Selecting your wedding invitations should not be a rushed process. I say this because your wedding invitations are the first glimpse your guests get into your special day. For this reason, plan enough time for the design, proofing, assembling and mailing of your wedding invitations. You also want to include adequate time for your guests to reply or RSVP.
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An industry average for most wedding invitation designers, stationers, invitationers or printers is approximately 6 to 8 weeks for complete production. For some an average turn around is 4 to 6 weeks. No matter the turn around time of your selected stationer, the truth is – you will do yourself much good by allowing ample time for your wedding invitations to be completed in good fashion.
If you think about all of the time frames I have just mentioned you should arrive at the following rough timeline:
1. 6 to 8 weeks before mailing for invitation design and production
2. plus another 6 to 8 weeks before the wedding for sending out wedding invitations
3. You have a grand total time frame of approximately 16 weeks which equals a minimum of 3 – 4 months.
Note that some more elaborate wedding invitation designs require more design and production times. With this said, it is an absolute great idea to start considering your wedding invitations once your wedding venues have been secured. This could be any where from 6 to 9 months before your wedding. This will allow you adequate time to complete this stage of your wedding plans.
The fact is, there are many wedding invitation options out there. Be sure to take your time to research and carefully select “the perfect” wedding invitations for your very special day.
Cheers!
Vivian @ Event House
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