Stay organized with Wedding Invites Timeline
By Sara Haese
Invites wedding planning ... May you not only to realize there really are the organization and preparation of your invitations. From creating your guest list to finalize all of your ceremony and reception of information, many factors influence the preparation of your wedding invites. There really are not many absolute deadlines for the stages of your wedding Invites process. While there is some time in May you find it helpful to avoid last minute rush because you have so many other things on your mind as well. Here is a chronology of basic just use as a guide to planning your Invites:
9 months - 1 year
* Start working on your guest list to know how many wedding invites (and perhaps save the dates) and finally the order (one for each single adult, couple or family invited).
* Start your wedding invites shopping you can refine your choices to only your favorites. Be sure to order samples, which are usually white, so you can see the study and design.
* If you plan to make the date post cards for customers to begin the search for your choice of design as well.
7 to 8 months
* If you put the dates of shipment, place your order based on the number of people who will be sending, as they are optional.
* Review the sample wedding invites verses and think about how your text will be read.
6 months
* If sending save the dates, prepare and send.
* Choose your wedding invitation to design and collect all the information that will be printed on them such as date, time, name and address of the location (s), etc.
* Determine Invites envelopes or extras will be ordered - reception cards, response cards, pre-printed return address on envelopes, direction / map cards, decorative envelope seals, lining color inside the envelopes, cards of thanks correspondence or informal notes, some of these options May not be available depending on your chosen style. May you also be able to control the menu, the table and put the cards in your design. The more points you can order at the same time, the more you will save by avoiding the shipping costs separately later.
* If you have the answer, including maps, check with your dinner instead of seeing how far they need to advance your final guest count that you can select the date RSPV to be printed on them (usually 2 -3 weeks before the wedding). You also need to decide whose address is printed on the envelope of the response or a postcard they receive the answers.
4-5 months
* Finalize your text and place of your marriage Invites order. Do not forget to order extra now to not miss if there are last-minute guests to invite and you also have a few as souvenirs. If available, order additional envelopes to be safe.
* Review your guest list to ensure that you have addresses for everyone.
* Consider custom wedding stamps for sending out your wedding invites. Many online retailers gives you the ability to choose pre-designed wedding postage or simply send a photo to create your own pattern of the stamp. NOTE - Make sure you have one of your ready-to-mail Invites weighed in a post office before purchase of postage stamps to make sure you are using the correct amount for each guest.
3-4 months
* Fold and / or assembly of your wedding invitation, if necessary.
* Mailing address envelopes and hand write the names inside the envelopes, if they are included.
* Buy stamps and applied to the response card or reply envelopes, postcards, if they will be included.
* Collect all wedding Invites parts and insert in envelopes already addressed.
* Take a fully assembled and sealed invitation to the Post have weighed to determine the exact amount of postage required.
* Buy your personalized wedding stamps or order stamps with the amounts required for shipping.
6-8 weeks
* Seal the envelopes, stamps and apply the post all at once directly on the site of a post office.
3-4 weeks
* Prepare mail and other related wedding rehearsal ... Invites the dinner after the wedding brunch, etc.
* Keep track of the reply cards are returned by checking their names on your guest list.
2-3 weeks
* Contact all the people who did not post the answer cards.
* Provide final guest of the reception / dinner location.
That pretty well takes care of everything related to your invitation before your wedding. The only thing left to do is write and post to your wedding, cards of thanks, especially if you ordered with your wedding invitations. They should be sent to approximately one month after the wedding and not more than three months later.
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