Our wedding is August 21. What date should we put on our response cards? We need to give the caterers the number 2 weeks beforehand, but should we ask for replies earlier than that?
love82110
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We are getting married the same date! I am actually doing July 7, I believe or even July 1, which is a bit early. But I'm going to be very busy with work July and August and want to give me/FH/our parents enough time to do table seatings/escort cards, without the stress. I figure most people know whether they are going to a wedding when they get the invite, so why the wait? Just get the invites out earlier by June 1. I believe a month response, is pretty much the norm.
springsandra
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I would suggest doing 6 weeks before your actual wedding date, or 4 weeks before you need to give your final number.
Tracking down RSVPs can become tedious and frustrating, so the more time you have the better.
We did almost 6 weeks before our wedding date and I was still missing 50 responses by the time our date came and passed. About 2 weeks later, I still needed another 20 and that's when I started calling. People are notoriously bad about sending in RSVP cards.
Suzie4
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I did like 5 weeks before
Roccosgirl
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I did 3 weeks!
Nina1010
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We used the month before as our RSVP date.
JenBill61210
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i did 5 weeks before my wedding. My wedding is Sat june 12th, so 5 weeks before puts my RSVP date at Sat. may 8th... i want enough time to chase people since i know tons of responses most likely will be missing
