Save the date wording

Scotsbride

I'm struggling to find the right words and look for my save the date e-mails (not using cards) can You tell me if this is alright. many thanks.

Save the Date

xxxx& xxxx

are getting married

Saturday 29th September 2012

at

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Please keep this date free your invitation and details will follow

RainbowDrops

I'd say take out the "please keep this date free" as that's kinda suggested in the whole save the date thing.
Instead say something like "No need to RSVP now - full details and invitations will be sent out in mid 2012"

The reaseon I've added the RSVP thing is because a few people got confused by the RSVP and thought it was the actual invite.

VfM4meplse

I agree with you RD.

I would however suggest that you are careful who you mail this to! I was asked by a friend to hold a date for her wedding a couple of years ago, planned for a date very close to my birthday. I usually go away at this time of the year and deliberately didn't book annual leave on this occasion for that purpose, thinking that I would be here - mistake! The invite never materialised and I didn't go away as I would have wished.

johannalf88

We put:
Save the Date!
xxxxxx & xxxxxxx
Would be delighted to see you at their wedding on
Saturday 6th October 2012
Invitation to follow.

We then put email address/ phone number in case if any queries. We didn't bother putting where it was as we are having ceremony / reception in different places, actually different counties! Everyone knows where it is anyway!

Stephb1986_2

We put

Save the Date

xxxx & xxxx
are getting married

5th April
Lake District
Formal invitation to follow

Steph xx

sammy_wheeler

we put
Save the date

sam and shaun are getting married

23rd July 2011
at ,,,,,,,

Invite to follow

Scotsbride

RainbowDrops wrote: »

I'd say take out the "please keep this date free" as that's kinda suggested in the whole save the date thing.
Instead say something like "No need to RSVP now - full details and invitations will be sent out in mid 2012"

The reaseon I've added the RSVP thing is because a few people got confused by the RSVP and thought it was the actual invite.

thanks didn't think of the whole rsvp thing

Scotsbride

johannalf88 wrote: »

We put:
Save the Date!
xxxxxx & xxxxxxx
Would be delighted to see you at their wedding on
Saturday 6th October 2012
Invitation to follow.

We then put email address/ phone number in case if any queries. We didn't bother putting where it was as we are having ceremony / reception in different places, actually different counties! Everyone knows where it is anyway!

Good point having evening recption at diffrent place to drinks reception

White_Sapphire

VfM4meplse wrote: »

I agree with you RD.

I would however suggest that you are careful who you mail this to! I was asked by a friend to hold a date for her wedding a couple of years ago, planned for a date very close to my birthday. I usually go away at this time of the year and deliberately didn't book annual leave on this occasion for that purpose, thinking that I would be here - mistake! The invite never materialised and I didn't go away as I would have wished.

This is a very good point! I would say that you don't need to send Save The Dates all at the same time, if there are some people that you are not yet sure will be invited, and others who definitely will be. There are lots of people H2B and I would like to invite, but due to budget and capacity constraints we are not telling people the date until we have finalised the guest list.

Scotsbride

OK now reads:Save the Date


X& x


Would be delighted to see you at their wedding


on


Saturday 29th September 2012


in


County.

Full details and invitations to follow.

have include phones numbers and email. Left out the bit about no need to RSVP now as my family tend to leave things to the last minute

johannalf88

Yeah, I think that's good.