When it comes to planning your own wedding one of the biggest early stress factors for couples is deciding on when you are going to send out your wedding invitations.
Realistically your wedding invitations should be sent out as soon as you decide on the wedding date so your friends, family and guests will have ample time to prepare for your special day. However, if you’re going to wait to send out wedding invitations than they should be signed, sealed and delivered no later than three months before your wedding day.
It may also be a good idea to wait until you have the complete guest list before sending our your invitations as well, so that way you know the exact number of guests to expect as well as the number of invitations to send out.
However, if you’re still unsure as to how many guests you want to invite to your wedding yet you want to send out the invitations as soon as possible, send out the invitations to your “definites” first AKA immediate family members and close friends, and then “probables” second, such as distance family members, co-workers and acquaintances.
But if you wait to send out your invitations it will not only hamper the planning of your wedding, but the availability of your guests as well. Some will need to book time off work or even book a plane ticket well in advance, so keep their wellbeing in mind if you’re going to procrastinate on sending out your invitations. This is especially the case if you are planning a summer or even a winter wedding that is close to the holidays, as it will be extremely difficult for your guests to book a plane ticket for a cheap cost if you only wait a month or two before the wedding date.
Another factor to consider is whether you are going to send out store-bought invitations or whether you are going to make them yourself, as personalized wedding invitations will take some time to create thus you should start working on them on a much earlier date.
Remember when it comes to how early you’re going to send out your wedding invitations, it’s truly your decision and no one else’s. So if you feel like you want to wait on sending out the invitations, or even if you want to get them done earlier to get them out of the way, don’t let anyone else convince you to do otherwise.
About the author: Maria Rainier is a freelance writer and blogger for First in Education where she’s recently written about online history programs along with a guide to computer system analyst jobs. In her spare time, she enjoys yoga, traveling, and working with origami.
