How early do you send out wedding invitations?

I am sending mine out in February for a June wedding. I think your fine.

I don't think that is necessarily too early if that is what you want your RSVP deadline to be. Honestly, just do what works best for you. People send them at all different times on here.

May 1 to send out invites or save the dates? I think May is fine for invites if you didn't send save the dates.

Since most of your guests are out of town and you didn't send save the dates I'd send them 12 weeks out. That puts you mid to late May. It's a little late, but I would probably still at least send out an electronic save the date now so that your guests can start planning for travel and time off if needed.

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Thank you ladies! This makes me feel so much better!

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Your post said save the dates, that's why I asked. But yeah, I think May is totally fine!

6 to 8 weeks before your RSVP date is the norm. If your RSVP date is June 1st, may 1st is about 8 weeks before. You're good!!

I think that's perfect! My wedding is August 10th and we're sending out the invitations mid-May.

I think May is fine especially because you did not send save the dates! This will give family a little more time to plan for it!

I think you are fine. I am planning to send out invites right when June comes for a Sept 7th wedding. We did not send save the dates to everyone, just mostly the out of town people.

Hi there! WeddingWire's article on When to Send Wedding Invitations says that for most weddings, sending invitations about six to eight weeks before the event is right, and you can set your RSVP deadline for about two to three weeks before your wedding. For destination weddings, two to three months before the event is right to send out wedding invitations, with an RSVP deadline for about six weeks before the wedding day. I'd err on the early side for your guests since they will be traveling and get those invitations out on May 1 for sure!

Save the dates are a new concept in the last 10 or so years. Prior to that, people just sent invites at the standard 6-8 week mark and still have had 90-100% attendance.


With the mail being as crazy as it is currently, you could pad an additional week (so 7-9 weeks out from your wedding) but any sooner than that and people will think you are having tiered lists and/or forget about your wedding entirely.
The reply date is roughly a week or 2 before your caterer needs a final headcount, during which time you track down anyone who forgot to reply.