I (as you can probably tell) am new to wedding planning! Is it the norm to send out save the dates? Are you doing/Did you do it? x
Sian and Joe <3
Marriage dat - 15/08/2015
CommentAuthorMrsLJDeaton
I have never heard of Save the Date Cards before but I will send them about before I send out my Invitation Keep sakes =D I want to send out my save the dates a Year before the Wedding or December 2015 then Send Out My Invitation Keep Sake Jan 2016 Want all RSVPs Back No Later June 2016 Will start chasing people then =D <3 X
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CommentAuthorOfficially Mrs M
i sent my STD's (save the dates) out a year to the day but only to day guests just remember that a lot can happen in a year so i didn't send them to evening guests for that reason as half the people i had on my original list i didn't invite in the end
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CommentAuthorbarbie86
We're doing it, as we're getting married on a Saturday in the summer holidays so a) it's peak wedding season and possible people might get invited to more than one, and we want to get in first, and b) people with children, or those who work in schools (a few of our guests do) might be going away, so we want to give plenty of notice.
We're already verbally asking people to keep the date in mind, and plan on sending save the dates just over a year before.
CommentAuthorMrs-Mouse-2-be
Its not needed for all weddings, I'm not having them and I've never received one in my life but some brides say they are good as it prevents people booking holidays not realising you will be getting married when you are away, having said that I used word of mouth for that job and will remind everyone closer to the time which didnt cost as much as save the dates.
We sent save the dates out to make sure those who live far away or abroad had plenty of notice of the wedding xx
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CommentAuthorVelcro
id never heard of them til i joined this site haha, then we got like 4 this year. We will be sending them, but that is subject to change.... it all depends on whether I get round to it
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CommentAuthor*KelBel*
We're sending ours after new year...just because at the min I'm not getting on with my sis and she's supposed to be getting married the same yr as me (nothing booked yet) and I wanna get my date out there in case she's spiteful and tries to book close to mine or on that day... Then I know family got mine first...
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CommentAuthorJillianL47
We have ours out with 11 months to go - during our BBQ. Because we're having our wedding during the Holidays we felt it was important so that our friends with children didn't go away that day. We sent our invites out today and didn't have to worry about them being late out because our friends have already saved the date!
CommentAuthorPoppy x
I'm also trying to decide - I know what I would make if so! But I don't know anybody who has sent them out, so not sure I'll bother. I'm going to send out invitations in plenty of time, so anyone that can't make it, can't make it. We're going to be on a serious budget, so may leave them off, depending on what is going on at the time.
CommentAuthorTori
I didn't bother. I either phoned or used book of face
CommentAuthorSiany
I'm wondering if it will be a waste of time, or it's a good idea for us aha. When is a good time to send them out?
Sian and Joe <3
Marriage dat - 15/08/2015
CommentAuthorAmyP7
We never bothered to be honest, there wasn't enough time when we set a date but I still wouldn't have bothered as the important people knew by word of mouth as soon as I set the date x x
CommentAuthorlizzylou
We haven't bothered and just relied on word of mouth. We did ring up and let know any one from far away that we wouldn't see and that we defo want to come. Some other far away realtives we've tactically not let know..... bad i know!
Lizzy. x
CommentAuthorJennyHeather
I've heard of them, but we aren't bothering with them.
CommentAuthorMrsWright290912
We didn't send any - family knew when the date was awell in advance and so did friends.
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CommentAuthormillz090
We did as gettin married I school holiday so didn't want people booking holidays but ours were pictures of us and cheap to d so you don't need to send a fortune....
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CommentAuthorMrsEvans13
we sent them out 18 months before the wedding - then the venue messed up & we had to change the wedding,so they became useless & a waste of money. We aren't sending them out for the revised venue, so i would say don't bother from personal experience. xx
CommentAuthorButtonAndBoo
I asked the same question when I first started the wedding planning. And from what I discovered, it's all up to you. It's better if you need to or want to give your guests a little notice of the day, if they need to get time off work, book flights, find hotels etc etc.
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CommentAuthorLittleMissWorry
I've not bothered, I've just sent out emails to various groups of friends with 'Save the Date' as the title.
CommentAuthorPenguinJ
yes i am sending StD as my wedding is quite far away and its on a Saturday in June so people will need to make sure they can attend or not xxx
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CommentAuthorGlitterfairy
I never bothered. By the time we had agreed on a date that was suitable for both the venue and registrar and booked it all properly it was almost time to send out the real things anyway
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CommentAuthorTatty
We are doing them but again only for day guests. x
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CommentAuthorxbeckix88
We sent our Save The Dates about a year before. We are getting married on a saturday in the middle of June so wanted to let people know asap and alot of our family don't live local/abroad so the more notice we gave them the easier it is for them all to book accommodation and sort traveling.
