Do people really toss out save the date magnets?

Honestly, I used to live with two other girls, and we would get save the dates (postcards, magnets etc) and we would put them up on the fridge. However, once the event is over, we would toss them. We just didn’t see the point in keeping something that had people’s face and old info on our fridge. Especially since we were in that period in our life when EVERYONE we knew was getting married — we were running out of space on the fridge to put these things on! Lol.


My husband is super sentimental though and he honestly keeps wedding invitations and programs from all the weddings he’s attended. He literally has a giant banker’s box filled with them!

I didn’t do the magnets but I was invited to a wedding in 2017 she gave me a wooden magnet and till this day it is still on my fridge lol I can’t speak for everyone but for me it is a memory and I love keeping little things like that

I meant tossing them out before the invite arrives..is what I've read is common. But I can understand not wanting to keep them after the wedding is over unless it's a best friend.

We keep all STDs and invites on our fridge whether they be in postcard format or magnet. We usually throw them out after the wedding date has past.

We can't justify spending extra money on STDs in magnet form, when our guests will more than likely put it on their fridge with a magnet anyways lol. Plus when they throw them out, paper will break down more quickly/has a better chance of getting recycled than a magnet does!

I've got multiple Save The Dates (both magnets and non-magnets) on my fridge, some from more than 4 years ago. Once I put them there, they stay, lol. I do enjoy keeping them, they're cool memories from my friends and family member's weddings. I think people are more likely to save magnets, because they can just add them to the fridge, while paper can get lost in the shuffle of other papers (bills, junk mail, etc).

You know I keep hearing this exact same thing about sending any kind of announcement. I’d prefer a magnet over a letter or picture, save the date can be stuck on the fridge as a reminder and a memory. Anything else can be tossed to the side, out of sight out of mind.

View Quoted Comment That makes perfect sense!

View Quoted Comment Agree completely

I mean, a magnet is a magnet, I didn't know people just tossed them lol! Unless their fridge is literally overflowing, and dependent on quality/strength. My FH has one that's at least 5 years old because he had it when we met. However, it is a heavy duty magnet with the glassy/Resin coating (and not like the cheap thin kind business's used to send out.) Not sure how to explain because I'm more expert 😅 I'm also the sentimental type so I have paper StD and invites, thanks yous, etc. On our fridge, too.


In general I'd say I'd keep a StD magnet until it became damaged, unless it was cheaply made and couldn't be used to hold things- like one's that are just strong enough to hold their own weight and nothing else, y'know?

To be completely honest, I think I've toss every wedding related stationary I've received, paper or magnet. Typically, I toss the save the dates once the invites are received and toss the invite after the wedding. I 100% expect this to happen with our save the dates and invites.

Funny, last year I wrote a rant on these cussed magnets! Hate them! Our cabinets are wood, our walls are plaster, brick, and fieldstone. One fridge has a wood door, the other 2 are glass. The only steel, iron nickel, or cobalt or magnetic surface is on the hot surfaces of our woodstoves handles of our oven, door knocer, fireplace andirons, and the insides of brushed stainless steel sinks. We have a cork board for postings, and 2 medium and large Rolodexes with card slots for every day of the year, up to 4 slots for every day. for a busy family. In one of the barns we have a brushed stainless steel set of refrigerator doors.
No metal for magnets here

Wrought iron is magnetic. Should we wrap Saves around the railings?
We get a magnetic Save, we copy the info on a piece of paper to stick on the corkboard, paper calendar, or on large rolodex cards. The rest goes right ito the compactor where little kids and big pups will not discover it is chewy, but can kill you if eaten. What a waste that the picture has to be discarded. Photo postcards used as Daves we post, we collect, and save long term.

Yes, if it's not someone who is my rock (i.e. mom) then I toss it about one year after the wedding.

I personally throw them out because our refrigerator is stainless steel and doesn't hold magnets.

I keep STDs and invites as long as they're relevant, and if they aren't a magnet, I still put them on the fridge. Non-magnet stuff gets tossed after. I still have all my STD magnets though. A magnet is a magnet 🤷‍♀️. They are often used to hold up the non-magnet STDs and invites lol.

I keep them, magnet or otherwise. I'm sentimental. 😊

Personally, I don’t toss them right after I get them but I think most people probably do get rid of them after the wedding is over. Unless it’s an extremely close family member then I’m sure they might keep it

I hate clutter. My mom is a sentimental hoarder who still has boxes of 30 year old generic birthday and holiday cards. I'm the opposite. I toss STDs/wedding invites immediately after the wedding is over. Whether or not the couple decided to spend $10 a fancy embossed acrylic invite wrapped in tissue paper and sealed in wax or make it a magnet or whatnot would have no bearing on my decision. Unless I'm that close to you that I'd want to keep a photo of you up in my house anyway, then I'm not going to just keep a photo or memento of you on my fridge just because decided to put a magnet backing on the back. If I was in the photo, took the photo, had a significant role in the wedding, or it somehow represented my connection to you (like say I introduced you and your fiance and the photo was taken at the place where you first met, all thanks to me), then in might be different but in general the biggest event in your life is a rather insignificant event in my life and I don't need a reminder of it on my fridge forever. Once you have your wedding, the thing I'll keep and cherish are photos of/from the event itself.

I also toss Christmas cards and other photo greetings soon after the holiday is over.

View Quoted Comment I definitely agree on that. Some photos/mementos are great to keep and others are ok to toss.


I meant before the wedding invite arrives, do people toss them out? I've read that this the case. I wouldn't expect anyone besides a best friend or parent to keep anything after the wedding is over.

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Oh gotcha.

I usually keep the STD until the invite arrives, and then replace the STD with the invite and keep that until the wedding has passed. Sometimes I will hold onto the invite a bit longer if I can repurpose it as part of a gift for the couple or want to refer to it later if I'm sending a gift after the wedding. I don't think I've ever tossed the STD before getting the invite though, because I find the STD useful for having all the necessary information, and I often refer to the couples wedding website, make travel plans, and book accommodations even before the official invite comes.

If it’s the wedding of someone I’m pretty close with, I keep save the dates until I get the wedding invitation. Then, I toss them. I toss the invitation as soon as the wedding is over.
Otherwise, I just write down the information in my planner and put it in my phone and toss them right away.