When to send Rsvps

Invitations should go out 6-8 weeks before the wedding.

My Wedding is In October And Ill Be Sending Out Invitations In June, To RSVP By August 1st. Id Say At Least 2 Months Prior Taking Into Consideration If Your Venue Needs A Final Count Before A Specific Date And Whether Or Not People Will Be Coming From Out Of State.

I would say maybe the end of this month... August is such a big vacation month, I would send them out early just as a precaution!

My wedding is the same day and we just sent out save the dates this past Saturday. I'm thinking to send out actual invites the first of June.

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I'd echo this. 6-8 months is ideal.

My wedding is the same day! Hi wedding day twin! I sent out my save the dates awhile ago because summer people travel and I’m probably sending my wedding invites soon. I have the response card set for July 8th.

If you're getting married somewhere where you booked hotel rooms for your guests, and included the city on the save the dates, I would suggest soon. I'm getting married in September and sent my save the dates last month with the location of the wedding - people are already booking hotel rooms at the wrong hotel (where the shuttle is not running), so now I have to rush to get the invites out.

I think anything within 6 months is totally acceptable.

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You mean weeks?

First week in June, so invitations arrive approximately 8 weeks before the wedding.

View Quoted Comment Haha, I do!

You’re not behind!

View Quoted Comment I was thinking of sending them in April would that be to soon?

Way too soon. More than half of the people won't make a decision until mid June, or early July. When they find out a vacation starting or ending then was approved, or time off needed to attend your wedding or others is approved. A huge number of people work evenings or weekends. And many workplaces requiring weekend coverage do not give time off approval more than 3-4 weeks before needed. The reason there is a convention, or generally approved time of about 8 weeks ahead, is that many people do not send Saves. And many people marry with a 2-6 month engagement. So people want to have received every possible invitation for a 3-4 week period before deciding what things to go to. Realistically, if a friend 300 miles away sends an invitation early, and it is accepted, and then at 7-8 weeks, a local Friend is marrying Saturday, and a family member is inviting them to their wedding locally on Sunday family and local will be attended . Relationship with family is closer, wins. And if not traveling, the other local will win. There is no point in a meeting an invitation that came hugely early, then reversing and declining at 6-8 weeks because of invitations received at the proper time. And you don't want people accepting then later decline in. Or declining, finding they did not get invited to another wedding, and calling to say, can I still come. People who don't know about time off, kids or other family's events, upcoming surgery for someone, or who know several engaged people, will wait. The earlier you send invitations, 3 or 4 months, the less likely people will remember to RSVP on time. Many lose track of anything that far out. Put it aside and forget. Then a conflicting one arrives at 8 weeks, and they accept, forgetting the one lying around somewhere. Send advance notice as a Save, or by word of mouth, or email, which includes early reservations info if needed. Then wait til 9-10 weeks ( 10 if international) and get them to people's homes at 8 weeks, or close to it.