According to Emily Post etiquette guru...baby shower invitations are typically mailed out 3 weeks before the event so though two weeks is a little short notice it's not so bad.
I think right around 4 weeks is appropriate, especially for a summer shower, since there are all kinds of events on summer weekends. 3 weeks would be the absolute latest, IMO, and 2 weeks is definitely not enough time.
Cautiously expecting our second little petri dish baby - stick, Baby, stick!
4-6 weeks. Esp this time of year with so many weddings. If i got a notice less than that I wouldnt go, I couldnt give work that kind of notice.
If I got a shower invite 4-6 weeks out...I wouldn't respond until close to the RSVP date. I can't think of a time I would go to a shower instead of a wedding for family or friend. If there was someone I barely know who invited me to their wedding I would skip it for a good friend or family shower...but I would normally KNOW ahead of time if I someone like that was getting married or having a baby. KWIM.
I say 2 weeks is cutting it close but it is doable. I prefer at least 2 weekends to shop.
My shower is the first weekend in August and my Mom plans to send the invitations about the middle of June. So 6 weeks out. Our thought process is that it allows those family members who live out of town, to make plans to come if they wanted to attend.
BFP 1/24/2012 - DS Born 9/22/2012 (11 days early!)
marisha1021
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Re: how much notice for a shower is appropriate?
Honestly 2 weeks isn't that bad to me. Two weeks is plenty of time to say Hey I can make it or not and get a gift.
If I were to get a 4-6 week mark then I would end up forgetting about the shower..even if I wrote it down in a calendar.
But it really just depends on person to person and what they would do for their own situation if it was switched.
This.
Cautiously expecting our second little petri dish baby - stick, Baby, stick!
If I got a shower invite 4-6 weeks out...I wouldn't respond until close to the RSVP date. I can't think of a time I would go to a shower instead of a wedding for family or friend. If there was someone I barely know who invited me to their wedding I would skip it for a good friend or family shower...but I would normally KNOW ahead of time if I someone like that was getting married or having a baby. KWIM.
I say 2 weeks is cutting it close but it is doable. I prefer at least 2 weekends to shop.