How many weeks before an event do you send out your invitations?

[AgentPeña]

I believe this is a divisive subject.

Please tell me your opinion?

For me, I don't really care, but would generally prefer more, rather than less notice.

It depends on the event. Weddings for example would be sent much further ahead than a birthday night out in the pub, and I’d do it a bit earlier than usual for say a birthday that had a venue booked or it was a special one. There’s no hard and fast rule for me, depends on the event and context.

What’s the event? Wedding, child birthday party or something else?

Friends' joint 40th

But I'm asking in general

I'm going to a friend's joint 40th next week and got the invitation 3 months ago. I thought that was quite early, I'd probably have done 2 months.

6-8 weeks, although if you're a parent at dds school, it doesn't matter, half of the rude fuckers won't rsvp regardless of time frame

I send out invites as soon as the event was arranged (why wait) so it would depend on how far in advance the event needed to be organised.

You say it's a joint 40th - big deal with venue, caterers, a DJ, etc? I would expect that to be minimum six weeks. Local drinks in a pub/house party? Maybe two weeks.

If I was given say, a week's notice to a big event that clearly required advanced planning, I guess I'd assume I was...not in the A list of invites.

(I mean, I'd still go if I was free - I love a party.)

Kids party 3-4 weeks, though both my kids have birthdays at prime time for people to already have plans so I like to give a decent amount of notice.

Adults birthday thing probably 6 weeks or so, most of my family and friends are scattered around so it’s a long drive/overnight stay for a get together.

That's interesting - why do you think they should have given people two months notice rather than three? I would have thought the more notice the better.

I mean 3 months is fine, it just feels like more than necessary. You have to draw a line somewhere.

I am a month and 2 days away from daughters christening and most attendees will need to travel / book accommodation - guess I should get myself organised!

At least three months. If anyone invited most of my friends or I to anything with just 6 weeks notice there’s no way we’d be free.

People have calendars. They can put the event in when they receive the invitation. They aren’t going to forget because they had too much notice, unless they’re idiots.

I've already had a 40th birthday invitation for September. But its DHs best friend...

Also depends if people will be travelling and staying overnight.

The more notice the better, especially if the event is in December.
It's not unusual for my closest group of friends and I to make plans 6 months in advance.

For something that requires overnight stay/travel the more notice the better for our family! My friends invited me to their 40ths the other day 6 months in advance. I appreciate it! Saying that I was invited out on sat this week today and I'm going, but it's local.

I agree the more notice the better

Can’t really answer it ‘generally’ as it varies depending on the event. Obviously a wedding or big occasion requiring overnight stays require more notice than a child’s party for friends in the local soft play centre.

For our Golden Wedding Anniversary we booked the venue 6 months in advance and sent out a ‘save the date’ email. We then sent out the invitations a couple of months before the party. Friends have just sent us a ‘save the date’ for their anniversary in August.