Save the date as invite??

You could always opt for virtual invitations if you don’t want to send paper ones or just skip save the dates and just do paper invitations

You can skip save the dates, but you can't skip the part where you're actually inviting guests to your wedding, the invitation. They aren't one in the same.

I personally would send them separately. Like the previous comment mentioned, you can skip the Save The Dates, but I wouldn't send the invitations (regardless of whether you choose an emailed or mailed invite) until 2-3 months prior to your wedding.

Skip the save the date and just send invitations with an online RSVP. A save the date is not an invitation, so that would be confusing to treat it as such. By skipping save the dates and skipping RSVP cards, you will save money.

If you're trying to save money, then what I'd recommend is sending the save the date as an evite (which you can do for free) and then the actual invitation as a paper invite.

I second Hanna! This is a great way to save money. I think save the dates are important if youre inviting more than just immediate family/close friends, but its ok to go simple, and they should be separate from the invitation. My third invitations I made on canva and printed at cvs for $12 for like 70 of them.

Those are completely different things.A save the date is sent out 6-12 months before to give people time to schedule vacations and make travel arra3. They are not a formal invite. A save the date can be sent to your guest list free of charge online or via text.


An actual invite is a paper copy with all the details of location and time sent 6-8 weeks before the wedding.
If cost is a concern for the actual invites, try Canva.com and have them printed at the local Staples, or find an inexpensive set on Etsy or Ann's Bridal Bargains. Costco also sells them inexpensively.

View Quoted Comment I think I worded that really weirdly. I didn’t mean just send a save the date. I meant not have like a full proper invitation. Like, is a postcard style wedding invite OK?? 😝

View Quoted Comment You can. It would come across as very informal. It might be confusing to some of your guests. Make sure you have a place online set up for them to reply.

I recommend you do virtual invitations/e-invites if you want to save money.

View Quoted Comment People take their cues on how formal the wedding is, from the style of the invitations. A postcard is fine if you are having a wedding in the woods or on a beach , with no gown ( street length dress to white jeans). And the meal will be an informal picnic or cookout. Expect the guests in nice jeans or sundresses. If you want anything more dressy, use a nicer more formal invitation. And no links or mention, anywhere, of gifts, registries, or money ever in an invitation or a Save. The place to save money is on the Save. Those were not used until recently, and a lot of people still tell the people who need advance notice , live or in a phone call or an email. No matter how formal your ceremony , clothing, meal service, or invitation are, the extra notice months ahead is always an informal thing. Still, no mention from you of gifts money or registries. *** But always, if anyone asks you what gift you would like, or if you are saving money for a major purchase, you may then mention your registry, or say you are saving for a new car, house, a dining room set, whatever.*** And fill in your family, since people will ask them.