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I think Wedding invites are stupid. Can anyone tell me why I should spend money on them?

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Grace, on February 14, 2017 at 9:25 PM

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Ok hear me out. I LOVE save the dates. I get so excited when I get them in the mail. I love how early they come so I can request time off work way ahead of time and book flights when they're cheaper, and I love the picture of the couple and putting it on my fridge. So what I don't understand is if you include the wedding website on the save the date, and you're inviting everyone who gets a save the date to the wedding. Why why why do you need to also send formal invitations? Cant I just put a note on the save the date that says "feel free to RSVP on the website"? Will anyone care? Should I just send invites to the grandparents? What am I missing here?

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Master July 2017
FutureRand · on February 14, 2017 at 11:33 PM
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I HATE online rsvp. I always forget. The rsvp card reminds me I need to do it.
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VIP May 2017
AyEmVee · on February 14, 2017 at 11:36 PM
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Why not take the elements you like about Save the Dates (photo and wedding website info) and just incorporate them into the formal invitations. That's what I did. You can do whatever you want with invitations...so long as they are sent 6-8 weeks ahead of time and convey all the necessary information.
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Super March 2017
Kashawn · on February 14, 2017 at 11:56 PM
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STD are very vague regarding information only giving the date, city and state. The invitation provides specific details as well as rsvp cards. If it's about cost I just helped my friend with her invitations and they were very simple and with the discount she got them for under $200. It's an added expense but a required expense.
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Super September 2016
kristina135 · on February 15, 2017 at 5:28 AM
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I had lots of OOT guests, so I had quite a few early RSVPs on our website. But we still did a simple, one page, formal invitation closer to the date with a deadline. Worked just fine.
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