From one Texas girl to another, Welcome!!! You have done quite a bit! I sent mine out at the 11 month mark, just to give our guests the proper notification after we signed a group room agreement. Prior to doing that though, I read that some brides send them out 3-4 months in advance. It just all depends on your guests, you know them better than anyone else. As long as those who you know for sure will attend are in the information loop, that's all that matters. Good Luck!