When do you like to receive birthday party invites?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is so timely. DS's birthday party is about 3 weeks away and I haven't sent out the invites so I'll do that tonight.

The whole kid party thing gives me anxiety. Will people show up? Will too many people show up? Etc.

Well more people will show up if you invite them. My family is not super popular / social and most of my weekends are planned through Memorial Day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:3-4 weeks. I roll my eyes at more than that. Your kid’s party isn’t that important. Fine to text the moms of a couple best friends with a “save the date” but otherwise 3-4 weeks.

This.

I would even say 3 weeks for me. If I get an invitation 4+ weeks out, I really won’t RSVP until 2 weeks out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:These responses are interesting. I always aim for about 4 weeks but most invites we receive are less than 3 weeks out. I always thought I was too early, but do it then to avoid the situation if no one showing up. That happened when DD was in preschool and another girl was having a party the same day, slightly later (our invites went out first). Not one school friend came to my DDs party. Luckily she was only 5 and didn’t care and we had a lot of family friends attend so she didn’t even notice.

I don't get it. Since your invitation went out earlier, why didn't anyone from school show up?

I’m the PP who had no classmates show up to my DDs 5th bday. I think it was a matter of the other mom knowing more people so they may have chosen that girl’s party over ours. It was upsetting (for me at least) but glad we don’t live in that town anymore.