How to Write Save the Date Cards

Save the date cards are a newer trend when it comes to planning weddings. Writing and sending out the cards is one of the first tasks to complete when you're planning your wedding. The save the date card lets everyone know when you are getting married so they can mark it on their calendars. This is especially important if you are planning a destination wedding or a wedding during a busy holiday season. There are some basic rules to follow when writing save the date cards.

Things You'll Need

• Save the date cards Pen Guest list

Instructions

Writing Save the Date Cards

1. Pick your wedding date. This, of course, is the reason you are sending out save the date cards. You want everyone to have plenty of notice to reserve the date.

2. Decide what type of cards you want to send out. You can match the cards to the color of your wedding, pick a theme, make them postcard size, or even include a picture of you and your fiance.

3. Include on the card: bride and groom's names, wedding date and wedding location.

4. Add in any other information you think might be helpful. This could include airline and hotel information and a wedding website, if you have one.

5. Note that an invitation will follow, to avoid any confusion that this is the actual wedding invitation.

6. Mail the save the date cards.

Tips & Warnings

• In general, save the date cards should be sent out four to six months before the wedding. If you are having a destination wedding or a wedding during a holiday season, send the cards out nine to 12 months before the wedding.

• You do not have to send save the date cards to everyone on the guest list, but anyone who receives one must also receive a wedding invitation.

References

• WedAlert.com, Save the Date Cards and Etiquette: Everything You Need to Know

Resources

• VerseIt.com, Words for Your Celebrations