It’s never too early to get your invitations in the mail. They should be addressed by hand and mailed no later than six weeks prior to your wedding. They’ll need to be ordered before that but here’s a few tips about quantity before you move ahead.
Your invitations for 100 guests does not mean that you will need 100 invitations. Half or a little more should be enough. Order one for every married couple, single adult guest, single attendant and every unmarried guest older than eighteen years of age. Don’t forget invitations for your attendants’ parents (if invited), everyone in the groom’s family, your attendants; dates and your clergy or officiant. You can then add a few more invitations for keepsakes and emergencies.
Invitations should be mailed no later than 6 weeks prior to your wedding day.
Be sure to order lots of extra envelopes! You will need them for addressing errors.
It is customary to address by hand in blue or black ink. Printing address labels on a computer is not the way it is done.
When you assemble your invitations you need to follow one simple rule; all that’s inside must face the back flap of the outer (mailing envelope). This applies to everything from RSVP cards to inner envelopes.
Insert the left edge of a single card invitation first. The folded edge of a folded invitation should go first. If you have two envelopes, place all the enclosures in the inner envelope. Do not seal the inner envelope. Place it in the mailing envelope with the name of the guest facing the flap.
Place your insert in front of the invitation in the inner envelope or inside a folded invitation. Follow these simple steps and you can make the process a little simpler:
Address thank you notes and invitations at the same time. You’ll thank yourself after your honeymoon.
Discreetly assign a number to each guest and their RSVP card. Use these numbers to track down missing RSVPs and to create your seating charts.
Choose an early RSVP date. Most of your guests won’t reply until that deadline draws near, so save yourself the stress.
