RSVP Timing

Soon2bMrsB91511 Posted: Apr 11, 2011 03:09 PM

RSVP Timing

Can someone please help us out with an RSVP timeline...Our wedding is 9/15/11 and we need to know the following.

a) When should the invites go out?

b) What should we list as the RSVP by date?

I have heard various 'rules of thumb' about this, but I'm still not 100% sure. One thing we do know is that we don't want to give ppl too much time to decide. We don't want people tucking the invite away in their drawer or having it get lost in a sea of papers on their desk...we want people to get back to us relatively quickly (here's hoping lol !)

TIA!!!!

spdy540 Posted: Apr 11, 2011 03:11 PM

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I think rsvp date should be 8/12/11 and you should send them out anywhere from 6/15/11 to 7/1/11

TheFutureMrs2011 Posted: Apr 11, 2011 04:12 PM

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If it was me, and I didn't want them to have too much time to decide, this would be my timeline

Invites out: July 1
RSVP Date: August 1

Bree71584 Posted: Apr 11, 2011 04:19 PM

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our rsvp date is 8 weeks before the wedding and we're mailing the invites out 6 weeks prior to the rsvp date. thats probably against some rule somewhere but im such a nervous wreck already about having too many people for our RH room i dont care i want those rsvps back as soon as possible!

Bree71584 Posted: Apr 11, 2011 04:22 PM

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Posted by spdy540

I think rsvp date should be 8/12/11 and you should send them out anywhere from 6/15/11 to 7/1/11

August 12th is my RSVP date and im getting married almost a month after the original poster, just my personal opinion but i'd leave atleast a minimum of 6 weeks between the RSVP due date and the actual wedding just because you'll always have procrastinators who let a deadline lapse

Moonmist09 Posted: Apr 11, 2011 04:35 PM

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I would send the invites out by the end of June and I would make the RSVP date no later than 8-12-11

dfed1022 Posted: Apr 11, 2011 04:58 PM

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I would make the RSVP no later than 1 month before your wedding

IrishAli Posted: Apr 11, 2011 05:03 PM

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I agree- no later than 8.12...

I might give an RSVP date of like August 5 or something?

Then I would send the invites mid June

MarryingMyBFF1110 Posted: Apr 11, 2011 05:05 PM

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Posted by Bree71584

Posted by spdy540

I think rsvp date should be 8/12/11 and you should send them out anywhere from 6/15/11 to 7/1/11

August 12th is my RSVP date and im getting married almost a month after the original poster, just my personal opinion but i'd leave atleast a minimum of 6 weeks between the RSVP due date and the actual wedding just because you'll always have procrastinators who let a deadline lapse

I'm the same way -and doing the same thing

LATOYA Posted: Apr 11, 2011 06:28 PM

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Posted by Soon2bMrsB91511

Can someone please help us out with an RSVP timeline...Our wedding is 9/15/11 and we need to know the following.

a) When should the invites go out?

b) What should we list as the RSVP by date?

I have heard various 'rules of thumb' about this, but I'm still not 100% sure. One thing we do know is that we don't want to give ppl too much time to decide. We don't want people tucking the invite away in their drawer or having it get lost in a sea of papers on their desk...we want people to get back to us relatively quickly (here's hoping lol !)

TIA!!!!

Wow we're date twins!!! I'm glad u asked this question because I was wondering the same thing lol

kfizz Posted: Apr 11, 2011 06:57 PM

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my invite lady told me to do it this way....send them out 2 months before and make the RSVP date 1 month before..that way you an get in touch with stragglers

Soon2bMrsB91511 Posted: Apr 11, 2011 09:41 PM

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Thanks girls!!!

JessNicole7EM Posted: Apr 11, 2011 09:52 PM

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I would also look at your RH contract and see when they want the final count by..

that totally screwed me up..

Soon2bMrsB91511 Posted: Apr 11, 2011 09:55 PM

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Posted by LATOYA

Posted by Soon2bMrsB91511

Can someone please help us out with an RSVP timeline...Our wedding is 9/15/11 and we need to know the following.

a) When should the invites go out?

b) What should we list as the RSVP by date?

I have heard various 'rules of thumb' about this, but I'm still not 100% sure. One thing we do know is that we don't want to give ppl too much time to decide. We don't want people tucking the invite away in their drawer or having it get lost in a sea of papers on their desk...we want people to get back to us relatively quickly (here's hoping lol !)

TIA!!!!

Wow we're date twins!!! I'm glad u asked this question because I was wondering the same thing lol

YAY!!! You're the only date twin I've found

I think I'm gonna talk to Oheka and see when they need the final count by...we paid up front, but we only paid for 125 and I'm realllyyyyyy reallyyyyy reallyyyy hoping its not much more than that, despite the fact that were inviting over 180