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Housewarming étiquette
Hi all, We bought our house at the end of April. We have been putting off having a house warming party, b/c my brother in law is getting married in August. We remember last summer and the last few months leading up to our wedding, and how busy and important they felt. We didn't want to take the focus away from them, so we have waited. We figured it worked b/c we still will not have this place the way we want it (houses are constant projects anyway), I just recently looked up some house warming etiquette and had no clue the first few months were "the right time to have it." Our old room mate threw 3-4 house warming parties over the first year and kept trying to throw more.
Is Sept too "late", since most are expecting us to have a party end of summer early fall anyway? Also, how long in advance should we send out invites? I wasn't sure if waiting until after the wedding on the 17th of August was enough notice for an end of September party? We seem to know people that plan things way in advance, so I don't want to hear any, "if we'd have known sooner"s or someone taking the date for an event. This has also happened often lol
Thanks so much in advance!!!
Re: Housewarming étiquette
If there was a lot of work you had to do before you could have guests over, and the majority of guests have yet to see the house, I think it's fine. It's still under 6 months.
People can get nit picky about it being within the first 3 months or so, but in your situation I think they'll let you slide.
I think the word "housewarming" should only be used in the first 90 days. After that, just throw a party.
Send out invites 3 weeks prior. If you're really worried about it being a busy weekend, mention it to people when you see them. (I generally talk over my weekends with people anyways - "I was going to have a party June 12th - could you guys make it? do you know of anything going on that weekend for our group? No? Great. Pencil me in and I'll send invites soon." )
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