Are wedding invites really necessary if we send out our wedding website info with the save the dates?

My only concern would be that because you are sending them out so early then people are going to forget to RSVP and you are going to have to follow up with them just before the wedding. If you are ok with that then that's totally fine. I agree it can be expensive for invitations but if you DIY them you could get them done pretty cheap.

Personally, I find invitations to be a necessity and save-the-dates to be a waste. Are all your guests computer savvy? Grandma, etc?

Also, another concern would be... does everyone have a computer to rsvp? I know for sure my grandparents and FHs grandparents wouldn't be able to do that.

Not everyone will go to your wedding website and the older crowd will not understand not receiving a paper invite. I can tell you that most of our 250 invited guests did NOT check out our website that I spent countless hours working on.

Huh.. Well maybe we should just do cheap DIY invites then..

I think the only necessary thing is the invitation, not the STD. Do you have any elderly guests who won't use the website? My grandparents have never been on a computer, lol...

I would say it's necessary for those who don't have access to the internet or are not alway's on it, yes!

My fiance's cousin did an online RSVP, but sent out actual invitations to the older generations.

If you are going to send a reminder, it might as well be an invitation.

Yes I think they are still necessary. If you are having a casual wedding maybe consider doing an E-vite.

I'm don't think that anyone who will be invited won't know how to use a computer. Both of our sets of grandparents are only about 50-60 and scarily even have facebook accounts, lol.

I would skip the snail mail STD and just email those people your website. Then mail actual invites.

I do think it is necessary - just to make sure people remember to show up and RSVP!

We have just used our wedding website RSVP service from theweddingwebsitegroup.com and up to now the response has been great.

Skip the save-the-date (or do electronic) and use that money on invites. Send the invites 8-10 weeks before the wedding. Save-the-dates are optional, invites are not.

No. Send out invites They don't have to be expensive.

As a guest, this is how I would interpret it.

1) I receive a save the date. The time for your wedding starts to roll around and I don't receive an invite. I assume I am no longer invited and I think you are super rude.

To not have guests assume that you would have to specify with your save the dates that no formal invitations will be sent.

2) I receive a save the date and see I won't be getting an invitation closer to the wedding. I think you are crazy to basically send out invitations 10 months in advance because if you aren't doing invites, that's what your STD basically is. I wonder how you realistically expect me to remember closer to the date to RSVP in order to give you an accurate response.

Also, I never visit wedding websites. Of course if that is the only way they leave to RSVP, I will, but I don't go there for actual information or to read all the little stories about the couple and bridal party.

I think the invite is necessary. You could skip the Save the Dates and just e-mail everyone your website link. This way everyone knows the info in advance but gets the invite to remind them to RSVP

Yes, you need invites, more than STD's

Invites don't have to be expensive, especially if you don't really care for fancy embossing, paperstock etc.. We swear by Vistaprint.com around here. I just received my invites and I only paid $11.53 for 60, nice linen paper, customizable, great quality (along with some other great items and freebies). I'm sure someone on here will be more than happy to help you out with that.

There are other routes you can go too. I know some brides on here have used cardsandpockets.com, weddingpaperdiva.com, magnetstreet.com etc.

There are cheap, but quality options.

OMG yes invites are important... because if I got a STD with info for 10 months later you bet your behind I would lose it or forget about it... I'll have life in between receiving your STD and your wedding.

You can get cheap ones at Walmart and print them up yourself but you 100% need to send invites out... and if you want people to RSVP via a website then you put it on there. But don't just assume people will remember.