how soon is too soon for bach. party invites?

[JR320]

My MOH is generously planning a bachelorette party for me. She''s been really thoughtful about the whole thing and I really appreciate her efforts. We are not getting married until mid-October and the date we are talking about is at the end of the July. I will be moving in August and starting a new job in September, so we thought it would be best to get it out of the way before all that craziness begins. Is 2 1/2 months before the wedding too early?

Also, and this is really my bigger question, she wants me to send her a guest list like right away so she can send out an evite. She is a very organized type A personality, so it really didn''t surprise me that she wanted to do it right away. But sending out an invite for an event that''s 3 months away seems kinda intense to me. What do you all think? Her thinking was that it would give people an opportunity to save the date on their calendars and more people would be able to come.

What would you think if you got an invite 3 months out?

 

[ash313]

I got an email invite last month for a bachelorette party in August. It was sort of a "save-the-date" and please reply regrets only for planning purposes. It was actually nice, and certainly helped me to plan.

Also, I attended a bachelorette party last August for an October bride, and the fact that it was almost three months early was no big deal at all! I say go for it if it's most convenient for you.

How fun that you have a great MOH who is planning for you!

ETA: I would say send a save-the-date email and then send a formal invite with full details later.

 

[bee*]

I think it''s ok for her to send them now just to let people know when it''s going to be. I think my sister let people know about my hen night about two months in advance.

 

[doodle]

Date: 4/29/2009 10:32:45 PM
Author: leeNY
I got an email invite last month for a bachelorette party in August. It was sort of a ''save-the-date'' and please reply regrets only for planning purposes. It was actually nice, and certainly helped me to plan.


Also, I attended a bachelorette party last August for an October bride, and the fact that it was almost three months early was no big deal at all! I say go for it if it''s most convenient for you.


How fun that you have a great MOH who is planning for you!


ETA: I would say send a save-the-date email and then send a formal invite with full details later.

Agreed. Particularly if you have anyone coming in from out of town, knowing the date much earlier would be helpful. I''d just send an official mailed invitation closer to the date of the party. Considering the circumstances, I don''t think having the party a few months early is weird at all. Hope you have a fabulous time!