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A: Ideally, invitations should go out eight weeks before the wedding -- this gives guests plenty of time to clear their schedules for the day and make travel arrangements if they are out-of-towners.
Send a gift. Whether you are attending the wedding or not, it is proper etiquette to send the couple a gift in either instance. You should send the gift prior to the wedding date, but it does not have to be as expensive as it would be if you were to actually attend. Most gifts from guests invited but unable to attend the wedding are about half the price of a gift they would have given if they were attending the wedding.