Save the date vs invitations...??

As someone who's done it - I would not advise sending out invites too early! We send ours out middle of Jan, for wedding end of May - and had problems in getting replies back because people had forgotton as it was such a long time since we sent them out, some people accepted then declined at the last min, and quite a few people have lost them etc!!

If you don't want to do expensive save the dates then just pass the word through the family and via email to friends etc.

Hi there,

Save the dates are not essential, I would normally advise you send them if you are getting married at certain times of year, i.e summer, christmas etc or getting married abroad, but to be honest, I think you will be fine just sending your invites out.
HTH
Zoe x

Save the Dates are usually sent about a year in advance so I wouldn't worry about sending them at this stage. They are not always necessary - but useful if your wedding is at a peak holiday time or on a weekday and you need to give guests plenty of warning. I would just send the invitations - 3-4 months should be fine!
HTH

Save the dates aren't a must, we only sent them because we are getting married on august bank holiday weekend and we have family all over the wolrd.

If that wasn't the case we wouldn't of sent them and would just be sending our invites 3 months before

I get married in October and haven't bothered with save the date cards, I did put the date in a few christmas cards. Everyone coming to the day do knows the date anyway as our wedding comes up in conversation a lot, I dont think people know what else to talk to me about now.
Id just send an email round if you think people dont know the date.

You don't have to send out save the dates, just let people know the date by word of mouth. I don't think I've ever received a save the date card.

We sent STD's out in Feb 07 for a June 08 wedding. Worked out well and people were glad to know well in advance but I dont think I'd send STD's out now for an October wedding.
Maybe send your invites out in July time.

Like everyone else says, just send the invite about 3-4 months before the wedding.

We had problems with our save the date cards anyway because we sent them out 15 months in advance people thought it was August 2007 not 2008 (although it did state the date clearly). MIL2B thought it was an invite not a save the date.

We had little magnets made. They cost about £50 for 100 and we sent them out about 1 year before. People lose save the date cards, but if you give out a magnet, they can stick it on the fridge and won't forget as they go past it all the time. Our wedding is in the summer so I was worried about people booking up holidays.

xx

Well we recieved an invitation in March to a wedding on the 20th September.

Only problem is that the venue has now been bought out so the poor couple are now finding a new venue and letting all the guests know of the change.