When is an appropriate time?

Question

what is an appropriate time to send out invites, my wedding is 646 days away.... what is a good time to send out save the date cards?

lol, is it too soon to wear bride panties and tanks? (someone elses question made me wonder this)

Answer 1

i have never been married before and dont' know the 'proper' way to do it, but i'll tell you MY plan.  my wedding will be april of next year.  my reception (which is what everyone will be invited to...private ceremony) is in may.  i was planning on sending the invitations out in february.  but then again, i don't have to expect meal choices or anything...we're doing things buffet style.  so, if you really need that r.s.v.p., i'd say send it in january and request by march.  keep a notebook w/everyone's name/address/phone# and highlight each person's name as you recieve their r.s.v.p.   after your deadline, make phone calls to everyone that didn't reply.  i think march would be a good time...not so early that it would get out of everyone's minds...and still gives you good planning time.

good luck!

Answer 2

You send invites out 8 wks before.

So if you're wedding is May 1st, then you should have them out by no later than March 1st.

RSVP date should probably be about 2-3 weeks before the wedding date, so maybe April 15th or something like that.

If you're sending out save the date cards, I'd send them in October or something like that - about 6 months before the wedding is probably enough time for people to make travel arrangements and such.

Hope everything works out for you ! :)

Answer 3

If your wedding is in fact in 2010, then you shouldn't have already bought invitations.

You should send out save the dates no more than a year before the wedding date.

Send out invitations about 3 months before the wedding and ask for response cards returned a month before the wedding.

Answer 4

wow, I just can't relate to some of you gals on this website.  Your wedding is like two years away, you might change your mind a zillion times on stuff between now and then, so don't get anything until atleast a year before the day!!!!  

Unless you are getting married on a holiday weekend, you don't need save the date cards.  Most people you're inviting know the round about time already by word of mouth.

I understand you're excited, but don't act like this all the time in front of your fiance cause you'll make him crazy as a loon before you get hitched.  Trust me!!

Answer 5

First of all, if your wedding is May 1, it is less than 646 days away.  It's only like 290 days away or something similar.  Unless you're talking about May 1, 2010- in that case, it's WAY too early to worry about invitations, save-the-dates, bride panties, etc.  Here's a good timetable for you:

9-12 months prior:

Book venues, start looking for dress, choose bridal party, send out save-the-dates (if applicable)

6-9 months:

Interview and book vendors (caterers, photographer, DJ, etc.)

3-6 months:

Go to bakery for cake tasting; order cake, second dress fitting, bridesmaid dress fittings

2-3 months:

Send out invitations, final dress fitting, reserve tuxedo rentals

1 month away:

Start wearing "bride" gear (if you absolutely must), go to various parties in your honor (shower, bachelorette party, etc.), last-minute details.

I know it's hard to wait- as someone who is having a 20-month engagement (got engaged New Year's Eve 2007, wedding is Sep. 5, 2009), I know how tough it can be to want to do all this wedding planning right away, but you really can't do much until you get under one year.  In the meantime, keep an eye out for any fun wedding bargains (sales on DIY invitations, cut-price decorations, etc.) that you can buy when you see them and stash away for when you need them (word of caution, though- things like bubbles and disposable cameras actually do go bad, so don't buy those too far in advance.)  That's what I'm doing now- anytime I see something cute like favor boxes or a cake topper on sale, I buy it so when I need it, it's already there in my closet and I don't have to stress.  Good luck and congratulations- it will go by faster than you think!

Answer 6

My wedding is on Labor Day Weekend next year and I am sending out my Save the Dates 1 year on the nose. They say you can send the Save the Dates 8 months to 1 year in advance. I am doing a year since most of our guests are flying in and I want to give them a year to get cheaper flights. As for the invites, 6-8 weeks in advance. Hope this helps!!

And no, you wear those panties and tanks!