How far out are you supposed to send invites?

Did you send save the dates or told people personally when the wedding is and that they will be invited? Usually people have some sort of heads up so that they can plan. The formal invitation is sent around 8 weeks before. I wouldn't send it much earlier. Maybe 10 weeks. RSVP deadline depends on your caterer but is usually around 4 weeks before the wedding (but always factor in that a few will forget to reply and you need to follow up with then but that shouldn't take youp longer than one afternoon).

View Quoted Comment Yea I've told the main people pretty much but my soon to be mother in law wants to invite a few from his side (extended family) and I haven't told them and I'm not sure if she has. I will probably just play it safe and do maybe the 2.5 to 3 month mark. Idk. I'm worried about doing it too soon and people forgetting. I guess that's what a save the date is for.

Send invites six to eight weeks before your wedding, have RSVP's due two to three weeks before

I sent mine out at 10 weeks.

Two months prior is plenty of time, any sooner and people misplace or forget about invitation. On a side note:. I just read USPS is raising stamp prices from .50 to .58 this summer, so get your Forever stamps now!

6-8 weeks before the wedding standard. Any earlier people will lose and forget the info. If you send it later, people will think you are B listing.

The mail has been so horrible lately that I sent mine out at 11 weeks and some of my guests received them 2-3 weeks later. The international ones took about 2 weeks. I’m getting about 1-2 RSVPs back a day.


Some of my attendees live very close to me and it still took about a week for the RSVPs to arrive. I’d send them out about a week or two earlier than you normally would to ensure that they get there in a timely fashion.

I'll be sending save-the- dates in July, after we nail down a venue in June. I wont be sending actually invitations into 4/1/22 for my 5/20/22 wedding. With a save the date, those who care will already know. Sending invitations too early makes your event more likely to be forgotten. Send invites 6-8 weeks before.

I'm sending mine 10 weeks before since more than half the guest list is out of state and the wedding is over a holiday weekend. Otherwise, 6-8 weeks is standard.

I sent mine out early only because of the virus and the mail being slowwwwwww. Had one taking 2 weeks to get invite and he was like 2 towns over.


Mine went out before June for August wedding. Not everyone even responded

6-8 weeks. Did you not send out Save the Dates? Do that Now

We are sending our invitations in July for our October wedding; we have to have our final head count 30 days in advance.

Right now with Covid I personally would send them out about 10 weeks prior. The mail has been so slow lately so I would give it extra time