So you have the ring on your finger and your date finalised. How soon should you announce your coming marriage to your friends?
A good way of informing your wedding guests is to send them Save The Date cards, either electronically or through the post.
When To Send Save the Dates?
You can send them out as early as 6 to 8 months before your wedding. This way, your guests have enough time to mark the date down in their calendars and make travel plans if your wedding is out of town or a destination wedding.
Save The Date Tips: A clever way of reminding your guests is to include stickers in your card which they can stick on their own calendars for an easy reminder!
Do I Need To Send A Formal Invitation?
Save the date cards are exactly just save the dates! Always follow it up with a formal wedding invitation at least 3 months before your wedding in case your guests have thrown the cards away or forgotten.
Save The Date Tips: Malaysian guests are somehow not very good with RSVPs. Often, although they have confirmed their attendance they still might not turn up on your wedding day so do follow up on RSVPs during the lead up to your wedding!
What Should Be Finalised Before Sending Save The Dates?
Your wedding dates should be finalised by the time you decide to send your save the date cards. There is no turning back on the date once you have sent it out to all your guests! Include your venue if it has been finalised but it is okay to exclude it and only print it in your wedding invitations.
Save The Date Tips: If you are marrying on an auspicious day, be sure to book your venue with a deposit when you finalise your date to avoid any last minute date changes.
Do We Send Save The Date Cards To Everyone?
Well, make sure you have a good idea of whom you wish to invite before you send those cards to. Once your guests have received your save the dates, it is only correct for them to assume that they have been invited to your wedding so check that guest list twice!
Save The Date Tips: Don’t forget your bridesmaids, best men and other members of your wedding party.
By getting in your invitation early, there might be a lesser risk of your guests abandoning your wedding in the case of wedding clashes on the same day!
With Love,
Elle