Save The Date Cards Question?!?!?

I want to send out STDs but I am not sure how far in advance you are suppose to send them out? Suggestions Please

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i'm aiming for 7 months before.

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IMO, I think anywhere from 7 months to a year before the wedding.

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We also did ours 7 months before hand.

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I work at an invitation store I tell the brides 6 to 7 months before the wedding.

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I sent mine in Aug of 04...6mths in advance. Jeez that was a long time ago!

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are you having an engagement party? my friend sent hers out with the thank you's from the engagement party, it was a little less than a year away from the wedding...they were magnets, I still have it on my fridge.

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We sent ours 7 months in advance. If you have a lot of OOT guests, send them earlier rather than later (8-9 months), because they might need more time to plan flights, etc. If you have mostly local guests, it's OK to send them a 5-6 months in advance.

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Save the Date Etiquette: Everything You Need To Know
Submitted By: Edna Renskers


Save the Date Cards are announcements that inform your guests of your future wedding in order to keep your special day free. They are essential in the following situations: if many of your guests are traveling to your wedding, your wedding takes place on or around a holiday, you are planning a faraway destination wedding, or your wedding will take place in a seasonally busy or tourist locale, where the flights and hotels perhaps book up early.

They are generally sent at least 4-6 months prior to your wedding but, if you are planning a destination wedding, for example Hawaii it is strongly recommended that you send them 12 months in advance if not longer. For seasonally busy and tourist locales or on or around a holiday it is best to send them 9-12 months in advance. Your guests will then have ample time to make all the necessary arrangements needed to be a part of your special celebration and may even extend it into a vacation of their own.

Use your imagination, Save the Date Cards are not meant to be formal. There are many design options available. You can have them match your wedding invitations, magnets, brochure style, post card size, multiple layers, booklet style, you can add a picture of you and your fiancé, or embellishments to add a personal touch.

Here are some guidelines on what your cards should state, your names, date of wedding, city or town and state of where wedding will take place. Also, because Save the date Cards are a recent trend and many that have not attended a wedding recently may mistaken them for the actual invitation be sure to include something along the lines of, “Invitation to follow”, “Invitation and details to follow”, “Invitation will follow” this is usually placed at the bottom of the card. For more wording suggestions visit www.verseit.com. If you have a wedding website don’t forget to include the address for your guests to view.

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Thanks so much for you help!!