Change of Venue

Since invites don’t go out until 6-8 weeks prior to the wedding, you still have plenty of time to order invitations with the correct venue info on them.

View Quoted Comment I already ordered them and because everyone is traveling so far and near a major holiday we are sending them out early. We had our previous vendor for a whole year and everything was booked and done. The groom deploys out often so we are planning whenever he is home the next time he comes back it’s a few weeks prior to wedding day.

If you already mailed out your invitations, then I would send an update to all your guests once you lock in a new venue, sending it in the same format that you sent the invitations (if you sent invites through the mail, send the update through the mail). It can be just a simple card that says something along the lines of, "Change of plans! There has been a recent change in venue for our wedding. Our new venue's address is: [address]. We look forward to celebrating our wedding with you!" Also include the link to your wedding website.


If you haven't sent your invitations yet, then I would either cross out the old venue's address and add a note with the updated address, or re-order the invitations with the correct address. Since it looks like your wedding is in December, I would wait until fall to mail out the invites, just in case anything else changes, and also so your guests don't lose track of their invite so far in advance of the wedding.

View Quoted Comment I will do the second thing (insert a note) I have not sent them out yet I planned to in fall. It’s super busy wedding season here so people will have to get there accommodations secured at least 8-12 weeks in advanced and it may be VERY expensive by that point. Looking in to hotel bookings to help out everyone. 90% of the guest will be from out of town.

View Quoted Comment Typically, if you have mostly out of town guests, you would send out a save the date with that information. Personally, I would send out the STD right now. That way guests have all the (correct) information now and can start making their travel arrangements ASAP! Especially since you say it may be very expensive – the more notice you give people the better! And if you haven’t done so already, I would create a Wedding website and include that link on your save the date. Then you can send your invitations out at the proper time (6-8 weeks prior to wedding), with the incorrect venue crossed out.

View Quoted Comment We sent the save the dates they have the old venue! And we do have a QR code with the wedding website. So I think an insert should be fine. I just didn’t know if crossing out the old venue was taboo or what. I will be doing it!

View Quoted Comment No, it’s not the best option. But if you aren’t willing to purchase new invitations, I think it’s what will cause the least amount of confusion for your guests. If you send the invites with the wrong location still printed on them and a note with it, there’s a good chance people will lose the note and will either show up to the wrong location or will be blowing up your phone the week/day of the wedding asking for the new address. If you are going to use the invitations with the misprint, I would put a sticker with the correct address over the incorrect one. You can purchase stickers for your home printer really cheap at Walmart. Or you could have them printed inexpensively at kinkos.