Should You Send Save the Dates for Your Wedding?

If you decide to send Save the Date Cards, it's recommended to do so shortly after setting your wedding date, especially if it's several months in the future or lands around a holiday. With everyone's busy schedules, it's a great idea to give them advance notice of your wedding date so they can be sure to attend.

Even if you don't send them to all your guests, you'll want to send them to close family members and friends. Guests who need to make travel arrangements to attend will also appreciate receiving them, especially if you are having a destination wedding.

It's easy to be creative and have fun when choosing your Save the Dates since there are so many different varieties and designs available.

All designs are printed with your wedding date and names and some even give the option of including the wedding location. Blank white mailing envelopes are usually included in the price no matter which design you choose.

Be sure to list at the bottom of your Save the Date the phrase "invitation to follow" so guests know your wedding invitation will be coming at a future date. This is also why it's imperative that everyone who receives your Save the Date also receives your wedding invitation.

Photo Save the Date is a terrific way to introduce yourselves to wedding guests since not all of them may have met your fiance. Many designs give you the chance to share a favorite photo. Many others, including the one shown here that resembles a photo booth strip, feature multiple photos. These also make great keepsakes for guests and can give you a way to share your engagement photo with family and friends. Photo designs available include both cards and magnets.


Calendar Sticker Cards are a fun way of announcing
your wedding date. The card contains a removable seal for your guests to place directly on their calendar as a reminder of your upcoming wedding date. The sticker contains your wedding date and the initials of you and your fiance.




Announcement Cards can be as creative or as simple as you like. They come in varying designs, colors and themes from whimsical to more traditional. Some of them even come in creative shapes.





Magnets have become a favorite choide and why not since your guests can easily stick them onto their refrigerator as a reminder. Some magnets have the option of including one or more photos and some actually show a calendar of your wedding date month with your date circled for easy reference.





Postcards are another great option that can actually save you a little money since postcard stamps cost less than regular 1st class stamps. You also avoid the extra steps of inserting and sealing since postcard mailing eliminates envelopes. Simply address the back side, add postage and mail.





Scratch-Off Cards are sure to put a smile on your guests' faces as they scratch off the spots, like a lottery ticket, to reveal the date of your upcoming wedding. They will definitely make your date memorable. You will find many amusing designs to choose from.

Zazzle.com is a cool website that gives you a some options for creating your very own custom wedding stamps - upload your own design or photo OR shop their marketplace which has a tremendous selection of already-designed wedding-themed stamps. You even have the option to add text to your stamp design.

What a great way to add that extra special touch to the outside of your Save the Date and wedding invitation envelopes!

You could even share your engagement photo by using it to create your custom stamps for mailing your invitations.

Zazzle offers 3 different sizes of stamps in the various increments of postage depending on the weight of your ready-to-mail invitations.

Be sure to take one of your invitation ensembles to your local Post Office to have it weighed so you choose the correct amount of postage for your custom stamps.

Click on the stamp designs above to view all the details about those particular designs or click here to see many, many more wedding related stamp designs on Zazzle.com or to create your own design.

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