Wedding invitations?

Question

How soon do you send out wedding invitations? I am planning a March wedding, and I have no idea how soon to send out the invites.

Answer 1

If you would like to give your guests a head up now, send out save-the-dates. Gives your guests a chance to plan, take time off, save money, etc for your big day. You can make your own or go to any invitation stores, they also provide those. You can do an announcement form or magnets. The options are endless it seems anymore. We sent out save-the-dates, especially since we are having a destination wedding.

As for your invitation question, about 2 1/2 to 3 months beforehand is good. Especially if you want to stay on top of things like I do. You would want the response cards (for RSVP) back one month before the wedding. That gives you a chance to order the right amount of favors, make placecards, assign tables, and make any other arrangements, especially guest count for your caterer, if you have one. Good luck and congratulations! :)

Answer 2

Don't ask how I know this, I am a single male Never been married, However I have been part of several wedding parties, so I have seen the good the bad and the ugly.
Send the invitations out 6 weeks in advance. Be specific on envelopes WHO the invite is for, other wise unexpected dates might show up. Also, you may want to include in the invitations some instructions such as "Adult Reception to follow", "family reception tho follow" etc.....People will have a better understanding of the nature of the party. If they have questions they will call. Also include Directions, you don't want people to get lost at the last minute and come in late. Also you can put the start time 30 minutes earlier than the actual time so even the late relatives are pleasantly on time. Also. Remember to indicate the type of dress that is expected. Casual, Formal, Semi Formal, No Denim....etc.....
I hope that helps...Congratulations...Have a beautiful life together.

Answer 3

Hi. You send a RECEPTION INVITATION....which, obviously differs from the wedding invitation. There are examples on the internet of wording. Here is one example: Sarah Jo Johnson and Brian Thomas Smith invite you to a celebration in honor of their marriage Saturday, the fifth of September Two thousand nine Six o'clock in the evening Golf Shores Country Club 111 Golf Shores Drive Tampa, Florida Sarah and Brian will be married in a private ceremony earlier in the day. Of course, this is just an example. Use Google and type in "reception invitation wording." There are lots of examples. You can also make it more informal by not spelling out the day, time, etc. Hope this helps!

Answer 4

Wedding invitations go out 6-8 weeks before the wedding. If they are sent too early, some guests might put it aside an forget. You should order your invitations about 10-12 weeks ahead of time, so you have time to assemble and address.

Answer 5

Send out the actual invitations about 10 weeks in advance. However, it's never too early to tell people "we're planning a March wedding; expect your invitation around late December or early January." You can tell them by phone, e-mail, t-mail -- whatever means you usually use to stay in touch with them.

Answer 6

invitations should be sent out 4-6 weeks before the wedding however you can send "save the date" cards to let people know that you will be sending them an invitation. we recently got a save the date magnet which was cool because you just put it on the refrigerator and it's there.
generally the save the date just says something like "josh and amy would like for you to save the date for their upcoming wedding saturday march whatever 2008"
no other details are given.
good luck!!!

Answer 7

You need to send Save the Date announcements first. I would do it early December and send the invitations maybe beginning of February. Month before.

Answer 8

At least 6 months notice for overseas guests. Minimum of 1 month for local, i sent mine out 2 or 3 months before the wedding. I included an 'information sheet' which had things like a map to the church and reception, the running times of the day (church arrival, bride arrival, what to do between ceremony/reception, reception arrival, bride arrival, duration etc) and what to give for gifts - we had all the things we needed already, so we politely asked for monetary gifts

Answer 9

two months before is the usual amount of time.. with an RSVP of about a month before so that you have the time to get everything settled with the amount of people at the place you are having it and do seating charts and whatnot..

however.. if theres a lot of out of town guests.. i would send it out a bit more than 2 months before.. maybe even 3 to give them time to plan the trip..

Answer 10

by february at the latest although my friend sent hers out two weeks prior for her wedding on sept 15th even sent some today so far she has gotten alot of replies back. all coming so far. save the date cards are good if you know the date but can;t send them out that far in advanced. most people don't know what they are doing 4 months in advance or even two for that matter.