Everyone has heard about wedding invitations but now days people are starting to send sending save the date cards as well. So when do you need a save the date card as well as you wedding invitation?

Reason #1 – Destination Wedding

A destination wedding is a prime example of when a save the date card is needed. If you are having a destination wedding your guests will be required to travel and most likely take time off of work. For this reason you will need to give your guests advanced notice about your wedding. Sending out a save the date letting your guests know 5-6 month in advance of your wedding will help ensure your guests will be able to fit your wedding into their schedule.

Reason #2 – Holiday Wedding

Your guests believe it or not are just as busy as you are and on holidays it only gets worse with trying to fit everything in. So if you are planning a wedding over a holiday you will want to give your guests some advanced notice so that they can plan your wedding as part of the holiday events. For a holiday wedding all guests should receive a save the date no matter if they will need to travel or live locally.

Reason #3 – Guests Are Scattered

If your are planning on getting married locally but most of your family and friends are scattered across the nation a save the date will make a lot of sense. Just like a destination wedding your guests will need to make travel plans even though you will not be traveling yourself. Advanced notice of your wedding in this case will be greatly appreciated by your guests.

Reason #4 – Set The Tone Of Your Wedding

Most save the dates are patterned after a wedding invitation suite. If you are having a theme wedding a save the date is a great way of giving your guests an idea of what to plan on. Then because the save the date is part of invite suite you will be able mail matching wedding invitations and keep a consistent theme throughout your wedding stationery.

Reason #5 – Because They Are Fun

A save the date does not need to be as formal as a wedding invitation because of this you can get a little more creative with your save the date. Feel free to add photos of you having fun as a couple. It is also a great way to let everyone know the great news about your upcoming wedding.

In the case that your guests won\’t need travel and won\’t have to request time off of work there is not much of a need for advanced notice. You will only need to send a save a date to those that will need to travel. So keep that in mind when you are ordering your save the dates. You most likely will not need as many save the date cards as you do wedding invitations.

Jeffery has designed over 100 different save the date cards to match almost any wedding style or theme. Checkout his latest designs at http://www.basicinvite.com/save-the-date.html to find the card that matches your style.

Jeffery has designed over 100 different save the date cards to match almost any wedding style or theme. Checkout his latest designs at http://www.basicinvite.com/save-the-date.html to find the card that matches your style.

Author Bio: Jeffery has designed over 100 different save the date cards to match almost any wedding style or theme. Checkout his latest designs at http://www.basicinvite.com/save-the-date.html to find the card that matches your style.

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