This is when you should send out your wedding invites

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Wedding invitations are your first opportunity to give your guests the first glimpse of your wedding. Depending on the type of person you are, you can keep it very simple or go for a more detailed fashionable style. Either way, guests will see your personality come through. So how early is too early to send out your wedding invitations? I spoke up with Emma from Loveletters.ie and she gave us an insight into what cards to send and when. Here is Emma's guide: One year to go Emma recommends that one year before the big day you send out your Save the Date cards. These are a really useful way of letting people know to keep that date free, especially if you plan to get married abroad. 6 months before the wedding Six months before the wedding you should begin to think about what design you might like for your stationery, whether it be nice and simple or a bit more detailed. At this time, Emma recommends ordering samples of your favourite designs. Companies like Loveletters.ie offers brides two free samples of whichever style they like. 5 months before Once you have done this and roughly five months before your wedding date you should get organised on your guest list so you have a rough idea of how many invites you will need. 4 months to go At the latest, four months before the big day you should make the final decision on what stationery you are going for. The company should then send out proofs to you and you can spend a couple of days making some small changes, if needs be. Try and get your proofs back as quickly as possible so they can go ahead and print your wedding invitations. 3 - 2 months before Between three and two months before your big day you should receive the delivery of your wedding invitations and post them out to your guests. 1 month to go With only one month until your wedding day, your RSVP cards should be all back by now.

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