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Megan
Savvy September 2017

September wedding invite deadline

Megan, on July 10, 2017 at 8:19 PM Posted in Planning 0 17

September 2017 brides!! Our date is 9/23/17 and I just checked my WW checklist and it says ideally our invitations should go out today!! I haven't even started addressing them....I was planning on getting started on them and sending them out the last week of July. I've always heard that 6-8 weeks prior to the wedding is standard for sending them out? Is that time frame the normal or do I need to get on sending out my invitations out faster than planned?! Lol

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Latest activity by Alyssachu, on July 11, 2017 at 7:44 AM
  • J
    Just Said Yes September 2017
    Jessica ·
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    Same date and I sent mine out last week!

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  • randaray
    Expert September 2017
    randaray ·
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    Date twins!! I've fallen behind myself due to an unexpected death in the family. But plan on getting on them....like yesterday!! Haha

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  • bitbit
    Expert September 2017
    bitbit ·
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    I'm September 9th and just sent mine out last week. End of July should be fine!

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  • StokedToBeASaucier
    Master September 2017
    StokedToBeASaucier ·
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    It really depends on when your venue/caterer needs the headcount but end of July should be fine.

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  • Future381sWife
    VIP September 2017
    Future381sWife ·
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    Set you avatar and you'll get more responses. It all depends on when your venues needs your head count. Mine wants it 9/1. I just mailed my invites on Friday. The 6-8 week rule is "typical" but there are a lot of factors. Out of towners? Maybe a DW? But if you know your crowd and venue maybe end of the month is fine for you.

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  • StPaulGal
    Master July 2017
    StPaulGal ·
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    6-8 weeks prior is correct. The earliest they should go out is July 29.

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  • Heather
    VIP September 2017
    Heather ·
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    Depends on vendors and if it's out of town. If NOT you should be good!

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  • MandMHoagland
    Expert October 2017
    MandMHoagland ·
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    Always keep in mind where they are being sent. We have an invite going to Singapore, so we plan to send ours out end of July.

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  • Future381sWife
    VIP September 2017
    Future381sWife ·
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    @kate upset I told them to change their avatar before you could?? Lol

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  • Audrey
    Expert September 2017
    Audrey ·
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    I'm the weekend before you and I wasn't planning on sending ours out for another two weeks. For what it's worth, I've been using The Knot's checklist -- I feel like the timeline makes a lot more sense to me.

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  • Mrs.Lim
    Super September 2017
    Mrs.Lim ·
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    I sent out our invitations early. I have some out of the country guests.

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    2ndtime1stwedding ·
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    My FH got an invite for a wedding in End of Sept back in April. He had until next week to decide if he is coming. No STD, just the invite. Wedding is over 1300 miles away though. But even closer people got theirs the same time. He's not going. Too much $ for a 3rd cousin he's met twice in his life he said.

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  • AdiósCollins
    Expert September 2017
    AdiósCollins ·
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    Date twin! I would have sent mine out today, but I had to wait until hobby lobby restocked the envelopes I was using. I'm going to finish addressing them & hopefully have them in the mail by Friday.

    I think the end of July should be fine depending on when your venue needs final numbers. Mine needs it kind of early.

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  • A.L.S.
    VIP September 2017
    A.L.S. ·
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    I'm waiting until the end of July to do mine maybe even beginning of August .

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  • Krystle
    Devoted September 2017
    Krystle ·
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    Hi date twin! I already have rsvps getting sent back! Woo hoo!! 74 days! Ahhhh!

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  • Sos0033
    VIP September 2017
    Sos0033 ·
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    I'm 2 weeks before you and we haven't sent ours out yet. The last week of July isn't "fine," it is when you should be sending them! (Unless of course your final numbers are due like August 1 for some reason).

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  • MsMac
    Expert September 2017
    MsMac ·
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    Date twin! I only have a handful of OOT guests, most of which will not attend anyway. We're sending them in a week or two. My caterer is a restaurant that can change the numbers up until the day before the wedding, so we can get away with a shorter RSVP timeline.

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