused lol... get married 26 may 2012 (197 days and counting )
CommentAuthorMel D
We sent our invites about 5 months before with RSVP date of six weeks after. Then we were still able to send more invites at 3 months before without looking like they'd not been on the "A" list.
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CommentAuthortoritots
Anni, have you send save the dates? Or are people aware of the date? I would send your invites out Jan/Feb and then rsvp start of June and then you have time to chase. Obv thats only what id do :) x
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CommentAuthorEmmyR1984
some of my save the dates have already gone out, but I do plan on sending the invitations out fairly early, maybe november next year and then ask for rsvp by the end of feb at the latest, which gives me 4 months to chase people up in case they don't reply when we ask them to
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CommentAuthorx~Hails~x
My std's are going out a year to the day and the invites will go 6 months before with a rsvp of 3 months before so i can get final numbers and menu etc sorted
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CommentAuthormrs-anni-oc
think i will send them soon.. didn`t think of giving myself time to chase ppl up.. thanks x
CommentAuthorJoulz
I'm getting married in October 2012 - i'm sending my STD cards out with the christmas cards and we're sending out invites in April - I know its far in advance but we've already had loads of family pestering us for invites now and we've only been engaged 3 weeks lol!
CommentAuthorRobynFrances1990
I'm sending First lot of invites to family at Xmas... Then rsvp asap lol. Then i know official family numbers. Then i can send a second batch of invites out to my friends... Knowing how much space i actually have. Starting to make them very shortly!!!!!
CommentAuthorJosoap
We are sending save the date magnets out this week. Our invites will be 4 months before. Give people 4 weeks to respond! Evening do invites 3 months before. x
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CommentAuthorMrs Cerutti2b
Thanks everyone thats a great help :) As out wedding is only a small number, we're not sending out save the date cards I've just told all those who are invited to keep that date free. But i'm thinking i'll go for 6 months in advance with `RSVPs within 6 weeks after. So I can invite extra people if there are spaces to fill, without them feeling like the second choice option :)
Thanks so much for the advice everyone, was a really great help xxx
CommentAuthorLindsey
Have just started printing my save the date cards to put in with Christmas cards so we can save money on the postage. MIL2B suggested sending invites after Christmas next year so people will have a calendar to write the date on! We have quite a lot of guests coming from overseas (H2B's cousin told us he would need at least a years notice of a wedding) so invitations need to be sent out quite early. Think 5 months before with RSVP of 6 weeks will be fine for chasing up and finalising numbers. x
CommentAuthorbridalmiss
Cool - to save on postage we emailed our save the dates out, and we're handing out the invites that we can with Christmas cards to save on postage, then only posting the ones for people we don't physically see - like overseas relatives. We've also set up a website with hotels, restaurant addresses etc and have asked for all RSVPs by email so we didn't have to put SAE's in with the invites!
CommentAuthor~feebee~
Anni your wedding's the same date as mine :)
My SIL suggested to send ours out at Christmas but then when I saw her again she said to send them out AFTER Christmas as people are so busy then and they might get put to one side and forgotten about/lost
So I am sending ours out just after the new year I think, give people something to look forward to :) x
