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Corrin
Dedicated October 2021

Moving a wedding etiquette?

Corrin, on December 10, 2020 at 5:40 PM Posted in Planning 0 11
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So our wedding was originally May 8th, 2021.

We told everyone we planned on inviting about the intended date back in June when trying to round up everyone's mailing addresses.

But after discussing with the venue and vendors, we've decided to move our date to October 30th, 2021.

We never sent out save the dates, but I'm wondering if that's something I should do now to give everyone a heads up. I think the rule is normally 6 months before, but if I wait that long I'm afraid I'm going to confuse people who think the wedding is in May lol. Is it okay to send them out 8 months away or is that just too much..? Maybe I'm thinking too much Smiley tongue

What lessons/things have you learned from moving your wedding? Anything others should be weary of?

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Latest activity by Kari, on December 11, 2020 at 6:28 PM
  • Caytlyn
    Legend November 2019
    Caytlyn ·
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    Sending save the dates 6-8 months before the wedding is standard.
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  • A
    Dedicated September 2021
    ALY C ·
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    Our wedding is in September of next year and we already sent ours last month. And we have been receiving save the dates for October and November of next year. With COVID, there are going to be weddings on the same day. We also wanted to give our guests an opportunity to make travel accommodations with the current cancellation policies. If COVID was not a thing, we would have sent the STDs after the new year.
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  • Chrysta
    Master November 2022
    Chrysta ·
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    We had to change our date as well. We ended up sending STDs out a year in advance, just to prevent confusion and to make sure people had it in their calendars before all the other 2021 rescheduled weddings started sending out their STDs. I think 8 months is perfectly fine even in normal times, but doubly OK under the current pandemic state.
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  • Corrin
    Dedicated October 2021
    Corrin ·
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    Wonderful. Thank you!! Puts my mind at ease sending them out super early. And you're absolutely right - getting them in before others may be key LOL. I'm sure there's going to be loads of weddings pushed to end of 2021.

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  • Corrin
    Dedicated October 2021
    Corrin ·
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    Thanks!! Glad to know others are sending them out even earlier. I think I may do the same Smiley smile With all the craziness going on in the world, it sounds like the right thing to do!

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  • Chrysta
    Master November 2022
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    That’s what we were thinking too! I know for sure there are 4 rescheduled weddings (from 2020 to 2021) just in my family! We wanted to call dibs on our date first LOL Plus, assuming the virus is under control by then, I think a ton of people are going to schedule vacations after being cooped up for so long- if you send your STDs early, you can get on their calendar and ensure they don’t schedule their vacations overlapping your wedding.
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  • Yasmine
    Master October 2020
    Yasmine ·
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    I think it's perfectly fine to send them out now, especially since many people had to postpone their weddings
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    Dedicated September 2021
    ALY C ·
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    Exactly! I don’t think a year is too early anymore. We put the STDs on our fridge and are constantly reminded. It’s not like we are going to forget your wedding if you send them out a year in advance. We actually appreciate the notice.
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  • Michelle
    Master April 2021
    Michelle ·
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    I think it’s perfect & agree with everyone. Sending out the STDs 8 mths out is fine. We sent ours out 10 mths prior. Our wedding is on 4/3/21 & we will start assembling our invitations this month so we can mail them out in January.
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  • Mrs. Spring
    Master April 2021
    Mrs. Spring ·
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    It's okay to send them out now or within the month
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  • Kari
    Master May 2020
    Kari ·
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    We used our wedding website and an email list to keep people in the loop about changes. So while our new STDs will go out in a more traditional timeframe (6 months before) everyone has an informal notification of the new date/latest update.

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