Definitely not too early to send! I sent mine end of May with an August 1st deadline. You need time to really plan after you find out how many were coming. It's so hard to predict because everyone says "I'm definitely coming" and then the RSVP comes back no =( I invited 260 (I know, crazy, but had to invite every cousin and great aunt, per my parents) and I thought 100-120 would come. It's looking now more like 60! Anywho, I'm not going to start buying all the stuff for welcome bags and printing menus until I know how many people are coming because the extras add up! By the way ladies, have you seen the cute cups they have at Christmas Tree Shops for welcome bags? I had my fiance run over there as soon as I saw the ad! It's off the flyer, but I'm sure they still have them. They are 6 plastic cups (reusable, not disposable) for $3. They all have different phrases like "Keep Calm and Stay Drinking' or "It's 5 o'clock Somewhere" or "Why Limit Happy to an Hour". I think there were 6 or 7 different kinds. One of which is beer related, so he skipped that one. They are so cute! I was looking for a cup (was thinking of personalizing one) and saw these and it solved the problem!