Hi all Since I have never booked a wedding before not sure when I should send out "Save the Date" cards my wedding is not until September 2014 but my OH's family member quite often go on holiday during the month of September so was thinking of sending them out in the next few months but will this be too early ? xx
CommentAuthorSamanthaG76
I think this varies, i'll be sending mine out 12 months before but some people send them at 9 months, some at 6 months and some even closer than that. In your case, because you think they may book a holiday then i would go for the 12 momth mark :-) x
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CommentAuthorLittle Kettle
We sent them out as soon as we'd set the date, especially because we got married abroad so wanted to give people as much notice as possible to save up in case they wanted to come. I think it's fine to send out STD's now, personally. The more notice for me the better!
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CommentAuthorLinzi-jo
I've just ordered mine and will be sending them out next month (18 months before) as we are marrying in the summer holidays in a seaside resort area so guests will have to book accommodation (and hopefully wont book a holiday for the wedding date!) Then our invites will be going out 6 months before the wedding as we have to give our venue final numbers 2 months before xxx
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CommentAuthorBuggerlugs
Ok great thank you for your advice, I had asked someone that makes invitations and she has said that most people send theirs out around 6-8month before the wedding so thought i would ask for some advice on it xx
I'm sending mine in August this year, will give people 2 yrs notice, which will hopefully avoid them making other plans. I figured the sooner the better really
CommentAuthorBuggerlugs
Thats what I thought as alot of people that dont have children like to go on holiday in september my mother and father in law 2 be always go on holiday in september and so does a few of my partners aunties and uncles. If it was me going on holiday i would book roughly a year before so thought if they had the STD cards around 12/13 month before the wedding then they would know when they can book their holidays xx
CommentAuthorNearlyMrsS
for me, the point of a save the date is making sure people have as much notice as possible so they don't make other plans - therefore - get them out! Our wedding is Easter Saturday 2014 so we did the same, sent them out 18 moths to go so people didn't book any holidays!! Xx
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CommentAuthormrsmillichip2b!
Im sending mine out now and my wedding is july 2014 xx
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CommentAuthorBuggerlugs
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seems like every one has the same idea then earlier the better lol .. will have to get hunting for ones i like :) Thank you all for your advice xx
CommentAuthorSianyCaitlin
We sent ours before Christmas & our wedding is July 2014. You can never give people too much notice :) xx
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CommentAuthorMrsLJDeaton
when our save the dates are complete we shall send them out me thinks plenty of notice 3 years
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CommentAuthorvodkachick
where r u all getting yor save the dates from ... r u sending them for just the daytime guests or evening guests too x
CommentAuthorVelcro
Im so undecided about this myself! Surely if people get them too early they are prone to forget? theres no way Id keep hold of a save teh date that long.....
the only thing that makes sense to me personally, is sending mine out in Jan next year (10 months before) as poeople should have their 2014 diaries to put them in
It has also occured to me to send them a year to the date, and hope that sticks in peoples minds
Im just sending them to the daytime guests, il probably just fire an informal email/text nearer the actual date for the evening guests. OR amend my save the dates so it says they are invited to the evening do... thats an idea I suppose.
I'm making mine myself. well, already have made, just need the printer to print one off to see how it looks!
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CommentAuthorPenguinJ
yes i would send save the date cards as it is so far in advance. i get married in 16 months and i am sending mine out in the next week or 2 when i receive them. they will be going to the people who we will be inviting to the day. we will then be sending out the day invites in january 2014 then evening invites in march 2014
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CommentAuthormillz090
I sent mine out a year before, i panicked this was slightly too late as getting married Summer holidays but most people already knew the dates anyway as spoke to them beforehand so was fine.
I only sent save the dates to day guests too, it implies the whole day so think its unfair to send to evening guests unless you change the wording to 'save the evening' xxx
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CommentAuthor*KelBel*
Mines sept 2014 and we're in the process of sending them out now,...in the process meaning I've done all mine,h2b hasn't lol
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CommentAuthorVelcro
Do you not worry people will forget? I know thats the point of sending them, so they won't, I really can't make my mind up when to throw mine out hahaha!
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CommentAuthorBuggerlugs
Im only going to send them to the day guests and going to start sorting them very soon !! I know my parent in law to be's always book their holiday 12 month before they actually go so made me think that alot of people will probably do this ! so as long as they all know before septemeber this year i think i should be fine for them turning up in september 2014 ! xx
CommentAuthorChanelP
I am debating to do save the date cards but reading everyones comments I think I need to. x
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CommentAuthorTraceyH93
I'm going to sent mine out as soon as i have booked a venue which will hopefully be in the next week or so we have found somewhere just need a price :-). I'm saving money though and only sending them to a few family members that are coming up from Wales im just telling everyone else the date as its all mainly family and close friends anyway. x
CommentAuthorvodkachick
after reading all these comments i reckon i need to get on with ordering some and send them in the next month or two as our wedding is in the middle of august and i wanna get in before they all start booking their hols lol x
CommentAuthormillz090
these were ours, cost me £23 for about 50 of them and our photographier did the picture on our engagment shoot and emailed it to me so really easy to do xxx
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CommentAuthorBuggerlugs
they are really good !
CommentAuthorkirsty91
I sent mine out today, and I'm getting married 13/09/13.
We had ours done as thin fridge magnets!
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CommentAuthorvodkachick
hey i like those millz090 was thinking of getting ours done as fridge magnets....where did u get those done x
CommentAuthorStaceyP91
We have sent our save the dates out last month, but we did change the date so thought we had better send them.
I did mine on good ol' Microsoft word haha.... Pic is in my album.
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CommentAuthorlozzatea
We sent ours a year before. And purchased from e. bay xx
CommentAuthorvodkachick
thanks lozzatea i will check them out.....H2B reckons we dont need to send them but if i order em when he not here it too late then innit lol xx
CommentAuthorShirleygirly
I was going to send mine out 12 months before but my mum felt that was too soon so I thought 6 months would be better. At this point in time we have less than 5 months to go and they are still sitting in a box under my bed so I think I'll forget it. Most people know the date and I'm sending the invites out at the end of this month so no point one.
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CommentAuthormym72
We sent out save the date magnets about 16 or 18 months before the wedding - as we were getting married in August in Gretna, so wanted to give guests plenty of notice for booking accommodation, holidays etc.
The magnets were the larger ones as well, so that people could put them on their fridges (and not have an excuse to forget either lol). They've also been a 'keepsake' for some guests in the family because they've kept them even now (18 months after the wedding lol).
CommentAuthorEmmaB70
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I've called in my mum and sis and we made a start on our save the date stationary! I love it :)
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I've been reading about when to send them, we're getting married in September next year so I was thinking after Easter may be a good time? Xx
CommentAuthorowlgirl2015
We are just sending our save the dates now and we are getting married october this year x
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CommentAuthorElinor Claire
We probably won't do save the date cards. We've told close family the date, plus those who are travelling from further afield. Other friends we've told if they've asked. We'll send invites in January 2014 for August 2014 so that we have plenty of time to get responses in.
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