Hi All I get married 23rd july 2016 and just wondered what a suitable time would be to send save the dates.....a year? 6months before? Thanks
CommentAuthorMidgetGem89
I sent mine 10mnths before because its factory shut down school hols etc and ppl traveling we wanted them to know well in advance
CommentAuthorWhovianbride
We sent ours about 18 months before as is during school holidays and on a weekday.
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CommentAuthorInDreamland
Send as soon as you have confirmed bookings with your venue(s).
The more notice you give people the better I say then no one has an excuse unless it's an unforseen circumstance.
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CommentAuthorIrishbride2be
I'm getting married in 10 months my mum is sorting all my invites and save the dates and i think she said she will send the save the dates next month and then my wedding invites 3 months before xx
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We sent our save dates out 18 months before as you can book a holiday that far in advance and we didn't want people missing the wedding. We then sent out our official invites at the 5 month mark with the deadline of RSVP being at the 3 month mark x
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CommentAuthor*KelBel*
This was so we had enough time liasing with the caterers over food choices x
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CommentAuthorSianP10
I did mine a year before as ours is in July and on a weekday x
CommentAuthorclairenina
we sent our save the dates 6 months before
CommentAuthorAprilS61
I would do a year before and invites 4-6 months before as you still want time to chase RSVPs.
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CommentAuthorFitchMcCombe
I sent mine 10 months before but I think it's all relative to your time scale. Personally I didn't want to send them too early as the point could be totally lost as people will think 'that's ages away' and possibly put them in a safe place never to be seen again lol. I would say a year, to 18 months tops if your is summer 2016
CommentAuthorWhovianbride
^ that's why I had mine made as magnets fitchmccombe doo they can be stuck on the grudge/freezer as a little daily remember also used a really cute picture of our family (me/oh an daughter)
Met June 2009 on my Birthday,Met again July 2009 and got
together, May 2010 Moved in,Jan 2011 got pregnant,
August 2011 Got our own place, 2011 Had our Baby Girl,
Dec 2011 Got engaged, July 2015 Getting married! Yay!
CommentAuthor*KelBel*
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Velcro...my wedding day twinny! The Two Kel's!
Got engaged 14/10/12 in Central Park NYC!
Became Mrs Macdonald 13th September 2014
Mummy to 4 girlies and baby blue boy Due 10/05/2016
CommentAuthorMrsEmmaP
So glad to have found this! I have designed my own save the dates ready to print as we have just booked our venue. I thought I was being too prepared but now I have seen people saying send them out 18 months before I have panicked! My wedding is in 18 months so I'm guessing I should get a move on and get them sent out? I was originally not going to send them out as we only have around 40 people coming to the ceremony and they are all close family, but we thought it would be a good way just to let everybody know the date :)
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CommentAuthorFlossie
Yes I would start thinking about sending them out now Emma :)
We're not bothering with save the dates as like you we just have close family coming who already know the date anyway, so we're saving money by not sending them out x
Happily married
18th June 2016
xx
CommentAuthorJennK
I think it depends on your guests. We were going to wait until 11 months before but at 14 months before we kept getting asked as people wanted to ensure they didn't book holidays which would clash. So we sent them out just over 12 months before and people appreciated it. I would worry 18 months is too far in advance and people would potentially lose the save the date.
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CommentAuthorFlossie
If we were to send out save the dates, we decided we would do so around the 18 month mark, with invitations 5 months in advance (early Jan for a June 2016 wedding). Maybe consider sending magnets so they can stick them to the fridge and not lose them or have an excuse to forget - although everyone that truly wants to be there will be there and won't even need a save a date to ensure that they are :) x
Happily married
18th June 2016
xx
CommentAuthorMrsEmmaP
Thanks ladies, I don't really think I need to send them out but I think it will be a good way of letting everyone know, as because we have only just booked not many people know the date. There are only a few people that would book holiday's in advance which are my parents and grandparents and I don't think they will miss my wedding haha! We won't have to post them as everybody lives within 30 mins of me so I can drop them off so we will save money that way :) x
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Got engaged on 25th December 2013
Became Mrs P on 14th May 2016 - best day ever!
CommentAuthorFlossie
Bonus if you don't need to worry about posting them :) we were seriously considering giving out save the dates and probably would have, but word got around so fast that we had booked that we just found it would have been a bit pointless and a waste of money for us if we had gone ahead and given them out! x
Happily married
18th June 2016
xx
CommentAuthorCamilaL
I don't think the STD will cost too much. Since all my guests don't live in England, I'm thinking about sending the STD about 18 months before the wedding, so people can keep their eyes open for tickets sales :) Also, most of my h2b family lives away from him, so I think it would be useful for them not forget about it :)
