Wedding Postponement & Invitations
One of the questions we are hearing most often from our clients and other engaged couples during this pandemic is about how to manage their wedding invitations amidst all of this uncertainty. Is the typical etiquette regarding sending invitations and receiving guest responses out the window? We dig into this exact topic with one of our trusted partners, Kara Gordon, owner of Magnificent Milestones, in our latest Clover Chats video.
For wedding invitations, you would typically want to have your invitations in the mail about 8-12 weeks before the big day, but if you’re still deciding whether or not you will need to postpone your wedding because of COVID-19, it may be difficult to stick within that window. Instead, Kara suggests tightening up that timeframe to 6-7 weeks to buy couples a bit more decision-making time in case the wedding does end up getting postponed. For some couples, this addition of a few weeks could make a world of difference and save them from having to reprint or resend all of their invitations.
If you are tightening up this delivery timeframe, it may be worth considering switching to an online response as opposed to the traditional response card that the guests mail back. This offers some additional flexibility if you need to push back your mail date. Guests can easily and quickly respond via your wedding website. In an earlier post we discussed the importance of a wedding website, particularly during pandemic times. If you haven’t read that one yet, click here - it’s definitely worth a read! Your website will also allow you to update guests in real time about a postponement, new date, change in hotel accommodations, and other important pieces of information that guests need access to immediately.
So what if your invites are already printed and/or mailed, what is the best solution? Ideally, you will want to use as many pieces of your original invitation suite as possible. More than likely, you will have to reprint your actual invite and potentially your response card. Kara offers a couple of really fun ideas for alerting guests to a date change, so be sure to watch!
