save the date dilema

Only send them to the evening guests if you are having specific 'evening' save the dates done. Otherwise they will assume they're invited to the full day.

Something like 'Save the date for our evening reception' would be fine.

You don't really need to send them to evening guests if you don't want to. We didn't send any at all, even to day guests.

If I received a save the date I would probably assume I'd be invited to the whole day. If you want to send them to everyone, perhaps word them differently for the evening ones so people know and aren't disappointed. A sort of 'Save the Evening'....

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They generally just go out to the day guests, I think.

Only to the day guests unless you do seperate ones which make it clear that the invite is for the evening only. We sent only to day guests as we haven't even finalised our evening guest list yet and won't do until probably 6 months before the wedding (maybe even later)

Same here, we re only sending save the date cards to the day guests that we know will definitely be wanted to "save the date!". The others will just receive an invitation. The guests list however, will be finalised just before we decide to send them out, as i know some people have lost contact with.