when to send out save the date/invites

rene2b

ok h2b wants to do our save the dates and invites
we dont get married till the 2rd july 2010 and we only have 30 for the sit-down meal so dont think ill bother about these people:p
just for the party people at night lol:D
so needing about 100
when is best to send out save the dates then invites
hes doing ma head in now :rolleyes:

Mme.Hibou

I wouldn't send them for an evening do. If I received a 'Save the date' I'd be expecting to be invited to the whole day.

nozzy6

We're getting married on 22 May 2010 and I sent ours out a couple of weeks ago. We're only having a small do - 26 for whole day and another 25 at night - so I made two slightly different ones. On the ones for the 26 I just put pleasesave the date, and on the ones for the evening people I put Evening invitation to follow so they were aware of it.

mrbrightside842

I wouldn't expect a save the date for an evening do. For a whole day one, I'd say a year in advance is the maximum to send out a save the date. Actual invites, around 6 weeks before the day.

paulies_nixie

really? Wow our wedding is 2011, I'm gonna send them out as soon as they arrive
I'm wainting for them to turn up.

Mind you our lot go on holidays around then...
They tend to book in advance.

rene2b

Lydia82 wrote: »

I wouldn't send them for an evening do. If I received a 'Save the date' I'd be expecting to be invited to the whole day.

really we were only talking about this last night
how do we ask people to come to 'THE WEDDING'but only the night BUT your welcome to come and watch the wedding:mad::mad:
its doing ma head in now

rene2b

i really need to send out save the dates as we get married on a FRIDAY!and its the world cup hahaha
gaving plenty of time x

picklepick

Why dont you send, Save the Night cards?

Put something like..

Save the Night
Rene and Gaz are getting married
2nd July 2010
Formal Evening Invites to Follow

I would understand that i was invited to the evening if i received that through the post

minxwolf

HI, I WOULDN'T SEND THEM UNTIL 2010. LET EVERYONE SEE THE YEAR OUT(LOTS OF UNCERTAINTY, PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW WHERE THEY WILL BE SO FAR IN ADVANCE eg MOVING FOR WORK,SELLING HOMES), JANUARY EVERYONE IS DOWN IN THE DUMPS, MAKING RESOLUTIONS ETC..THE END OF JANUARY MIGHT SPUR THE ONES ON WANTING TO LOOSE WEIGHT AS A RESOLUTION, OR JUST CHEER A FEW PEOPLE UP. MAYBE 14TH FEBUARY AS AN ARRIVAL DATE WOULD BE SPECIAL.. SPREAD THE LOVE XX ANYWAY CONGRATULATIONS AND ENJOY.

shellsuit

i'm gonna send out my save the dates around christmas.

invites will go out in the middle of july.

Mme.Hibou

rene2b wrote: »

really we were only talking about this last night
how do we ask people to come to 'THE WEDDING'but only the night BUT your welcome to come and watch the wedding:mad::mad:
its doing ma head in now

I'd be a bit upset if I got invited to the evening do and also strung onto the end that I could go and watch the ceremony, okay I know the ceremony is the important bit, but as a whole I'd expect to go to the ceremony, meal and party or just the party.