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Travel Travel. Fashion Fashion. Gifts Gifts. Sponsored by Men's Wearhouse. Log In. Develop and improve products. List of Partners vendors. There are so many wedding-related events and festivities that take place throughout a couple's engagement period, and they all require a lot of stationery and invitations. At first glance, it can seem a little overwhelming, but it's manageable if you know what to expect.
Read on to learn when to send everything from save the dates to thank you notes, and who to send them to. Chances are, you'll be making more trips to the post office than you have in your entire life, but these invitations are things that you will look back on as precious keepsakes in the years to come.
A traditional wedding invitation suite includes the main invitation, a response card, and any other enclosure card containing helpful information for your guests reception card, travel and accommodations card, attire card, wedding website card, etc. Send your wedding invitations out six to eight weeks prior to your wedding date. Everyone on your guest list. RSVPs should be due one month before the wedding. A good rule of thumb is to call the wedding for at least half an hour to 45 minutes before you want the ceremony to begin, and state that time on your invitation.
Meet the Expert. Elaine Swann is a lifestyle and wedding etiquette expert. According to Swann, something as simple as serving spa water, setting up a photo area, or the signing of the guest book is a great way to fill this time intentionally and to be sure guests aren't sitting down and waiting for too long. Listing this activity on a handheld program or large sign is another great way to make it clear that the start time was intentional.
If you're inviting just a few overseas guests, send their invitations along with the ones for your other guests, but make a point to give them a heads-up. Give them a call or send them an email with the details, as well as information about booking hotel rooms, so they can start to arrange their travel with time to spare. Does half of your family live abroad? You might want to consider bumping up the timeline for them and the rest of your guests.
Start designing your invitations a few weeks early and plan to send them out a minimum of 12 weeks in advance. Be sure to follow up promptly with anyone you haven't heard from to make sure they have plenty of time to book their flights. You will also want to have all of the information available on your wedding website as soon as save-the-dates are in the mail.
If this sounds like a good fit for your wedding, here are some online sites you can use to send your invites. First, include a return envelope with a stamp in your invites so guests can easily mail back their response. We suggest using our pre-made spreadsheet , we use this when working with our clients.
And the second option would be to have guests RSVP through your website. Here are some examples of wedding websites that allow your guests to RSVP online.
And, if you want to save on postage, you could include your rehearsal dinner invites with your wedding invites just be sure to only include them in those that will be invited when you mail them out.
Any additional information to know e. If you plan to have multiple festivities planned for your rehearsal dinner, you will need to include this information as well so your guests can plan accordingly. If planning a local wedding and plan to mail out rehearsal dinner invites, we suggest sending those out around six weeks before the wedding.
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