According to the Wedding Invitation Etiquette Guide over at eInvite.com you should order your wedding invitations as soon you set your date, time, and place for your wedding. They say three to six months before the ceremony is what most experts suggest. But give yourself as much time as possible to not be rushed.
Some other issues you need to think about is taking into account your wedding theme or colors when you order your wedding invitations, so make sure you think that through early in your planning process. Some say that is the first thing to think about since it drives your choices for dresses, venue décor, etc. as well.
Are you going to have a calligrapher address your envelopes? Plan on including an extra month for that!
Setting the RSVP deadline: The bottom line driving your schedule is getting your seat count finalized to give to your venue and/or caterer. I recommend you set your RSVP deadline around a week prior to the date you need to provide a seat count. Why? Because I can guarantee many RSVPs will be late or not sent back at all causing you to try to track people down to get an answer! This is one of the biggest complaints couples have! Send your invitations out to your guests about a month prior to your RSVP deadline, not too long prior. I think more than two months prior will cause a lot of people to misplace your invitation and even forget to send the RSVP.
Any other suggestions or comments out there? Any horror stories?
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