Friday, May 25, 2012
You might know all the ins and outs of sending luxury wedding invitations, but save-the-date etiquette, wording, and even design ideas are sometimes less clear.
Save-the-date cards are sent to your guests 6 to 8 months before your wedding date so that your guests can mark it on their calendars and make travel arrangements. They should be sent out even sooner, up to a year in advance, if you are having a destination wedding or during a high travel season. For instance, Cape Cod in the summer, San Diego during Comic-Con International, Mexico in the winter during peak travel season or perhaps Washington, DC during an inauguration. If you are getting married in a relatively small town, you’ll still have to check, you might end up competing with hotel rooms with the annual Texas Bigfoot abductees support group (you never know). The point of using a Save The Date is to be gracious to your guests by giving them enough time with their busy schedules so that they can make travel arrangements well enough in advance and maybe use those airline and credit card points. Save-the-date notices are also used for non destination weddings if more than 25% of your guests are coming in from out of town and your event coincides with a peak travel season.
Digby & Rose, a leading online resource, designer, and letterpress print shop for wedding invitations & stationery wants to help you with your save-the-date cards. Their first wedding guide covered how to choose a wedding photographer and their second guide below will give you everything you need to know about save-the-date etiquette, wording, and even ideas for custom cards.
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Thursday, May 24, 2012
See more examples of invitation wording and layouts here.
Bride & Groom’s Parents Invite Wording 1
Mr. and Mrs. Aidan Kruse
and
Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Long
invite you to share in the joy of the marriage uniting their children
Marie Kruse
and
Everett Long
on Saturday, the tenth of May
two thousand nineteen
at one o’clock in the afternoon
Elite Soiree
Miami, FL
Bride & Groom’s Parents Invite Wording 2
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Andrews
and
Mr. and Mrs. Richard High
invite you to witness the union of their families as
Christy Andrews
and
George High
are married in an
African cultural ceremony of
jubilation
on Saturday, the ninth of April
two thousand nineteen
at four o’clock in the evening
Clear Lake African Methodist Church
16302 Sea Lark Rd
Houston, TX
Bride & Groom’s Parents Invite Wording 3
God has led two lives
to take one path
The honour of your presence is requested at the marriage of
Christine Bong
and
Damir Ara
on Friday, the fourteenth of November
two thousand nineteen
at six o’clock in the evening
The Biltmore Hotel
Miami, FL
Doctor and Mrs. Tack
&
Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Snapp
Bride & Groom’s Parents Invite Wording 4
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Sachs
and
Major General and Mrs. Patrick Shultz
request the honour of your
presence at the marriage of
their children
Nichelle Sachs
and
Noah Shultz
as they happily unite their
hearts, their lives and their cultures through marriage
on Saturday, the sixteenth of September
two thousand nineteen
at seven o’clock in the evening
Viceroy Miami
Bride & Groom’s Parents Invite Wording 5
The weather outside may be
frightful, but the wedding inside will be delightful
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Dwyer
and
Doctors Marcus and Maureen Olson
invite you to share in the joy of the marriage uniting
their children
Cailtin
and
Liam
Friday, the first of July
two thousand nineteen
six o’clock in the evening
Epic Hotel
270 Biscayne Blvd. Way
Miami, FL
Bride & Groom’s Parents Invite Wording 6
The Jones and Piunti families invite you to share in the joy of the marriage uniting
their children
Lindsay
and
Kyle
on Saturday, the fifth of June
two thousand nineteen
at six o’clock in
the evening
Conrad Hotel
Miami, FL
Reception immediately
following ceremony
Bride & Groom’s Parents Invite Wording 7
In the celebration of love….
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Linton
and Mr. and Mrs. Mark Buster
invite you to share in the joy of the marriage uniting their lovely children
Margaret Elizabeth
and
Clayton Lee
on Saturday, the second of February
two thousand nineteen
at three o’clock in the afternoon
L’Auberge Del Mar
1540 Camino Del Mar
Del Mar, CA
Reception immediately following
Bride & Groom’s Parents Invite Wording 8
And the two
shall become one…
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Gates
and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Malcom
request the honour of your presence at the marriage uniting their children
Kristen Sarah
and
Keith Joseph
as they begin their new life
together
on Sunday, the third
of August
two thousand nineteen
at half past two o’clock in the afternoon
The Westin San Diego
675 L Street
San Diego, CA
Bride & Groom’s Parents Invite Wording 9
With joyful hearts,
Justin and Kelly Denton
and
Jim and Joyce Sexton
invite you to the
marriage ceremony uniting
Josielyn Denton
and
Jonathon Sexton
on Saturday, July 1, 2019
at 6 o’clock in the evening
The Bristol
1055 First Avenue
San Diego, CA
Bride & Groom’s Parents Invite Wording 10
The families of
Joanna Leigh Roberts
and
Andrew Rex Hargreaves
invite you to join in the celebration of their marriage
Saturday, September 6, 2018
at 6 o’clock in the evening
The Inn at Rancho Sante Fe
5951 Linea De Cielo
Rancho Sante Fe, California
Reception to follow the ceremony
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Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Eloped Invitation Wording 1
Because you are good friends,
we thought you’d like to know
that we ran off and got married.
We did it on the go!
Jennifer Lang
and
Harry Banks
tied the knot
on April 24th, 2019
Las Vegas, Nevada
and now reside in their new home:
3222 Woodland Dr NW
Washington, DC
Eloped Invitation Wording 2
We’ve Eloped!
Join us at a
Brunch Reception
on Saturday, April 17, 2019
at 12:00 a.m.
Gotham Hall
1356 Broadway
New York, NY
Tagen and Robert Capone
Eloped Invitation Wording 3
Time moves so quickly and so, too, does life
we were so anxious to be husband and wife
our days were filled, our schedules too
so we ran off and said our I do’s!
Lori Strubbe
and
Timothy Stein
eloped
on May 24, 2019
Napa Valley, CA
and now happily at their home:
1528 Swann St NW
Washington, DC
Eloped Invitation Wording 4
We’ve Eloped!
Please be our guest at a
casual reception in our honor
on Sunday, July 4th, 2019
at 4 o’clock in the afternoon
Our Home
1708 Newton St NW
Washington, DC
Jessica Flores
and
Tony Myers,
the newly
“Mr. and Mrs. Myers”
Eloped Announcement Wording 5
Please join us for
Champagne & Appetizers
in celebration of our marriage
on Saturday, December 1, 2019
at 5 o’clock in the evening
Cafe St. Bart’s at St. Bartholomew’s Church
325 Park Ave
New York, New York
Elissa and Nicholas Carmen
Eloped Announcement Wording 6
Although we couldn’t have
you there in person,
you were with us
on our special day!
We were joined in matrimony on Saturday, April 18th, 2019
Niagara Falls, NY
Our new residence:
Kathi and Travis Ross
3106 N St NW
Washington, DC
Eloped Announcement Wording 7
Making their friendship so true after great times and happiness, they’ve said
“I do!”
Trisha & Jason
were married on
February 9, 2019
Maui, Hawaii
Eloped Announcement Wording 8
We set sail for a much needed vacation, and we tied the knot in a tropical destination!
Whitney Kahn
and
Zach Rutherford
were married
Wednesday, November 3rd, 2019
Compass Point, New Providence
Eloped Announcement Wording 9
We’re hooked on each other…
We cast our lines
into the sea of love,
and we both hooked a keeper!
Susan McDermott
and
Tim Guidry
were married at sunset
June 1st, 2019
Serena Cay, Dominican Republic
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