Save the Dates: Formal or Not?

Just make sure that everyone who gets this card will definitely be on your final wedding guest list: Once you tell someone to save your wedding date, there's no turning back. Be sure to include "Formal invitation to follow" at the bottom of your wedding save-the-date card and guests will know there's more to come. Here are a few examples of how people announce their wedding:

Formal Notice

Jack and Jill

are getting married on

July 5, 2005

San Francisco, California

Formal invitation to follow

Fun & Flirty

He proposed ... she said 'Yes'!

Jack Jill

will tie the knot

July 5, 2005

Chicago, Illinois

Formal invitation to follow

Totally Carefree

We're taking the plunge!

Hope you'll be there to celebrate our flight.

Jack & Jill

say "I Do"

July 5, 2005

Nantucket Island

Formal invitation to follow

Hey Mrs. Joseph!

Magnets are a great way to go with save the dates. Check out ours at:

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Thanks, but my FH isn't into magnets. We are going rather formal.

They are definitely more fun and not formal. And do not put all the info on there! That is for the invitations. On ours we had Save The Date, our names, the date of the wedding, and our website. That was it! And some people do include the city, state it will be in.

Your Save-the Date does not have to be formal- and it doesn't have to match your invitation (you may not even have colors in mind yet) Do something that you love and feel good about- You are sending them to the people that are nearest and dearest (b/c they only go to the people that are DEFINITELY invited) so have fun with it

Thats what I was thinking, too....

Our Save the Date is a magnet that looks like a film strip from a photo booth. It has nothing on it except "save the date", our names, wedding date, and website. It also says "formal invitation to follow". I don't think they should be formal at all!!! It's just a heads up for your out of town guests so they can plan ahead. besides if you put everything on your save the date what's the point in sending out an invitation? Also, when you send them out you may not have all the details yet, like I don't even know what time my ceremony starts!

Good Luck!

Yeah, I think I'll keep it more informal. Otherwise why waste money on postage.. LOL

We're sending out postcards (more tree-friendly cuz we're saving on envelopes plus less postage). It has our e-pic with our names, date of wedding and city. we also mentioned that an invitation is to follow.

Didnt read all the responses but you absolutely do not need to include all the information on your save the dates. All you need is the date and city you're getting married in. Tell your friend to go watch a basketball game or something and leave the wedding details to the women lol

I think if you included all the information from the invitation people would get confused (thinking that was the invitation!). Save the date should be just that: "hey y'all, we're getting married here on this day.. so make plans accordingly!" You can include your website addy though where you've probably added most of the invitation info, so those that are curious about that stuff can get a sneak peak before the actual invites go out!

Also, mine were def more fun than formal. They were designed to match the invites, but they were printed on magnets and had a more laid back vibe to 'em than the actual invites do. I've seen formal ones though.. it's just whatever tickles you!

I don't also don't think that Save the date is as formal as the invite. It should say as you put

Name & Name

are getting married

Hershey, PA

Jan 12,2010

Invitation to follow

this is how I have seen it everywhere I have looked. and any kind of message. As well as my default is a sample of one of my save the dates I have others in my profile pics.

I also want to include my website but I wasn't thinking when I made these, that is an easy fix tho.

good luck

Mine said:

Please save the date for our wedding...

names

October 10, 2010

Los Angeles, CA

Formal invitation to follow.

I made postcards through vistaprint and on the back I put travel information - our hotel block, closest airports (and distance) and the fact that transportation will be provided to the ceremony and reception. They are being mailed to out of town guests so they can make travel plans in advance if they'd like. Some people also put their wedding website on the cards.

My wedding is semi-formal, and yet I used postcards. Save the Dates are supposed to be less formal, actually.

It definitely does not have to be formal. using postcards is a good way to go if you dont like magnets. we used magnets and everyone loves them and theres one on the fridge of every person we know. lol. theres a pic on the main page of my website. but also, vistaprint.com is awesome. cant stress them enough. inexpensive but not cheap stuff, fast service, and good quality. i spent $15 on my save the dates including shipping. i used slow shipping and got everything in a week and a half.

We used magnets with our picture on it all it sayed was save the date we are getting married with the date, city, state and location.

Just remember as mentioned above include everyone on your invitation list who got a save the date.

They don't need to be formal this is just a hey mark your calendar thing. Good luck!

To be honest, I want to use magnets, but the FH vetoed that. He thinks its kinda cheesy. I like them, though, and wanted to do the same kind that kelseyj did. Since we haven't taken our engagement photos, I guess that's ok...

yeah, I'm gonna not make them super formal. I would love to do a postcard, too (love the idea of having travel info on the back....but I decided to do my RSVP's as postcards. Don't want to do too many postcards.

Too bad your FH doesn't like the magnets... I loose everything so something stuck to my fridge helps! haha!

Informal and add the wedding website address too...so ppl can look up additional info, maps, registries, personal stories, messages, hotel, and photos.

My save the dates are simple magnets that I designed myself to go with my invites. They simply say save the date, our names, the date, "formal invitation to follow", and our website URL. They are very informal.

That's what people are gonna do with it anyways - stick it on the fridge with a magnet. might as well go ahead and send them the magnet lol!