The timing can change.
Wedding invitation response time.
Some response cards also provide menu choices below the attendance options.
The general rule of thumb is to set your rsvp date for four weeks after you mail the invitations giving them time to receive the invite and send back their response.
Check your schedule and consult with anyone else included in your invitation then make your response as soon as you can.
How much time do you allow for guests to return reception response cards.
A guest s first duty is to respond promptly to any wedding invitation.
My wedding is 11 months away.
This gives guests at least a month to decide whether they ll be attending your wedding and it gives you enough time to determine a head count.
If you cannot make it and regret promptly the couple will have time to invite someone in your place if they wish.
Even when couples follow response card etiquette in wording they often find that a third of their invitees haven t replied to their invitation.
No need to include the time on a regret only the date.
4 5 months before the wedding.
Your rsvp deadline should be set for no later than two weeks before your wedding day.
6 8 weeks before the wedding.
Getting wedding guests to rsvp on time and tracking them down when they don t can be an incredibly frustrating process.
Six to eight weeks in advance is an acceptable amount of time to send out wedding invitations.
If the invitation is more casual but doesn t include a response card write a warm informal note accepting or declining.
If it s just you.
Mail your wedding invitations three months ahead of time.
If you prefer to be on the safe side mail the invitations out eight weeks before the wedding and ask for a response a month before the wedding.
Leaving a guest two to four weeks to respond should be plenty of time.
This isn t just an inconvenience.
Many guests will respond as soon as they get an invitation but to leave time for the procrastinators allow two to four weeks from the time you send out the invitation.
Response card etiquette to remember don t forget your menu preference.
If you don t include a note on attire the.