When did you send out your invitations?

[*Pixiedust1438*]

I am just trying to figure out when to send what, any suggestions? Here is what I am currently thinking:

STD from Disney - around 12 mo. when we book
Newsletter/Pre-invitation, and website address - 10 mo.
Invitations? 4mo.?

Did anyone do a pre-invitation? I think it sounds like a good idea, just ask guests something like do you think you will be able to make it?
Yes, No, Maybe? Any opinions?
Getting a general idea would be a really big help because it might affect our venue choices.

I have no idea when to send out the actual invitations since it's a destination wedding. The earlier the better without sending them too far.

 

[MsEsty]

I always considered the STD a pre-invitiation, only people you are inviting are getting it afterall. We're only having 20 people and everyone alreayd knows but I'm sending my STD's out tomorrow (just over 6 months out) and I plan to send the invitations out in August.

 

[weedee]

We mailed out our invites about 1.5 months before our wedding. And by that point everyone already knew if they were coming or not, it was just a matter of formality Our Save the Dates went out like 5 months before the wedding.

 

[girli565]

My save the dates went out 7 monhs before the wedding and my invitations went out at three months. I wanted to have a firm guest count when I had to make my final payment at 30 days out so I asked for the rsvp's back about a month before the 30 day mark.

My final payment was due on this past Friday and I had a final guest count as well. I think for a destination wedding, sending out the invites with plenty of time for their return is very important. 3 months seems like the best option.

 

[pezaddict231]

I sent out our Save the Date, newsletter and Pre-RSVP at around 12 months when we knew the date. Disney's Save the Dates went out after we signed the contract, so that was 8 months or so. And our invitations will be sent out after I manage to clear a surface and assemble the rest of them (we just moved). I think 3 months is a good time frame for that. By the time ours go out it will be a little less than 3 months.

 

[bellebride116]

We sent our STDs out a little over a year from the wedding. We sent out invites out about 7 months beforehand and had RSVPs back about 3-4 months out. Everyone knew by then if they were coming or not and booked. Sending out our STDs early with all the website info on it etc allowed for a lot of people to start planning their trip. We had about 80 guests!!!