"Save the Date" - Yes or No?

aka accounts 2010

Hi guys,

Myself and the OH are getting married on a Saturday at the end of August 2016.

Our guest list is currently 200 people.

About 20 of our guests are currently based abroad (Australia, UK and Europe). We're hoping to send them a "Save the Date" by mid February which will give them 6 months to organise holidays from work, flights, accommodation etc, if they decide to come.

Do people generally just send them to people abroad or are people now sending them to all guests?

Arbiter of Good Taste

It's your money to spend as you like, but I personally wouldn't waste my money with them. A quick email with the date should work

edeldonlon

We are getting married in July abroad and sent out our save the dates in April 2015 as we have people coming from around the world. We have also decided to send out our invites early so that people have plenty of time.

We also received a save the date for September 2016 last year and a July 2016 at Christmas. We live abroad ourselves so for us planning is important for us to be able to attend weddings etc so the more notice the better.

At this stage I would just send emails or have some invites printed early and send them to the people abroad.

michellie

We sent them to people who are abroad about 11 months beforehand. Only had to send about 7, didn't break the bank!

Milly33

We more of less sent them to people abroad as anyone else we would see around

Toots

We just let word get around about the date well in advance, and luckily anyone who we know who's abroad knew they'd definitely be on the guest list. We sent the invites to the guests who had to travel about 8 months in advance, then we sent the rest 12 weeks beforehand, so everyone had plenty of notice.

dori_dormer

We got married in the June. I think most people abroad knew the date from General family talk, but you owuldnt want a family member to think they are invited, book flights and then never get an invite!

Anyway we sent save the dates with our xmas cards, mainly because it's peak holiday season and people usually book their holidays in the January

dori_dormer

We got married in the June. I think most people abroad knew the date from General family talk, but you owuldnt want a family member to think they are invited, book flights and then never get an invite!

Anyway we sent save the dates with our xmas cards, mainly because it's peak holiday season and people usually book their holidays in the January

amdublin

Save the dates were traditionally sent if you were getting married on a date when people might be doing other this e.g. new years eve.
Also makes sense to let people who are abroad know as soon ares possible so they can decide of they want to go and plan how to pay etc.

If I were you I'd email the people abroad. Amd let the date filter out by word of mouth.

To post 260 (assume 130?) Save the dates seems expensive to me.

lainey316

We did email save the dates (on Paperless Post, they were really smart & elegant even if I do say so myself) to all our definites, and got the parents to tell the rest of the family (non-email folks).

I've ordered a load of RSVP cards and if I get 20% back I'll be very surprised. All our own crowd will email.