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When Do You Need to Send Out Wedding Invitations and Save the Dates?
By Learner Brown
So, your boyfriend has finally proposed. You have begun the monumental task of planning your wedding. You have an epic to do list and you are searching frantically for solid advice on how to get everything done. So, when do you need to send out those wedding invitations and save the date wedding announcements?
What you need the most is a timeline. Give yourself deadlines for everything on your to do list. Everything needs a due date. By organizing in this way, you will feel less overwhelmed and able to focus on one task at a time as you inch closer to your magical day.
So, when do you need to send out the invitations?
The invitations are traditionally sent out two months before the wedding. This gives a reasonable amount of time to send back the RSVP's. With the RSVP's the bride can put together all of the final details about seating and food at the reception.
The save the dates are a little bit more variable regarding when they must be sent. There are two things you need to consider when deciding where to put them on the timeline: your guests and yourself.
For your guests, ask yourself these questions:
Will your guests have to take time off of work to come to your wedding?
Will your guests be traveling a long distance and need to make arrangements accordingly?
Do your guests travel seasonally for work so that giving them advanced notice is crucial?
All of these factors will weigh on your decision.
When considering yourself, you need to think of where there may be a gap in your deadlines.
Early on, you are going to want to start tackling the big stuff, but it might be wise to tackle some of the smaller details, like save the date magnets, first. Choosing a save the date card or magnet does not need to take more than an afternoon, and even if you do not want to send them out right away, you will still want to have them picked out, and filled out and addressed early on in your deadline.
When should they be sent?
Traditionally, they are sent anywhere from between four and twelve months before the wedding day. I would err on the side of earlier. Sending out the save the dates as early as you can will mean one less thing to worry about. You can then knock it off your to do list and move on to the next thing.
Learner Brown loves writing about all the little details about planning her wedding, like choosing the perfect wedding save the date magnet. She has a whole blog devoted to that topic called Wedding Save the Date Magnets.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Learner_Brown
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