Save the Dates/Christmas Cards?

We did a STD/Christmas card last December because we are having a Christmas themed wedding. If not we probably would have done separate STD and Christmas Cards.

ETA: 75% of my family called to tell me I spelled "Merry" wrong......no kidding?........

Someone asked this before and most people said send them separately.

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The cons to this that people have mentioned here in the past are that mail can get lost easier during the holidays because there is so much more mail being sent, and that someone could toss your save the date or not read it thoroughly and just think it was a Christmas card. If you can I'd send them separately! Also you only need to send out STDs 4-6 months before your wedding if most of your guests are in-town, 6-8 months before for out of town weddings!

I did this kinda. When my mom and dad were talking with family over the holidays they also told them about our wedding date. In some of the cards they wrote a note to remind them of the wedding date.

We didn't do any offical save the dates. Just notes or word of mouth. I'd suggest the same. But if you really want to do STDs then sure include them in the christmas cards as a seperate thing.

You can't go wrong with this.

I asked this same question (not on the forum) and was told that they are two separate occasions and therefore need to be sent separately. In the end, I didn't want the STDs to get mixed up with Christmas stuff and sent them by themselves.

This is going against general opinion but I combined them. Our Christmas card had 3 pictures. The third picture said "We're getting married! Save the date!" And had our date spelled out in sunflowers, our main flower.

I would send them separately. I would also recommend waiting until Feb/March so they don't get lost in the holiday shuffle, since STDs can be sent out anywhere from 6-12 months before the wedding.

I would also send them separately. My FH suggested this but I want Christmas cards to be about Christmas and Save the Dates to be about getting married. I don't think the saved postage/printing is really worth the bitter taste some people would probably get in their mouths.

I agree - etiquette would dictate that Christmas Cards be sent separately. If you're sending them out to everyone and there's no difference perhaps instead consider adding a line at the bottom "We wish you the happiest of holidays and hope you'll save the date of our upcoming nuptials!" Maybe even consider sending postcards Save The Dates with this in the message box for those who are receiving it?

Best of luck and congratulations on your engagement!

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Hi ladies! I am in a similar situation...I have to send out my Save the Dates this month (December). They were supposed to be sent out weeks ago but because of printing issues everything has been so delayed. They are photo cards.

My fiance wants to send out holiday cards with a photo from our engagement shoot this year to his coworkers, etc.

Is it obnoxious to send out photo save the date cards and Holiday photo cards in the same month? It just feels like a lot of us sending photos to ourselves haha!