We want to send out 2 waves of invites. We are going to send the 1st batch 8 weeks prior with a response requested by 4 weeks prior to the event and then the 2nd batch will go out based on the response from the first 4 weeks prior to the event with a reply requested 2 weeks prior to the event. How can we do this w/out it being tacky?
2006-10-29 12:13:33 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
i think that explanation is great....
2006-10-29 12:15:43 · answer #1 · answered by BLAZER-HM147 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
NO!
When is your wedding date? Is it in the summer or on a holiday? Where are your guests coming from? Will they have to travel?
I was just married 3 weeks ago, and 90% of our guests flew in. We sent our invites out 6 months in advance, and we were still turned down because people had already made plans.
Eight weeks isn't too early, that's for sure.
Remember: it's going to take a little while. I would actually start your first batch 12 weeks prior and the second batch 8 weeks prior. Two weeks to respond is NOT a lot of time, and you're going to need that head count ASAP.
Also, keep in mind that you're not going to have everyone respond immediately. Out of the 200 invites we sent out, only 140 came back. We had to call everyone else.
2006-10-29 12:35:51 · answer #2 · answered by FaZizzle 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A)
8 weeks is not too early. That is actually bordering on a little late I would think. So send em out!
B)
The second batch...are they for people who were NOT invited in the first batch? Because I would wonder if I just got invited a couple weeks before a big wedding...
Or are they resends for people who never RSVP'd? Cause then I would just throw in maybe a note or something about not recieving their response the first time...I HATE when people don't RSVP to big events...
2006-10-29 12:24:14 · answer #3 · answered by Erika H 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No....8 weeks is the norm now. You could do a "Save-the-Date" card mailing ahead of time, but that does not always guarantee your guests will be able to attend. I assume you're working with a maximum number of guest allowance. It's hurtful to some to think they were 2nd choice! AND....yes, it is a little tacky, but puts you in an odd situation. Send out your first round at least 8 weeks ahead of time. As you receive any possible "regrets", mail out the replacement RIGHT AWAY...Don't wait until 4 weeks before....some people may have to make travel arrangements. AND, you better hope that the people in your first selections don't know the second group all that well....Chances are, you're probably gonna get "found out". Good Luck!
2006-10-29 12:28:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Since you are doing two rounds of invitations I would suggest the first round be sent out at 10 weeks prior. Make sure you allow enough time to call those who do not respond by 4 weeks prior.
2006-10-29 13:16:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just don't let the second batch know that they were afterthoughts or second choices! Send them all out at once, 4 to 6 weeks in advance! Otherwise its tacky!
2006-10-29 12:17:55 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
summer season months are particularly widely used for weddings and holidays. in case you desire human beings to plot on attending your wedding ceremony, deliver them out as early as you could. i'd deliver them out interior the start of April a minimum of or the tip of March. As to the RSVP date, i'd make that as early as a possibility too. This "forces" human beings to make a decison and additionally you get the RSVP playing cards lower back quicker, and gets you your head count selection swifter. whilst somebody gets an invitation early and that they seem at it and understand they have like 6 or 8 weeks to respond, some wait till the final minute to deliver the cardboard lower back. in the event that they get an invitation and spot they only have 2-3 weeks to deliver it lower back, they'll decide and mail the cardboard lower back. even nonetheless no remember how plenty or little time you provide, there'll continually be those people who do no longer respond in any respect. call them as quickly as your RSVP date has previous. you could in basic terms call and say you're calling to confirm they have been given their invitation and if so, are they making plans on attending. My wedding ceremony became 6/thirteen/08 and that i mailed my invites in early March and my RSVP due via date became the final week of would. This gave me that week to persist with up with some telephone calls and get my head count selection to the inn via the tip of the week. the fewer tension you have precise earlier your wedding ceremony, the greater desirable. stable success!
2016-10-03 02:23:20 · answer #7 · answered by wichern 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If people have to Travel they have to make plans/ask permission from bosses, make arrangements for Kids and pets; then 8 weeks is OK. just make sure that all your plans are concrete because if something changes you will have to send out another invite or a correction to the first. Good Luck and blessings on your nuptials (I am a printer)
2006-10-29 12:17:40 · answer #8 · answered by Agnon L 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That sounds like an ok plan. If you push the first deadline up then the second deadline becomes ridiculus. People need time to get hotel reservations, get a present, possibly find a babysitter, or a new outfit. 8 weeks will hopefully give them enough time.
2006-10-29 12:46:52 · answer #9 · answered by K S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think so but you need to think if you are sending out a second batch to people, you need to make sure that you don't insult anyone... if someone in the first batch knows anyone who is in the second you might risk hurt feelings. but then again it is your wedding
2006-10-29 12:16:46 · answer #10 · answered by babydove1821 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's not tacky, and it's not too soon. I got my first wedding invitation 2 weeks ago for a wedding in March and it didn't feel too soon.
2006-10-29 13:49:37 · answer #11 · answered by ixi26c 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋