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Save the Date

Cards

Wedding

Invitations

Announcements

Enclosure and Accessory Cards

What & When to Include

Save the Date Cards

Save the Date cards are almost a necessity for events taking place on holiday weekends and/or that require travel for guests.  Save the date cards with a destination wedding location give an exciting opportunity for guests to plan a vacation around your wedding.  These are sent 6 - 12 months before the wedding and include the wedding date, couple's name, city and state location of the wedding and "invitation to follow".  Additional accommodations information can be sent, if desired.

There are also a few advantages to sending save the date cards from the perspective of wedding planning.  First, you must get the guest addresses and then it can be checked off the "to do" list.  This will be appreciated later when it is time to send the invitations.  If accommodations information is sent with the save the dates, it gives guests additional planning information well in advance of the date.  Again, when it comes time to plan the invitations, there will be less to do and more attention can be given to the invitations themselves, and other areas of the wedding.  

Enclosure and Accessory Cards

What & When to Include (cont'd)

Wedding Invitations

Traditionally, it is advised to send out wedding invitations six to eight weeks before your wedding date.  If you have previously sent a "Save The Date" card, you may have some flexibility to  

send out invitations four to eight weeks before the wedding date.  Individual factors to be considered when choosing the invitation mailing date may include time of the year (summer or holiday) or out of town guests.

If the final guest list is too long, invitations might be divided into a two-part mailing, with the A list being sent invitations first and if some of those guests send regrets, invitations can be sent to guests on the B list.  A caution is to send invitations no less than three weeks before the wedding.  Also, the response date should be after any invitation is received by a guest.

Announcements

Announcements are sent out the day after the wedding, or can be mailed up to several months later.  They are sent to friends, family, business or social acquaintances who were not invited to the wedding.  Usually they are sent by the bride's parents, but can be sent by the bride and groom

Planning

The Wrap on Invitations