We booked our honeymoon and an Invitation Question~

[ladydelaidra]

So, we booked our honeymoon! We're taking a 4 night Disney cruise to the Bahamas and then staying at Disney World's Contemporary resort for 6 nights. I'm so pumped. Neither of us has cruised it up before, so I'm hoping this'll be an awesome choice. <3

In other news, I've (finally) gotten my STD's addressed. (I'm the girl with the Portal themed

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[kagyakusha]

I have an aunt that harassed me EVERY time I saw her (and she works in the neighbourhood I live in) about sending the invitations -- even though we had told her, and every other family member the wedding date. She started harassing me when the wedding was still 2 years away.
Tell your FMIL that if you send the invites too early then EVERYONE will just lose them. I sent my invites in March for my July 3 wedding -- and
then had to track a significant portion of people down for not RSVPing -- and they had all LOST the invite!

[ladydelaidra]

That's what I'm worried about. I don't wanna send out my invites earlyearlyearly just to have to call half of our guests in November. XD

[amymeenieminymo]

Yes this month is way too early. I actually think August will be too early as well. If you send them too soon, people will likely put them aside and forget about them, forcing you to contact way more people than normal when they don't RSVP (or they could forget and make other plans and not be able to make it at all). Maybe try explaining that sending them out now will cause more work for you.

Since STD's are relatively a new thing, maybe she doesn't understand the purpose of them. Explain to her that the point of them is to make people aware of when the wedding is (so sending them out now should serve the purpose that she wants the invites to serve) and the invites are just a formal step taken closer to the time so that people can make their final decision if they are coming or not. Good luck!

[ladydelaidra]

I had a feeling that'd be too early. XD
I really wanna just send them out at the end of September. I figure that's enough time.
I have explained about STD's, but she just said it wasn't the same and people might thrown them out. Um.. people might throw the invites out too, you know. *rolls eyes*
In any case, thanks for the advice~ :]

[jewshusaprncess]

STD's can go out anywhere from 6-9 months before the wedding date. So you're fine either way.

[ipsafictura]

I'd send them in Mid-September, I think 2.5 months is plenty early, and I'd only say do it that early because it's close to the holidays so people might need a little extra notice. Almost all the standard etiquette says 8 weeks, and if you google "how early should I send out my wedding invitations" or something like that, you should be able to find a mountain of evidence supporting that.

My husband and I honeymooned in Disney World and it was awesome! We didn't do a cruise, but I have heard the Disney cruises are a lot of fun. The Contemporary is a very nice resort, we stayed at the Grand Floridian but in retrospect I wish we'd stayed at the Contemporary or the Polynesian. Definitely eat at The California Grill (try to get reservations during Wishes, the nightly fireworks show. There's an observation deck on the restaurant and they pipe the music in. The view is fantastic.), it was one of our favorite restaurants. The Wave is also great for breakfast, and one of the rare places where you can get a pretty health-conscious meal.

[ladydelaidra]

Mid-September is what I was hoping to do. :]
I'll just tell her to google it, then. Hopefully she'll agree. XD

Is the Grand Floridian nice? I'd love to stay there someday~ *_____* I heard the California Grill was good. I'll have to make reservations for there, then!

[ipsafictura]

The Grand Floridian is really nice, but pictures seem to indicate that the rooms at the Contemporary are pretty much comparable, maybe a wee bit smaller. There are a lot of nice amenities at The Grand Floridian, but we spent most of our time either in our room or out and about, so the amenities didn't matter much.

Have you been to DW before? This was my second time and I found a lot of useful information online at places like allears.net.

Also, if you want a really fancy dining experience, I was really impressed by Victoria and Albert's at the GF. It was pricy, but a lovely, romantic experience and the food was surprisingly excellent.

[ladydelaidra]

We've been twice, but we've only stayed at the All Star resorts. I've always wanted to stay at the Contemporary or the GF. :3

I'll have to check that site out. I heard V&A's was good. That's the place you have to dress really nicely for, right?

[stavegirl27]

My wedding is Dec 4 as well and I sent the stds 2 weeks ago. I think sending invites anytime within the next few months wouldn't be the best. Since Dec 4 is the week after Thanksgiving and 3 weeks before Christmas, it might be too early for people to commit before planning their holiday travel and getting time off from work etc. Sending invites 6-8 weeks before will yield solid responses.

[ladydelaidra]

Date twin! *high fives*

Well, we're Canadian, so our Thanksgiving is in October. Lol. The only real holiday we need to worry about in November is Remembrance Day. But yeah, I agree that 8 weeks beforehand will give plenty of time. I'll see if I can sit the FMIL down tomorrow and inform her of this executive decision. Haha.

Thanks. :D