save the date cards???

14-09-2012 11:58PM

The Davestator wrote: »

We sent save the date magnets. They were pretty cheap and the idea is that they stay visible on a fridge, microwave etc.

The Davestator wrote: »

www.savethedatemagnet.com

Got 100 for about €100. You choose a template, e-mail them a few photos of yourselves. They send a mock up by e-mail and once you sign off on them, they arrive. They're popular in America but most of our guests hadnt seen them before, so lots on fridges when we go to friends houses!

Did the same, but organised it ourselves. Ebay for the fridge magnets (cheap enough), printer at home for the ink, ebay again for the lego, and then edited the photo with text giving our name, website name, date etc.

Plus the overgrown grass out the back garden was useful for something :pac:

lowly26 · 15-09-2012 10:50AM

Dónal wrote: »

Did the same, but organised it ourselves. Ebay for the fridge magnets (cheap enough), printer at home for the ink, ebay again for the lego, and then edited the photo with text giving our name, website name, date etc.

Plus the overgrown grass out the back garden was useful for something :pac:

that picture is actually brilliant !!!!

Sleepy · 17-09-2012 09:09AM

We're having a similar Lego set as our cake topper!

TAPA2012 · 01-11-2012 10:43AM

alot of people who we are invited to our wedding Dec 2013 will be coming from abroad, would you suggest I send them save the dates or send the invitations out alot earlier for them? advice greatly appreciated!

ElleEm · 01-11-2012 11:07AM

Send them a text/ email.
When I know I'll be invited to a wedding, I get the date off the couple and put it in my diary, simples!
I personally believe that the Save the Date things are such an unnecessary expense. One of my friends is getting married shortly after Christmas, so when she booked her venue, she sent out a text! That can be done for free via webtext!

norrie rugger · 01-11-2012 11:13AM

Cathmandooo wrote: »

I sent them to anyone being invited who live abroad, best give them as much notice as possible! But you could just ring/email them.

Or, I don't know, maybe send them an invite??;)

Honestly though a "pre-invite" invite, WTF like!

lowly26 · 01-11-2012 11:30AM

TAPA2012 wrote: »

alot of people who we are invited to our wedding Dec 2013 will be coming from abroad, would you suggest I send them save the dates or send the invitations out alot earlier for them? advice greatly appreciated!

if you want to save the expense i wouldnt and just send emails or texts but if thats not an option maybe go for it

Cathmandooo · 01-11-2012 11:30AM

norrie rugger wrote: »

Or, I don't know, maybe send them an invite??;)

Honestly though a "pre-invite" invite, WTF like!

The invitations weren't ready, I wanted the colour scheme to be included and wasn't rushing myself to have every detail and time to be organised so far in advance, also people would need reminding of the details, why would you remember what church/venue and what time from an invitation you got 5 months ago. Most people would have lost them, they're just to get flights booked if they choose to attend. The proper invitation nearer the time gives all the details they need. There's method to my madness :pac:

norrie rugger · 01-11-2012 11:39AM

Cathmandooo wrote: »

The invitations weren't ready, I wanted the colour scheme to be included and wasn't rushing myself to have every detail and time to be organised so far in advance, also people would need reminding of the details, why would you remember what church/venue and what time from an invitation you got 5 months ago. Most people would have lost them, they're just to get flights booked if they choose to attend. The proper invitation nearer the time gives all the details they need. There's method to my madness :pac:

I am not having a go at you or anything.

I am thinking more of the actual cards and not your case in particular.
Anyone that we thought would need advanced notice got a call/text/email/facebook/handwritten notification. Cheap and easy. If we did not have any of the contact deatils, for the above, then we decided that we did not really know them enough to have them at our wedding TBH.

ElleEm · 01-11-2012 11:42AM

norrie rugger wrote: »

I am not having a go at you or anything.

I am thinking more of the actual cards and not your case in particular.
Anyone that we thought would need advanced notice got a call/text/email/facebook/handwritten notification. Cheap and easy. If we did not have any of the contact details, for the above, then we decided that we did not really know them enough to have them at our wedding TBH.

Ha, I'm glad you said this! I wondered about that when someone mentioned not having details to text or email to "guests".

Keedowah · 01-11-2012 11:51AM

We got married abroad and sent a little save the date card about 10 months before the date. We got a lot of people saying it was a great idea as they got to plan a holiday around the wedding - and gave them plenty of time to get organised.

I think the magnets are a great idea.

Chocoholic84 · 01-11-2012 01:36PM

I don't see the point in these at all...we got married on a Bank Holiday weekend, so we just sent emails/texts to anyone who didn't know the date to inform them!

As someone said, they are just "pre-invite" invites...awful waste of money.

TAPA2012 · 02-11-2012 08:18AM

Thank you! decided we are going to skype all the friends/family who are abroad this coming weekend, hopefully altogether on google hangout, to tell them to save the date. Then for those we know the time difference doesn't suit, we are going to send them a video message of the news so they don't feel left out! It's so hard when everyone is the four corners of the earth these days..........thanks for your advice!

save the date cards???

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