Save the Dates??

We have booked our venue for May 2023 and I’m itching to send out save the dates 😂 We haven’t confirmed a registrar yet though, so that’s the only thing stopping me. Once that’s booked I’ll be sending them out straight away!

Save the dates are earlier the better in my opinion for your absolute must-have guest list. However, it’s easier to send an invite to someone later down the line than retract a save the date so if you’re not 100% sure that you’re still going to be super close with some people, maybe send theirs a little nearer the time.

Our covid cancelled wedding was three years in the planning and our guest list for the new date is a little different from the original.

Our wedding is July 2022 and I sent the Save the Dates out in March this year. I had already received a Save the Date in December 2020 for a wedding that is after mine in August 2022 so basically do what you like!
If you are ready to send them out then I would do so as there is a lot of movement in the industry at the moment due to Covid messing everyone’s plans up! It is good to be prepared!

I just wanted to say "hi"! I've found my people on here haha. I am also booked for September 2023. I feel like I am looking at everything so early?! But the great thing is I seem to have the pick of absolutely everything! (First choice registrar time, bands, decor, catering...). I am loving planning but trying not to get too carried away. I won't be sending my save the dates until mid-2022. A) Its just too soon and people will forget (ruining the intention of a save the date), B) Honestly I don't know if I will make new friends / lose others inbetween now and then! My guest list could change and people could change priority. I know thats a bit harsh but its the truth.

View quoted message Yay! What date is September are you?
Very true! Think we will hold off a little longer. I might give those travelling really far the heads up as I have people travelling from Australia.

View quoted message I’m 2nd September we just booked our venue on Monday this week

View quoted message Ah congratulations!! We are 22nd also booked ours on Monday 😁

View quoted message Oh how funny! I think I’m going to end up having the whole entire thing booked and organised before the end of this year 🙈 Have you sorted out your registrar?

View quoted message Haha I would love that and then no stress until the day!
Not yet, we can’t book ours until 24 months in advance. Have you?

View quoted message The only fear is what if I start changing my mind haha. Yeah we’ve been really lucky with Oxfordshire because they are already taking bookings. They’ve reserved the date and time and I just have to call up on 25th May to confirm it and pay.

View quoted message Thanks fantastic! I have literally put it in my calendar to contact them on 22ns sept this year haha

Send them whenever you want too! With everything that’s happened over the past year and a half loads of people will also want to book loads of holidays and trips away and stuff so sending them now would be great so they know to not book anything over that date! We are getting married next august and sent ours as soon as we booked the church back in February

View quoted message Exactly what I was thinking!
I think I’m going to send them either September so it’s 2 years or with Christmas cards

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This is me too! We have booked our venue for August 2023 and I am itching to get things like this started but trying to be ever so patient until we have booked the registrar! Have to wait until this August to do it though as the local council website says 2yrs in advance. Don't they know its giving me palpitations not being able to know the most important bit is booked!? haha!