Save the dates

I think Save The Dates are optional, especially if you've already announced the date. Emailing them would be fine as well!

I think e-save the dates are fine because save the dates are completely optional. I say go for it!

A virtual option is just fine! Nothing cheap or rude about that IMO

I definitely think it’s optional. My planner advised us to send save the dates six months out and regular invites 3-4 months, but said send out your invites slightly earlier if not doing the saves.

They were only invented around ****. Do what people did before that and most still do for mostly local weddings. Those few who need info in advance, like for travel, call or email or mail with other things. The rest, call or email or tell, we are sending invitations in the month of whatever, for our wedding (details.). Those who need no advance notice, send their invitation to arrive at 8 weeks.
I agree, better to not repeatedly send and correct them for a rescheduled event. Word of mouth, phone calls, email, letters.

No, physical ones are not necessary. Electronic ones are just fine.

I'm skipping them too.

After I created a mock up of invitations and realized how expensive they were, I figured there was no way I was also going to spend money on save the dates!

Instead, l just told everyone the expected date when I asked them for their address. I also figure I'll send the invitations out a little earlier - probably around 8 weeks to give people who forgot about the date a little more time to book stuff.

I skipped save the dates entirely. i just told people what the date was ahah

Save the dates are optional, you could do an e-vite in place of them to save some money, just a warning that this really depends on your crowd, if you have a lot of older people that don't really use technology all to much, e-vites are probably not the way to go.

Nope, not necessary. If you decide to forgo save the dates, including electronic ones, I would just send your invites out closer to the 8 week mark.

Just make a phone call or text but make sure that your guestlist is final before you do. Once it's sent you can't uninvite them.

I also skipped on the save the dates. I'm just gonna send an e-vite to them so they know the date and then just send out the invitations when the time comes.

I skipped them as well and sent my invites out 4 months prior.

We aren’t sending save the dates just in case we need to cut the guest list due to covid. We also want to save money where we can. And we’ve announced our date to the people we really want there. Especially our out of town guests.

We did virtual save the dates - just created something on Canva and emailed it out. We received great feedback from guests!

Yes. Life is busy at least in NY. You want people to pencil you in with enough notice

Save the dates are very inexpensive and you could always do a post card save the date from the place you were engaged.

I always think that you should send them to people who will need to make arrangements to travel to your wedding.

Locally, I don't know if they're needed.

Totally optional and remember - once you send a STD it is as good as an invite. We did not use them.