Save the Date cards/magnet WDYT?

Sounds like a great idea. We did it & attached a magnet to the back. You can buy a reel of magnetic strip (with doublesided tape on the back) from the Bay of E. Really cheap & effective!

Ooooooo you're the week after me!! i'm 21st may 2011!!

we have already sent our save the date magnets & venue information out (last week) mainly because we're not getting married nearby where we or any of our friends/family live so everyone wanted to get organised, book hotel rooms/save up etc.

Thanks for your views ladies, muchly appreciated.

Joanne - thanks for the magnet strip idea...that never crossed my mind, excellente!

I've put together a few simple designs, but gonna get the OH to have a go seeing as he draws for a living and could probably do a better job ?

We sent the save the dates out 1 year in advance and then sent the invites 3 months before the wedding with 6 weeks for people to RSVP.

I did mine with magnets too and peoplle loved them, especially the family that we have abroad, they had plenty of notice then.

We're getting married on 7th May 2011. We're not going to send our Save the Date magnets until after 7th May 2010 has passed in case any of the numpties we're related to think it's this year! We won't send the formal invites until much nearer the time. We were thinking of February but we might send with our Christmas cards to save on postage.

My save the date postcards arrived from Vistaprint last night ?

We're getting married in March 2011, giving out the save the dates now and will send out invites about 10 weeks before?

We bought some magnectic paper that you put through home printer. (from Staples i think). OH rustled up a design on the pc. Printed the "Save the dates" 6 per piece of paper, then cut them into individual magnets and posted them with the christmas cards.

Was really exciting to visit at christmas/new year etc and see people had stuck the magnets up on fridges, radiators etc ?

We sent ours roughly 1 year before our wedding as its an xmas wedding midweek we thought best make sure people are available.

We didn't do magnets... we gave people crackers and instead of a joke they got a lil card inside with the Save The Date details ?

We sent ours roughly 1 year before our wedding as its an xmas wedding midweek we thought best make sure people are available.

We didn't do magnets... we gave people crackers and instead of a joke they got a lil card inside with the Save The Date details ?

Josie - that's a fab idea, love it!

We are getting married 27th May 2011 (my counter is wrong lol)

We sent ours out last week, as its a Friday. We only sent them to the day guests as they will need to book time off work etc.

Got mine from Visaprint, got 50 for £15 I think. They are magnets and look great!

That looks Fab Belinda! You're getting wed the day before me ?

I'll have a look on Visaprint as a few people have used them by the sounds of it.

Thanks for your help/replies ladies xx

Ive used vistaprint for my magnets and invitations....one word of advice join the site and wait a few days or so and they will send you LOADS of free offers....i got 50 magnets and only paid for the postage and you can choose the postage you want...i went for slowest as i am not getting married till march 2011 so i wasnt too fussed when they came but vistaprint sent them loads quicker...highly recommented...hope this helps....x

Ooo I'm also getting married on 28/05/2011

I have got save the date magnets and they will be going out 1 year before and the invites 3/4 months before.

I also got mine off vistaprint. I paid £11 for 50 and they have a picture of us on them too.