Do you need a save-the-date and wedding invitations?

You’ll always want to send some type of official invitation out for your wedding. Save-the-date cards, however, are optional. It’s important to know when to send save-the-dates if you choose to use them. The timing for the invitations is much later, usually six to eight weeks before the wedding.

Are save the dates mandatory?

No, save the dates aren’t mandatory. But they are an expected courtesy if you’re having a destination wedding, an extended wedding weekend, or a wedding during peak travel times or holidays.

Do all wedding guests get a save-the-date?

Everyone on your “A” guest list-even your maid of honor who found out the second you booked the venue-should receive a save-the-date. (Due to budget and venue restrictions, you may have a “B” guest list-people you would love to have at your wedding but can’t invite until regrets come in).

Can I skip Save the dates?

If you are planning a destination wedding or will have many guests traveling, save the dates should not be skipped. If you have a lot of local attendees, or are planning on a shorter timeline, you can skip save the dates. In this situation, go right to invitations, but make sure to send them out on the earlier side!

Does Save the Date mean you’re invited?

A save the date card doesn’t necessarily mean that you’re invited to the wedding – it simply means that you’re on the proposed guest list. That said, couples don’t just send save the date cards to anyone, so if you’ve got one it’s a safe bet that you are going to be welcome at the wedding.

Is it rude to send a save the date and not an invitation?

Can you send a save the date and not an invitation? They help the guests to organise their time off in advance. If you don’t give the guests this opportunity, some of them may not be able to attend. So, if that’s something that’s important to you, then you should definitely send both a save the date and an invitation.

Is it rude to send a save-the-date and not an invitation?

Does save-the-date mean you’re invited?

Does a Save the Date mean you’re invited?

Does save the date mean you’re invited?

Is 5 months too late to send save-the-dates?

sending out your save the dates too late If you are planning a holiday weekend wedding, then 6-8 months in advance is enough notice. For a wedding, where most of your guests are local and you only have a few out of town guests then we recommend the traditional 4 months prior to the wedding.

Why do people do save-the-date cards?

A Save the Date tells your guest to do exactly that, reserve the date in their calendar. While it does give some information about when and where your wedding will be held, the role of this card is to allow guests to plan in advance and also let them know that a formal invitation will be sent at a later date.

When to send out wedding invites and save the dates?

The basic rule of thumb is to send save the dates 6 months before the wedding. For a destination wedding, it is customary to mail save the dates 8 to 12 months in advance. For a local affair, send save the dates 4 months in advance.

How soon do I send out “save the date” cards?

Send out save-the-date cards six to eight months prior to your wedding and the wedding invitations eight weeks before your big day.

What to include on a save the date?

In general, save the date cards include enough information on the wedding to allow guests to make necessary arrangements to get to your wedding in advance.

When to send save the date cards?

Choose your location and set the date. These two items are intertwined.

Take your engagement photos. You can schedule your engagement photo shoot any time after the proposal.

Design your save the dates cards.

Mail your save the dates.

Follow your save the dates with your formal invitations about 8 weeks before the wedding.