When to Send Wedding Invitations

Congratulations on your engagement! Now the fun part begins, you get to plan your wedding day with the person you want to spend forever with. From your save the dates all the way to your escort cards it’s never too soon to start planning it all. Plus it’s important to know when to send wedding invitations and everything else that goes along with your stationery. Keep reading to get all the details, or scroll to the bottom for a quick cheat sheet on when to do it all based on your wedding month.

First Up Pick Your Wedding Date

Once you’ve selected your wedding date and booked your venue you can start with everything else. Whether you have a planner to help you along the way or you’re diy’ing it, it’s important to keep track of specific dates when it comes to your wedding stationery. Which is why I have mapped out all the big dates below so you don’t miss anything and you can stress less plus you’ll know when to send wedding invitations! All you have to do is find the month you’re getting married and then work with the suggested dates on sending out invites, setting RSVP dates, and more.

Your Quick Wedding Stationery Dates

Destination or holiday wedding save the dates / 8-12 months prior to wedding
Save the dates / 6-8 months prior to wedding
Destination or holiday wedding invitations / 12-14 weeks prior to wedding
Wedding invitations / 8-10 weeks prior to wedding
Day of wedding designs / 2-3 months prior to wedding
RSVP date / 4-6 weeks prior to wedding

It’s never too soon to make a first impression!

When you’re planning when to send out your stationery the date ranges above are great to keep in mind so you do not miss anything important. But as with anything there are always exceptions so be sure to work with your planner or stationer to fit your specific needs. Especially the RSVP date which you definitely want to coordinate with your vendors like the caterers and venue based on when they need final guest counts. The RSVP date will also impact your day of wedding designs like escort cards so be sure to give your stationer as much time as possible to create the pieces.

Now that you know the general timing of your stationery you can see exactly when to complete each task based on your own wedding month!

When to send wedding invitations?

Destination or holiday save the dates / 8-12 months prior / January – May
Save the dates / 6-8 months prior / May – July
Destination or holiday wedding invitations / 12-14 weeks prior / September – October
Wedding invitations / 8-10 weeks prior / October – November
Day of wedding designs / 2-3 months / October – November
RSVP date / 4-6 weeks prior / November – December

Destination or holiday save the dates / 8-12 months prior / February – June
Save the dates / 6-8 months prior / June – August
Destination or holiday wedding invitations / 12-14 weeks prior / October – November
Wedding invitations / 8-10 weeks prior / November – December
Day of wedding designs / 2-3 months / November – December
RSVP date / 4-6 weeks prior / December – January

Destination or holiday save the dates / 8-12 months prior / March – July
Save the dates / 6-8 months prior / July – September
Destination or holiday wedding invitations / 12-14 weeks prior / November – December
Wedding invitations / 8-10 weeks prior / December – January
Day of wedding designs / 2-3 months / December – January
RSVP date / 4-6 weeks prior / January – February

Destination or holiday save the dates / 8-12 months prior / April – August
Save the dates / 6-8 months prior / August – October
Destination or holiday wedding invitations / 12-14 weeks prior / December – January
Wedding invitations / 8-10 weeks prior / January – February
Day of wedding designs / 2-3 months / January – February
RSVP date / 4-6 weeks prior / February – March

Destination or holiday save the dates / 8-12 months prior / May – September
Save the dates / 6-8 months prior / September – November
Destination or holiday wedding invitations / 12-14 weeks prior / January – February
Wedding invitations / 8-10 weeks prior / February – March
Day of wedding designs / 2-3 months / February – March
RSVP date / 4-6 weeks prior / March – April

Destination or holiday save the dates / 8-12 months prior / June – October
Save the dates / 6-8 months prior / October – December
Destination or holiday wedding invitations / 12-14 weeks prior / February – March
Wedding invitations / 8-10 weeks prior / March – April
Day of wedding designs / 2-3 months / March – April
RSVP date / 4-6 weeks prior / April – May

Destination or holiday save the dates / 8-12 months prior / July – November
Save the dates / 6-8 months prior / November – January
Destination or holiday wedding invitations / 12-14 weeks prior / March – April
Wedding invitations / 8-10 weeks prior / April – May
Day of wedding designs / 2-3 months / April – May
RSVP date / 4-6 weeks prior / May – June

Destination or holiday save the dates / 8-12 months prior / August – December
Save the dates / 6-8 months prior / December – February
Destination or holiday wedding invitations / 12-14 weeks prior / April – May
Wedding invitations / 8-10 weeks prior / May – June
Day of wedding designs / 2-3 months / May – June
RSVP date / 4-6 weeks prior / June – July

Destination or holiday save the dates / 8-12 months prior / September – January
Save the dates / 6-8 months prior / January – March
Destination or holiday wedding invitations / 12-14 weeks prior / May – June
Wedding invitations / 8-10 weeks prior / June – July
Day of wedding designs / 2-3 months / June – July
RSVP date / 4-6 weeks prior / July – August

Destination or holiday save the dates / 8-12 months prior / October – February
Save the dates / 6-8 months prior / February – April
Destination or holiday wedding invitations / 12-14 weeks prior / June – July
Wedding invitations / 8-10 weeks prior / July – August
Day of wedding designs / 2-3 months / July – August
RSVP date / 4-6 weeks prior / August – September

Destination or holiday save the dates / 8-12 months prior / November – March
Save the dates / 6-8 months prior / March – May
Destination or holiday wedding invitations / 12-14 weeks prior / July – August
Wedding invitations / 8-10 weeks prior / August – September
Day of wedding designs / 2-3 months / August – September
RSVP date / 4-6 weeks prior / September – October

Destination or holiday save the dates / 8-12 months prior / December – April
Save the dates / 6-8 months prior / April – June
Destination or holiday wedding invitations / 12-14 weeks prior / August – September
Wedding invitations / 8-10 weeks prior / September – October
Day of wedding designs / 2-3 months / September – October
RSVP date / 4-6 weeks prior / October – November

When to Send Your Invitations & More

I hope the dates above are super helpful for you and will guide you on when to send your wedding invitations. The full chart is below incase you want to see all the dates at once! If you want more great resources check out my board which always has new articles to help you out. And if you need more help sticking to your timeline and designing everything you can always set up a consultation with Proof & Parchment.