Save the Dates

You can do virtual save the dates and then just do paper invitations?

6 months is plenty of time for STDs

Try e-vite or greetingsisland

We sent our STD mid / late March for our October wedding. The only people it's really beneficial for are the ones traveling from other states. (In our case... that was everyone including us). LOL

It's all good! I freaking out about ours as well. My husband wanted to make special ones so he was in charge of them and he kept putting off doing them. I had wanted them to go out in November before the holidays and he didn't get them done until the first week of December so they ended up going out the second week of December when everyone was sending out holiday cards which is exactly what I wanted to avoid.

Men lol My husband was supposed to make our invitations and told me for about 6 months he was going to make them, but finally a month before they needed to be sent out I told him I was just ordering them. He also was supposed to make our escort cards because he wanted ones that looked like hockey tickets, but after asking him over and over again about them I found a template on Etsy and used that.

Not sure if this will make a difference, but my cousin who I was really close to growing up. Just sent her STD's for her wedding. Her wedding is a week after mine. I'm not sure how many guests she is having. So she sent hers with only 3 months left. I'm sure COVID was part of that reason, but she probably sent them once she got the all clear. Funny thing is now I have to add her to my guest list since I wasn't planning on inviting her but since our weddings are a week apart I feel like I have to now lol!!

I think it is worth it. Save the dates are typically sent at the 6-8 month mark anyway. 10 months for a DW.

I'm guessing she meant to send them earlier but with COVID probably was waiting it out. But I was super surprised to receive the STD. Her brother didn't invite my family to his wedding last year.