Save The Date Christmas Card

I haven't been able to figure out save the dates and realized that since I have to do Christmas cards anyways I might as well make it a 2 in 1 deal... I am doing pretty traditional christmas cards and wanted to add a magnet inside that says save the date but I want the wording on the card to somehow mention that we are newly engaged... HELP! I dont know what to do!?!

You do realize that the weight of the magnet will add to your postage cost? Why don't you just type out a half-page note on very pretty light parchment paper and tuck it inside the card. "Christmas 2008 will be extra special for us this year because we can finally announce that we're engaged to be married in Baton Rouge on June 11, 2009. Please save the date as invitations will be mailed in mid-April.

2008-12-04 15:23:47 by TheFutureMrsMize

Tell me what is in your heart the words you want to say They're woven into poetry for that very special day. Unique just like a snowflake ...

My save the dates for my wedding will be going out with my christmas cards, I'd like to have a card that holds them but can't seem to find anything. They are magnets but the same size as a business card. Anyone have any ideas?

I would not go as far as calling this a 'tacky' thing to do. If you are doing it for budget reasons that is fine, however please do know that wedding things should be kept separate from everything else. Besides this is your special day, you shouldn't have to send it with anything! I sent out my wedding thank yous along with my christmas cards two years ago. Hubby and I sat down, for what seemed like forever hehe, and wrote out each thank you and christmas card. Then addressed and stamped each envelope, so each thank you had its own envelope and each card had its own. We did it this way because 1) wedding and holidays are two separate things, and 2) this way we knew everyone would get a thank you and christmas card, this was very important because we bought a new home and wanted to make sure everyone had our new address.

All that being said don't kill yourself with getting a christmas card that can hold the save the date. They are probably very expensive anyway. And like I said before if you are doing this for budget reasons you probably don't have the extra cash anyway, if you must just stick them in the card. Just take a day and send them separately.

Oh and Congrats!

2009-11-18 06:39:19 by

My husband and I are planning an Anniversary Pary for New Year's Eve 2008. We originally eloped, so this 5 year mark will also include a Vow Renewal ceremony. We are expecting the majority of his guests to come from out of town, so we bookedeverything (banquet room, hotel rooms, etc.) at one venue. Because it's a holiday, and one many people plan for in advance, is one year advance too much notice for a Save the Date card? The idea is to include something in our Christmas cards.

Also, the ceremony itself is a surprise. We'd just like to invite our guests to a themed Anniversary Celebration, like "The Black & White Affair," where guests would dress is black and white. How would we word something like that?

They are generally sent at least 4-6 months prior to the event but, if you are planning a destination event, such as an island or another country, it is strongly recommended that you send them 12 months in advance if not longer. For seasonally busy and tourist locales or on or around a holiday it is best to send them 9-12 months in advance. Your guests will then have ample time to make all the necessary arrangements needed to be a part of your special celebration and may even extend it into a vacation of their own.

Here are some guidelines on what your cards should state, your names, date of celebration, city or town and state of where it will take place. Also, because Save the date Cards are a recent trend and many that have not attended a wedding, or other event, recently they may mistake them for the actual invitation, so be sure to include something along the lines of, "Invitation to follow", "Invitation and details to follow", "Invitation will follow" this is usually placed at the bottom of the card.

If you need to keep your guest list to a minimum, make a list of close family and friends whom you want to make sure will be able to attend and mail them a Save the Date Card, you do not need to send Save the Date Cards to everyone you are inviting but, every guest that receives a Save the Date Card must also receive an invitation.

You many want to consider sending them separately from your Christmas cards. That is an extremely busy time of year for the postal system and many cards get lost and because people are so busy, some cards don't get opened. An idea would be to send a "Happy New Year" card this year (an unexpected surprise in their mailbox). "One year from today we will celebrate our 5th anniversary and would love for you to join us" - something along those lines.

Strictest etiquette tells you not to include information about attire on your invitation, but this is more often than not being considered an outdated opinion. Guests appreciate clues about how to dress, and are not as instinctively knowledgeable as they used to be.

Are you looking for guests to simply wear black and white clothing or do you mean a black tie event? If just black and white clothing, simply include a simple statement: "Semi-formal "Black and White" attire requested"

If you are having a formal affair, you can just state "Black Tie" or slightly less formal, but peopel will get the idea it's a fancy party, "Black Tie Optional"

There are many options - Semi-formal, cocktail attire, festive attire, creative black tie, white tie, dressy casual, informal.

Have fun planning your special day!

2007-08-09 06:00:45 by foxyblu75

I've always thought that you had to send Save the Date cards under 2 circumstances:
1. Many of your guests are out of towners
2. You're getting married on a holiday weekend (or a busy weekend like the weekend before Christmas, etc..)

I don't fit either of those categories (95% local and it's not a busy weekend at all), yet people have asked when I'm sending the save the date cards. I really wasn't planning on it, but now I'm second guessing myself.

Any ideas as to the rules for Save the Date cards?

We fell in to #2 - got married on December 22 so it was absolutely necessary for us to send them.

I think they're becoming much more common now as something that most people are doing - I think it has more to do with the fact that people are becoming increasingly busier and I think most people appreciate the advanced heads up. I don't think they're a necessity, but I think they can be viewed as a courtesy.

We printed ours at home. We found some nice one-page cardstock with a fireplace painting on it and printed them up. It was really inexpensive. Some others that we've received were really nice too. Our friends were getting married at the beach, so they took a picture of their initials in the sand in a heart...uploaded them to a site like shutterfly.com and sent save the date postcards. My sister-in-law actually sent magnets out with a photo of them (ironically, taken by the photographer at our wedding) and the wedding date, location, etc.

Anyway - it's just a nice thing to do and there are tons of ways to do them inexpensively while still adding a personal touch to them:)

Best of luck!

2009-01-28 09:24:50 by sunshine_emmy

Well I am getting ready to send out my save the dates out beging of Dec. I was thinking it also be a good time to send out Christmas cards as well?? Our save the dates have our engagment photo on the front of them with a thank you note to every one and the hotel info on the back of it? Is it ok to send them with a Christams card?

Thank you ahead of time!!
The save the date would be like a post card...4x6 picture of us...then I would have a seprate Christmas card (just sent in the same enveolpe) if that helps?
The save the date would be like a post card...4x6 picture of us...then I would have a seprate Christmas card (just sent in the same enveolpe) if that helps?

By the way I am not tyring to save $$ We are having a destantaion wedding!!

Not a pot luck bubbles!! It is one thing to give advice or thought but beaing straigh rude is worse and tacky .

Well, the only real risk is that it may get thrown out when people toss their Christmas cards. I am sending our engagement picture with the Christmas cards but I am waiting to send the save the date magnets until Early Feb. to make sure it doesn't get caught up in the hectic holiday stuff. You can do it and it might be fine, but think about it a little.

2007-11-27 14:11:45 by typicalcagirl