Sending out invitations and RSVP Deadline

Hi

i am getting married 25th February 2012 we sent save the dates out in March this year, we are sending invites out end of October with rsvp of December 1st, venue needs numbers 6 weeks before so it means i can chase people towards Christmas

Check with your venue when you need to give them final numbers, then set your RSVP deadline 2ish weeks before that so you have time to chase stragglers. Personally I would allow a month between sending them and the deadline which should allow people ample time to sort out time off work etc.

We sent ours out in early July with a deadline of (I think) 3rd August for our wedding on 10th Sept. Only had to chase about 4 people for replies.

Honestly? I'd get them out now with an RSVP for 1st November.

I've always beleived the 'traditional deadlines' are far too short for anyone with an even remotely normal life in today's world, let alone the added complication that your big day is on a sunday.

I'm getting married 6th January and my invites are going out next week with an rsvp date of 15th November

We sent the Save the dates in January

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We get wed nov4th- sent invites out august 1st with a rsvp date of sept 12- we've only recieved 6 rsvp's back so far ?

I would send them out at the beginning of November. If you send them now, people will just forget. I would set your RSVP deadline to 6 weeks before the date, leaving you 2 weeks to chase RSVP's and have your final numbers ready for 4 weeks before the date which is what most venues want.

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For a early September wedding i sent the day invitations out at the end of May with a end of July RSVP,for the evening invitations i sent them at the beginning of July with an August RSVP. I sent them out a bit earlier because i am having a Thursday wedding .

For New Year's Eve we're sending them beginning of October, RSVP 1 December. I would go a bit earlier than you are planning just because of the Christmas post.

Thanks for all your help much appreciated ... think I am going to go for sending the invites out mid October and an RSVP date for the first week in December ... that should give everyone enough time hopefully? I know I'll be on the phone chasing up rsvp's anyway because I know what my friends and family are like lol xxxx