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Samantha
Just Said Yes October 2023

What is the earliest i can send wedding invitations?

Samantha, on April 5, 2023 at 9:03 PM Posted in Etiquette and Advice 0 10

Hi! We are getting married on a weekday (Monday) in October where 90% of our guest list has to travel out-of-town. In your opinion, what is the earliest I can send wedding invitations? I'm an eager bride for sure, and I want to make sure people can work out their work schedules and their travel plans. I sent out save-the-dates 11 months in advance. Thanks!

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Latest activity by Amanda, on April 11, 2023 at 7:05 PM
  • Cece
    Master October 2023
    Cece ·
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    Ensuring guests can work out schedules and travel plans is the purpose of the save the dates. Since you already sent those out 11 months in advance, you have given them plenty of notice. I would send invites 8 weeks before the wedding.
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  • Jacks
    Champion November 2054
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    Invitations should be sent 6-8 weeks before the wedding, with the RSVP date a week or two before the caterers need it.

    Sending invitations with RSVP too early might look like you're trying to B-list.

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  • V
    Champion July 2019
    Veronica ·
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    Like Cece said, the save the dates were sent out for the purpose of ensuring your guests can work out travel and work schedules. Invitations shouldn't be sent until 6-8 weeks prior to the wedding. If you send them too soon, people will either forget to reply or reply then something happens and they have to change their reply. While I get being eager focus your energy on other things wedding related.

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  • Samantha
    Just Said Yes October 2023
    Samantha ·
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    Okay, thanks everyone!

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  • Taylor
    VIP October 2022
    Taylor ·
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    Since you already sent STDs I would wait for invites. We got married out of state and sent our STDs a year before since everyone was traveling and then invites about 10 weeks before.
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    CM ·
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    The earliest appropriate time is 6-8 weeks before. It's not supposed to be a competition, with people rushing to send out invitations before the next couple. And from a practical POV, people often don't know about conflicts before then or would misplace anything that comes too early.

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  • Michelle
    Champion December 2022
    Michelle ·
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    Do not send them earlier than 8 weeks before the wedding because guests will lose and forget the information. They will also assume that you are looking for seat fillers at some point. Do not send them later than 6 weeks before the wedding for the same reason. That includes not sending a second or third wave of invites. The reply due date is 4 weeks before the wedding which allows a buffer of a week to track down guests who did not rsvp before the final headcount is given to the caterer.
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  • Lara
    Savvy June 2023
    Lara ·
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    Our wedding is "destination" of sorts, about two hours away from where we live. ALL guests will be traveling there. I did NOT want to do save the dates, but ended up doing so for the convenience of guests all being from out of area and because it is a destination wedding. My goal was to send out all my wedding invitations 8 or 9 weeks before the wedding date. I am still waiting on my wedding invitations to arrive, so it may end up being the 8 week mark, which is usually protocol especially for a destination wedding or a wedding that may fall on a holiday weekend or a weekday. My welcome dinner invitations (being sent to those who are staying the night before the wedding) are then being sent 4 weeks out. My final count for the venue is due on June 19th. Shoot for 9 weeks out, if you can (and if your invites are in your hands!! LOL)- to give yourself a little bit of a "buffer" to contact those who may not RSVP in a timely manner. (Grr.)

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  • Roberto
    Just Said Yes July 2023
    Roberto ·
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    You should have been send the invites. If you haven't do it now.

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    Just Said Yes December 2023
    Amanda ·
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    I would recommend 3 months before but if your out of state gust maybe 4 months before Smiley smile good luck and have fun at your wedding.

    Im getting married on August 19th and im sending out invitations on June 10

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