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06-04-2006, 03:09 PM
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When to send
I will be getting married on Aug 4 2007. It is the long weekend. When should I send the save the date cards and the actual invites?
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06-04-2006, 03:14 PM
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I think Save the Date cards can be sent out up to a year before.
Invites are 6-8 weeks before.
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06-04-2006, 04:16 PM
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Robyn hit the nail on the head. I would send out the invites at 8 weeks since it is a holiday weekend.
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06-04-2006, 10:16 PM
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I got married on Aug 6. We sent our invites on June 1.
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06-05-2006, 08:33 PM
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IMO, the STD's should be sent out about 6-9 months ahead of time, and the invites generally go out 6-8 weeks out.
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06-06-2006, 03:00 PM
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 The acronym for save the dates is a bit scary
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06-06-2006, 04:12 PM
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Your best bet is to send them out at least 6-9 months in advance to give those time enough to set up their schedule and set your date in stone on their calender so that way they cannot say "Well I didn't know." or the famous "I forgot."
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06-06-2006, 04:15 PM
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6-9 months sounds about right. Did you girls send save the dates to everyone or just OOT guests?
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06-06-2006, 04:19 PM
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Save the dates should only be sent to those whom are coming to the wedding. If you send them to everyone then those whom weren't invited will wonder "why wasn't I invited."
I am sending them to my family and guests who were coming.
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06-06-2006, 04:22 PM
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 , that much I figured. I was just wondering about local guests...everyone you're planning to invite gets a save the date? I had heard it was for out of town people only.
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06-06-2006, 04:28 PM
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I would think it's better for those who you're planning to invite, especially since even when you're in the same town, there's no gaurantee that you'll see them often
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06-06-2006, 04:29 PM
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You can send them to local town guests too if their invited
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06-06-2006, 05:27 PM
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Um, so I'm getting married that same weekend but my question is why is it a long weekend? What holiday is then? Am I just a space cadet because I didn't know it was a long weekend. 
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06-07-2006, 12:45 AM
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Um, so I'm getting married that same weekend but my question is why is it a long weekend? What holiday is then? Am I just a space cadet because I didn't know it was a long weekend.
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I couldn't figure it out either. I didn't know there was a long weekend in August. It doesn't say where Tykat is from....maybe in another country it is a holiday??
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06-07-2006, 01:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Complicated Woman
, that much I figured. I was just wondering about local guests...everyone you're planning to invite gets a save the date? I had heard it was for out of town people only. |
I had sent mine to only OOT guests, but afterward wished I had sent it to everybody. I had a lot of my in-town "guests" asking me when the wedding was.
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06-11-2006, 04:05 PM
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Invites go out 6-8 weeks before you need the final head count with the caterers.
I would allow 2 weeks before that date just in case some people lag. In our case, we need the final count 2 weeks before the wedding, so my RSVP date would be 4 weeks before the wedding. The invites would go out 6 weeks before the RSVP date.
Does that make sense? lol
STD's can go out 6-9 months before the wedding, or up to a year.
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06-12-2006, 11:29 PM
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The first Monday in August is a long weekend for most companies - not all
My parents own a company and they are giving the Monday off to their employees
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06-13-2006, 12:39 AM
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Huh, I've never heard of that and never gotten that day off - am I getting jipped? 
I hope this doesn't throw a kink in my wedding plans since I haven't even started planning the big stuff.
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06-13-2006, 12:45 AM
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Maybe because there is no holiday in August? I know that in the Army they do this --- they give the soldiers a 4 day weekend every month -- usually around holidays like Memorial day and Labor Day. But in August there isn't anything so they'll pick a weekend. Maybe the same one?
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06-14-2006, 01:23 PM
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We are getting married August 11th this year. I sent out Save the Date cards last november because we have alot of out of town guests. I am sending out invites this weekend.
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06-14-2006, 03:37 PM
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I am getting married August 12 of this year and we went out save the dates in the very very beginning of January. I just sent my invites out this past weekend, so about 2 months in advance.
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06-17-2006, 11:47 PM
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Sorry all, I forgot to mention I am from Canada. We always have this day off.
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06-18-2006, 02:19 AM
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Canada!!!! I bet that's it!!!!!! Yay for Canada giving a long weekend!!! 
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06-18-2006, 07:46 PM
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Plus Aug 4 is my birthday so maybe its to honor me.  i wish i had the day off 
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