When Should You Send Wedding Invitations to Guests?
Send early enough for travel planning, late enough that details are final. For most Indian weddings, that means a save the date first, then the full invite six to eight weeks before.
In short
Send a save the date three to six months before, for outstation and destination weddings.
Send the full invitation six to eight weeks before the wedding.
Send a gentle reminder one week before, with the venue map and schedule.
What it means
Invitation timing is the schedule for telling guests about your wedding, in stages. It usually starts with a save the date, a short message with just the dates and city. The full invitation follows later, with every event, venue, and detail. A reminder near the end keeps the plan fresh.
Staged timing protects you twice. Guests get enough notice to plan, and you avoid sending details that later change. It also spreads the work: you confirm the guest list early, finalise details in the middle, and focus on the wedding itself at the end.
What your invitation can do
A MyIndiAura invite can carry your story in more than words. It can open with a short entrance film, then move through your events, your venue details, and your photos in one smooth scroll. It can include an RSVP button so guests confirm in a tap, a map link so nobody gets lost, and a photo gallery from your pre wedding shoots. You can share it on WhatsApp, and you can update a detail later without reprinting anything.
Options to consider
- A save the date message, short and early, with dates and city only.
- A full cinematic invite, sent six to eight weeks before.
- A destination wedding invite, sent three to four months before.
- A reminder message, sent one week before with map and timings.
Style tips
Work backwards from your wedding date, not forwards from today. Put the wedding date on a calendar, mark eight weeks before it for the full invite, and mark the save the date three to six months before. Then check what is actually final by each date. If venues are not booked, the save the date should carry dates only, not venue names.
Tell VIP guests and family first, whatever the timeline says. Elders, close family, and the wedding party should never learn details from a mass message. A personal call before the digital invite goes out costs little and prevents real hurt.
An invitation sent at the right time is a kindness. It gives guests room to say yes properly.
What you need
- A confirmed wedding date and city, before any save the date goes out.
- Booked venues for every event, before the full invite goes out.
- A final guest list with phone numbers, checked by both families.
- Travel and stay information for outstation guests.
- A reminder plan for the final week.
- One person owning the guest list, so replies land in one place.
How to share it
- Share save the dates with outstation and destination guests first.
- Send the full invite to family and elders personally, then to everyone else.
- Send to friends and colleagues in small batches you can track.
- Follow up once, politely, with guests who have not replied.
- Send the final week reminder with map, timings, and dress code if any.
What it costs
A MyIndiAura invitation comes in three options. A Cinematic Invite costs ₹499, an Invite App costs ₹399, and an Invitation Suite costs ₹99. Pick the one that fits how you want guests to open the invite, and pay only for that option. There are no struck through prices and no hidden extras in the price you see.
How to create yours
- Pick a design from the designs page that matches your wedding style.
- Add your names, your events, your dates, and your venue details.
- Add your photos and check every spelling, especially names and dates.
- Preview the invite on your phone, exactly as a guest will see it.
- Fix anything that looks off, then confirm your order.
- Share the finished invite with your guests, starting with family.
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