STD and Invite Timeline

What is the general timeline in which these two things get sent out?

I always though the STD was sent out like a year before the wedding but I was told that I was very wrong...that it should be 6 months and the Invite is like 2 months?

Help Please!

(edited for spelling..oops)

I was always under the impression that STD's go out one year before the wedding. Here's an invitation timeline I found:

Weddings
Invitation Timeline

As soon as you set the date
• Begin looking for an invitation design to suit your wedding style
• Decide on enclosure cards
• If you have guests coming from a long distance, it is advisable to send out hold-the-date cards as soon as your plans are firm, so that guests can make travel arrangements
Four months before the wedding
• Make your final invitation selection and place your order
Three months before the wedding
• Begin addressing invitations
• Set up system for keeping track of replies. We suggest that the hosts give all of their guests a number. They can write the number lightly on the back of the response card and can use this to keep a list of returns. This will also help in case a guest forgets to write their name on the response card
Two months before the wedding
• Determine exact postage needed (take a fully assembled invitation ensemble to your local post office to be weighed to determine exact postage needed)
• Finalize invitations for mailing and determine mailing date - it is customary to send wedding invitations 6 weeks before your wedding, although 8 weeks is becoming more common
Three Weeks Before The Wedding
• Make your response date 2-3 weeks before the wedding. Caterers usually need to know 2-3 weeks in advance how many people they will be serving

Thanks!

According to Martha Stewart weddings, STD's go out anywhere between 8-6 months before the wedding. We are sending ours the week before the 6 month mark (Which is this month! )

I sent STD about 10 months ahead of time b/c even when I was picking my dates friends/family were like 'not that date i already have a wedding' !!!! so I just wanted people to know.

invitations. . I am going to err on 8 weeks just b/c I know folks who have to buy plane tickets and stuff need more time to try to get good rates and such. i'd rather give more time than less. . but I am always early!

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Posted by flairforfashion

According to Martha Stewart weddings, STD's go out anywhere between 8-6 months before the wedding. We are sending ours the week before the 6 month mark (Which is this month! )

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Well, if Martha Stewart says it, then its true!