Wedding Invitations

Yes, the invitations are late. Yes, they know this, they feel guilty.

I never sent out baby announcements, ever. I was just busy and didn't have anyone like an unemployed sister or mom to help me do that. The announcement stationery just sat there and sat there. When I had my third child, I thought about sending out a funny announcement saying "It's Triplets!"

Today, I have two graduation cards sitting on my island. Need to deal with that. I'm an ace at paying bills and managing investments and keeping the lawn mowed, but greetings and announcements and invitations are not up my alley. Sigh.

Enjoy the wedding!

I would say 5-6 weeks before the wedding. Enough time so that people can plan for it but not to much time so that it is forgotten.

if i get an invite earlier than a month ahead of time, i forget about it. so i sent mine out between 3 & 4 weeks ahead, but told long distance relatives and friends months ahead of time so that they could make travel plans.

I think wedding invitations should be sent out AT LEAST 2 months in advance. So, they need to get them done soon! :)

It has always been my understnding that two weeks is good for wedding invitations because any longer then that people tend to forget.

I believe that ideally, you send the invitations 6 - 8 weeks before the wedding. You can go to theknot.com and check - it's a wedding site. Used it quite a bit when I was planning my sister's wedding 2 years ago.

The time line is one month before. That means that invitations should be RECEIVED by the guests one month in advance, not be mailed one month before. If there are guests coming from a long distance, the appropriate amount of time is six weeks.

Two months is standard and longer if it is a destination wedding. Now days, people are just not as concerned about tangible invites as most people are doing the internet thing. I have found that a lot of people are sending wedding invites as close as 3 to 4 weeks out. Amazing to me.

according to the theknot.com, "If you're having a destination wedding or marrying over the holidays, send out invites early (10 to 12 weeks before the wedding). For local affairs, the standard time frame is six to eight weeks before." Obviously, your brother has cut it rather close already!

Hi L. - 45 days for a local wedding is the norm but 30 days usually okay. They are in that window now but just encourage them with a goal date and then . . . let go. : )

I hope you all have a terrific time!

I thought you were supposed to send "save the date" cards if you could afford to, about 6 mos out. And invites go out about a month in advance.

Hey, I was told a month for mine. Any earlier people tend to forget, any later is short notice and many may not be able to attend. I did call the people who didn't R.S.V.P a week before to make sure of the final guest count for the reception, some people came and just forgot to send it so the call was nice. Hope this helps!

Hi L.--I think the "save the date" postcards can go out anytime after the details on venue for the ceremony and reception as well as hotel info are finalized. I believe invitations are to be received one month prior to the wedding.

It usually is 1 month before the wedding date to send the invites out. They still have time to get them ordered to get them out by the middle of next month. Good luck.

3-4 weeks before the wedding.
I like it when I get them at 3 weeks still enough time to put on the calendar but not so long I forget it. lol.

We sent ours 6 weeks out. Did they send out a save the date postcard? We have had friends do that and then saw their wedding invites 4 weeks from their date.