If you are planning to celebrate your wedding over a holiday
weekend, or your invitation list will include a number of out-of-town guests,
Save-the-Date cards should be an important part of your plans.Generally, they
are sent out as early as six months prior to the wedding. Because they will give guests a sneak preview
of the degree of formality and tone of the wedding, try to select cards that
are consistent with the invitations you will send later.
Formal wording and paper styles should be used for invitations
to formal and church weddings.
Traditional fonts would be appropriate.
If your wedding is expected to be less formal and held in a hotel or
reception facility, you may use a somewhat more informal style with your
wedding papers.Individuality can be expressed by choosing unique sizes and
textures of papers. You may also choose
to add color, overlays and/or ribbons.
Know that announcements are nice to send to those who live
far away or who are unlikely to be able to attend wedding. They are addressed, stamped and ready to be
mailed immediately after the ceremony.
Usually the bride's mother (or trusted associate) is responsible for
mailing them.
Unless the wedding is a totally informal and intimate event,
plan to include a printed reply card with a self-stamped, preaddressed envelope.
Optional enclosures you may wish to choose are cards for
dinner preferences, or if the wedding is planned as a weekend event, guest may
be give the option to choose activities they may wish to attend.
Plan to mail your invitations ten to twelve weeks prior to
the event.
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