▷ 🥇 When to send Save the dates

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Saving the dates is the first form of communication that couples have with their guests and, as the saying goes, timing is everything. When considering when to send dates, you don’t want them to be too late for obvious reasons, but you don’t want to send them too far in advance, either. Your guests will need a lot of time to book travel and accommodation, especially for destination weddings, but save the dates sent too far in advance as they could be put away in a drawer and forgotten about. There is a difference between when to save dates for hometown weddings and destination weddings, so be sure to schedule these notifications carefully.

Wondering when to send and when to save the dates? Here are your answers.

When do you send to save the dates on which you are going to celebrate a destination wedding?

If you are planning a destination wedding and most of your guests will have to travel to the venue, it is very important to consider when to send and save the dates. You’ll want to make sure your guests have plenty of time to clear their schedules and book flights and hotels (we hope you’ve already reserved blocks of rooms for your loved ones!). Therefore, we recommend sending the dates of the destination weddings 8 to 12 months before the big day . Make sure you have already reserved blocks of rooms and that you have included travel information on your wedding website before submitting your date reservation. This way, your guests will be able to take action as soon as they receive their reservation of the date. By not having a complete wedding website, you run the risk of guests completely forgetting to book a trip until it’s too late.

When do you send to save the dates if you are going to celebrate a wedding in your hometown?

Couples planning weddings in their hometown can be a bit more flexible when it comes to submitting and saving dates. We recommend sending the dates four to eight months before your wedding for weddings in your hometown. If a good chunk of your guests travel to your event, send them eight months in advance, but if most people are local, four to six months in advance is fine – anything after four months in advance is possible. that your guests already have conflicts in their calendars. As with a destination wedding, your wedding website should be relatively complete by the time those who save the dates come out. Your guests will likely refer to your wedding website immediately after receiving the registration date to check your registration and other details, and the last thing you want is for them to be greeted by a blank page.

What should I include in my date record?

Save dates should be relatively short and sweet. The names of you and your partner, your wedding date, the location of your venue (we mean the city and state, not the actual location), and your wedding website address are really everything. what you need. Some couples, particularly those hosting destination weddings, may choose to include travel and accommodation information on their website to save dates, but as long as the information is on their wedding website, and you write down your website address at the time of saving the date, you’re fine. It will also mean that a formal invitation will follow so that guests do not think that this is the actual invitation.

What should I not include in the dates that I save?

The biggest label problem is the inclusion of specific record information in your save the date record. This information can be included on your website, but should not be added to any printed material. You also don’t need to be specific about the place, the exact time, or the dress code. Your guests don’t need that information at this time.

Who do I send my reservation information to?

Your save dates must be sent to all of your invitees, which means you must have a finalized invite list before sending them. Some couples create guest lists A, B, and C and only send the dates to those on list A, but that’s not something we recommend. Those on your B and C lists may find that the save dates came out (“Hey, did you get Jordan and Blake to save the date? It’s so cute!”), And they weren’t included- they weren’t ideal.

Do I save the necessary dates to match the color of my wedding and / or invitations?

Not! While your save date should reflect the style of your wedding (formal or casual), it doesn’t have to match the rest of your paper items. In fact, you probably don’t even know what the rest of your set of papers will look like at this first moment, so don’t worry! Just pick a style that you like and that feels true to the overall vibe of your event.