Kerry Stevens
Kerry Stevens 18 Jul 2017

Save the dates: do they go to all guests or just ceremony/breakfast guests?...

Save the dates: do they go to all guests or just ceremony/breakfast guests? I don't want people to get the wrong idea about being invited if they're not coming all day...

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UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 18 Jul 2017

Day guests! If you sent them to everyone they would automatically think it's for the whole thing. Happy wedding planning! Xxxx

Julianne Heffernan
Julie Heffernan 18 Jul 2017

We did save the day and save the evening. As there are quite a few we would still want there in the evening so thought to give them plenty of notice too. X

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 18 Jul 2017

Just the day to avoid any confusion x

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 18 Jul 2017

We only sent save the dates to daytime guests, not to evening guests. That was a year before the wedding and we are sending invites out 7 months before so they'll still have plenty of notice

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 18 Jul 2017

I would say most of my customers send to day guests only. www.etsy.com/shop/jessharringtondesign

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 18 Jul 2017

Just make it clear on the invites daytime or evening and put times on too - if they get mixed up there's "nowt down for em" lol as we say up north

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 18 Jul 2017

Just to the day xx

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 18 Jul 2017

We sent to all but that's because we have a lot travelling from further afield. My partners family are from Derby way and we are getting married in Cardiff. We thought it only fair as any of our guests that may normally work Saturdays would need to book it off anyway to travel down regardless of whether they are invited to the day or the evening.

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 18 Jul 2017

Day guests unless it specifies 'save the evening'

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 18 Jul 2017

Just day guests according to the wedding experts. Attending a night do doesn't take as much planning as an all day guest

Lucy Lewis
Lucy Lewis 18 Jul 2017

Hi I am not interested in sending them but my Fiance wants to :)

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 18 Jul 2017

We sent to everyone but just made it clear on the invites.Just put different times and the evening ones just had reception details on

Francesca Evans
Francesca Evans 18 Jul 2017

we sent save the dates to both and on the back of the evening save the dates we put we would like you to join us in the evening to celebrate with us xxx

Naomi Chappel
Naomi Chappel 18 Jul 2017

Just to the day guests x

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 18 Jul 2017

We just gave them to daytime guests! Unless people asked because it was on a bank holiday they where keen to know when it was

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 18 Jul 2017

I made save the date for day guests and save the evening for evening guests so it was clear from the start x

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 18 Jul 2017

We just did our day guests. After doing a bit of research online, I found wedding forums where people were discussing receiving a save the date, booking the day off work (and often the day after) for the event then finding it was just an evening invitation months later and it was a day off they could have used on something else. The few people we knew maybe worked night shifts or would have to make arrangements for attending an evening do, we just mentioned to them in conversation that we really hoped they could make it to the evening do and that it was at such and such a time on said date so they had notice but knew it was not an all day invite.

Jayne Timmins
Jayne Timmins 18 Jul 2017

I believe its usually just for the day guests or you could send evening ones too, just make sure you put evening reception on it

Rebecca Sullivan
Rebecca Sullivan 18 Jul 2017

We are getting married at the end of November and plan on sending save the dates to day guests about a year before due to the time of year etc, also I think it's important if your getting married mid week as gives people plenty of time to book the day off work if needed xxxx

Claire Elsley
Claire Elsley 18 Jul 2017

Sent them to everyone and then will make it clear on invites!

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 18 Jul 2017

Just Day guests, to save the confusion :)

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 18 Jul 2017

I had 'save the date' and 'save the evening for the reception' xxx

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 19 Jul 2017

I made my own and stipulated on them 'Save the day' and 'save the evening'.

Nadia Ouertani
Nadia Ouertani 19 Jul 2017

Most places have save the day and save the evening choices

Scott Sanders
Scott Sanders 19 Jul 2017

save the date and save the evening.... x

Jessica Bateman
Jessica Bateman 21 Jul 2017

We have done save the date and save the evening

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