Invitations

I dunno if following a timeline is necessary but not sure what etiquette dictates. Are you expecting out of town guests? Maybe send save the dates now?

Generally, invitations are sent out 6-10 weeks prior to the wedding date. If a couple sends save-the-dates (STDs on this forum) those usually go out 6-8 months before the wedding, but possibly up to a year in advance for a destination wedding. It would be extremely unusual to send invitations now for a November 2020 wedding. Sometimes brides will insist they are "very organized" and want to get everything settled by sending invites early, but that almost always backfires because guests won't know their plans so far in advance and will likely ignore invitations sent too early.

Yes i definitely think it's too early. If you want to send something out now i would consider save the dates.

Definitely too early. Send invitations 6-12 weeks in advance.

Way way too early. It’s early for save the dates. I don’t see the benefit in sending invitations a year in advance. How on earth can someone commit to something that far in advance? When do you want them to rsvp by??
you already have a venue with menu options set for guests to pick from? You can’t send invitations until almost all your planning is done. Stick to the traditional timeline. You will have a lot of guests decline when they could’ve gone had the invitations gone out at a normal time, and guests who say yes now but have to back out a year later because it’s a year and anything can happen.

View Quoted Comment I totally agree with this!! It's definitely too early for invitations, but I would begin planning your STD's and mail them in the next month or two. Don't rush it. Your wedding will be here before you know it.

View Quoted Comment I hear you and that's true i was told its never to early to plan but I see both sides
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Yes, I would think sending save the dates soon and not invitations until 8wks before the wedding

View Quoted Comment Oh totally plan! I had my venue and date set about 11 months out. We are getting married in May and our save the dates went out late September and I still haven’t ordered invitations. That’s just one of those things you don’t want to do too early. But plan as much as you can as early as possible! Venues, photographers, caterers, all that can be done a year in advance. A lot of venues need to be booked a year in advance if you’re getting married prime wedding months. Congratulations and happy planning!

View Quoted Comment Almost all guests are from out of town

View Quoted Comment I am expecting over a 100

I agree with others - I went ahead and sent out Save the Dates for my October 2020 wedding because I thought why not? and most people are traveling in, but I will wait until maybe 12 weeks out for invitations. Never too early to plan though! ❤️

View Quoted Comment There's no right or wrong way because everyone is different but advice is fully noted

View Quoted Comment Maybe soon is a good idea just to give them time to save.

Yes, too early. As others have said, save the dates can be sent out earlier, typically 6-10 months before your wedding. Invitations are usually sent 6-8 weeks before your wedding.

View Quoted Comment I was thinking the same thing

View Quoted Comment Thanks I will consider

View Quoted Comment Ok thank you for your! Answer

View Quoted Comment Hey Nicole. Thank you

View Quoted Comment My personal opinion is this I know that there are experts that invent timelines of when to do things but personally I don't think that anyone is going to look down on you for sending out invitations way in advance. I know with my crazy schedule and how I'm always planning traveling I would love to know as far in advance as possible about an important life event for someone I care about so I make sure not to book anything around that time.