PDA

View Full Version : When to send out invites?


MissSparkle
17-08-2007, 14:36
DF and I are getting married on 2nd March next year and I was wondering when was the best time to send out invites?

My mum has been invited to a few weddings recently and all the invited have arrived a good 2.5-3months before the wedding.

So when did u send out ur wedding invites?
OJandMe
17-08-2007, 14:38
about 10 to 12 weeks before is the generally accepted timing of wedding invites. I did that, then sent a 'reminder' note about a month before. "looking forward to seeing you at our wedding, here is a list of accomodation ideas and maps of the area."
SassyMummy
17-08-2007, 14:40
I think the standard time is 3 months before the wedding...
LittleBoysRock
17-08-2007, 15:12
I think 10-12 weeks before hand is pretty standard...esp if there is interstate or overseas guests.
PunkyDiva
17-08-2007, 15:26
I thought it was around 6-8 weeks you sent them out ?? That's when we sent ours but it was nearly two decades ago.
MummyCharmzy
18-08-2007, 13:26
we sent ours around 10 weeks before we had international and interstate guests though so some of those got theres even earlier!
punkbaby
18-08-2007, 13:27
i thought 6 weeks too guess it depends on how big things are and where things are happening as well and who your inviting really!
poshBecks
18-08-2007, 13:30
I thought it was 6-8 weeks. And 12 for long distance friends/family.... Well thats what we did anyway. (That way we could invite other people if long distance people couldn't make it).
~mia&ryan~
18-08-2007, 15:19
We sent out interstate one 12 weeks before and the rest by 10 weeks before, except for some I forgot to post!!!
our little treasures
18-08-2007, 15:21
10 weeks is about right unless you have an a and b list.
jorey
18-08-2007, 15:58
6 weeks for us. I also thought 6 weeks is pretty standard.
zenifa
18-08-2007, 16:09
If I was getting married on the 2nd March, I would send out a 'save the date' type of card in Dec, just before Xmas (10-12 weeks before) and then send out the invites in early January (8 weeks before), giving them 6 weeks to RSVP.
Bubble*Crazy
18-08-2007, 22:03
We got engaged in May this year and then decided we'd marry this November, so we sent out the Save The Date cards straight away as the wedding was so close, so hopefully that gives me a bit more time before our invites need to go out (we're down to 3 months now, and I'm still trying to sorting them out :o :eek:) ...
Bubble*Crazy
18-08-2007, 22:04
If I was getting married on the 2nd March, I would send out a 'save the date' type of card in Dec, just before Xmas (10-12 weeks before) and then send out the invites in early January (8 weeks before), giving them 6 weeks to RSVP.

I would actually send the 'save the date' asap ... a bit hard I know, especially if you are still trying to sort out the guest list. Maybe even send them to the definites?
*Chels*
20-08-2007, 13:13
We sent our invites for NZ people a year before LOL.Then ppl cant use the excuse "oh we didnt have enough notice".

I would say at least 6 weeks before.
zenifa
20-08-2007, 13:36
I would actually send the 'save the date' asap ... a bit hard I know, especially if you are still trying to sort out the guest list. Maybe even send them to the definites?

I would send the 'save the date' cards asap to people that are interstate or overseas, but for people that are local, i think 3 mths in advance is enough notice.
Mahjong
20-08-2007, 13:38
I think 10 weeks before the wedding roughly? Some rellies on both sides of our were incredibly slack, we had to chase them for RSVP's the day before the wedding!
SpecialMumma
20-08-2007, 17:51
We sent ours 8 weeks before the RSVP date.

Theres ALWAYS going to be those who you'll have to chase up and chase up because they wont RSVP. Hope there isnt too many for you though.

My sister is getting married on January 3rd, and thats in Perth, so Im hoping she sends us the invites a few months in advance atleast.