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Hi there! A close friend of mine is also getting married in Colorado (though we live in NY now) but she and her FH marry in May 2017, and they're just now sending out Save the Dates this week (to family all over the US)!

Also I might add that I just tried to shorten Save The Dates to "STD's" and am laughing to myself. Lol

Save the Dates 6 months in advance. Invites probably 8 weeks in advance since it seems like it's a DW for a lot of your guests.

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We were married in Colorado. (We live here but almost 80% of the guests traveled)

We skipped save the dates. Easy place to move money toward other things. I don't they are a need to have. Just a nice to have. We just verbally told people the date when collecting addresses.

Send out invitations 10-6 weeks before depending on when you need to get final headcount to the caterer.

Yes 6-8 months in advance

I would send save the dates about 7-8 months prior for your event, since many people are traveling. Invites should be about 2-3 months prior, depending on how early you need to submit numbers to your caterer.

It's a good idea to send save he dates. We sent ours out at about 7 months ahead of time.