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Joanna
Savvy October 2021

Postponed wedding: when to send invitations?

Joanna, on February 22, 2021 at 4:00 PM Posted in Etiquette and Advice 0 4

Like so many of us, my FH and I had to postpone our wedding, which was supposed to on October 10 last year. It's now October 2 of this year.

We sent out save the dates with our original date last year, before the pandemic got too bad (for a long time it looked like our area was going to spared the worst of it). We decided to postpone in early July, which is when we sent out "Change the Dates" letting everyone know that we were now getting married on October 2, 2021. (And then I watched our Wedding Wire countdown clock go from 97 days to 457 days!)

Now we're wondering when a good time to send our invitations would be. Since we sent out the Change the Date in July of last year, I think I want to go with earlier than normal and send them out in June or even May. Part of me is worried everyone's going to forget it's happening, and I want to be sure everyone has time to make arrangements.

The other complication is my future MIL got engaged over Christmas and is getting married in June, so I'm concerned sending out invites around the same time as her wedding might be impolite.

Help?

4 Comments

Latest activity by Lynnie, on February 24, 2021 at 3:51 PM
  • Yasmine
    Master October 2020
    Yasmine ·
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    I would wait until at least July to send them out, definitely after your MIL wedding. My husband and I plan on sending ours out in August for our October 2nd wedding. We did however post a Save the Date on social media so all of our family and friends could know the date since we had to postpone the actual wedding!

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  • Michelle
    Rockstar December 2022
    Michelle ·
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    Send them at the standard 6-8 weeks with replies due 3 weeks before.

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  • Michelle
    Master April 2021
    Michelle ·
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    I’d send them out 8 weeks prior. Our venue have us a deadline of 3/5 for our 4/3 wedding. So I put a deadline of 2/28- mailed them out mid January. Ask your venue when your deadline is & go from there.
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  • Lynnie
    WeddingWire Administrator October 2016
    Lynnie ·
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    I totally understand the feeling, but I'd worry the other way if you sent your invitations out too early - that guests would forget to RSVP!!

    I think July is early enough to remind everyone and give ample warning while also not getting mixed up with your FMIL's wedding communication!

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