Firstly CONGRATS!!! Secondly, I'm a soon to be bride planning my wedding and I can't agree more!!! My Fiance and I are both starting new careers and trying to move so we sent invites out 8 months in advance hoping people would RSVP by 4 months in advance, but its been hard getting close family members to do so, even though they said they'd come. Having a seated dinner too so makes it even more necessary, plus we want to really be able to make the wedding feel intimate and personable... will be sending out a text soon to those who havent rsvped to say they have missed the rsvp by date