Should i just send the invitations and skip the Stds?

Is your wedding a "destination wedding" or just local? I'd just save the money and not send them at this point. Your invites will be just right after them.

I'd save the money and skip them as well

Are all your invitees local? If so, skip. If they are traveling SEND the STD's.

You are right at the sweet spot of sending the STD's. If you elect not to, I would not send initiations until after the first of the year.

I would skip the save the dates unless you’re having a destination wedding or lots of out of town guests. If you mean skip the save the dates and send the invitations now, no, I wouldn’t send the invitations this early.

View Quoted Comment It's not destinations, but we have people coming from out of the country and state.

View Quoted Comment Thank you, my fiance's family is coming from our the state and some people are coming from out the country.

Hey date twin!

We sent our save the dates out in July. And we didnt send them to everyone.

If you already have them, go ahead! We got save the dates for a November wedding in June. And its only across town.

I'd probably just send them to the out of town guests. But it's really up to you.

We just ordered our STDs for our wedding on the same day as you! We were planning to do electronic std but after talking with my family it was easier to just bite the bullet and send a STD postcard - people like putting them on their fridge! We will send invites out on January 1. We have people coming from out of the country and all of FHs family and most of our friends will be at least 8 hours drive.

We didn't do STDs. Just make sure your VIPs know your date and it will be fine. I'm sure everyone has already asked anyway!

We skipped the Save The Dates but contacted family early on since most of them live out of the area.

I would send save the dates if you can, and send them ASAP. People traveling in from out of state really like a heads up.

I chose to save the money and not send them. I created a Facebook event page and that has worked well. For those not online they got the invitation if I had their address, or a phone call. If budget is a concern I say skip them.

If you have a lot of out of town guest and a weekday wedding then I recommend you do send STD. If not you can probably get away with it just make sure they get it with enough time to plan.

That should be fine! We didn't send STDs either, only invitations

Now/soonish is a fine time to send save the dates. Could do a quick/easy e-save the date (with paperless post or something) if you don’t have paper ones yet and don’t want to spend for them. Then, mail invites 8-10 weeks in advance. With many traveling guests, I’d want to make sure they had the date sooner rather than later so they can begin planning for travel

Your invitations should not go out earlier than Jan 15 in this country, and up to a week earlier for out of the country. To arrive at people's homes by 8 weeks before the wedding. Don't send them earlier. . . . You can send STD just to people who have to travel far. But actual STD you buy are completely unnecessary. They are a recent invention. It is fine to give people advance information in a regular letter or early December Christmas card. Or by telephone or email. Of just talk to them, and had them a printed sheet you made, with details. Depending in your phone plan and computer, email or a phone call may not cost you extra. Or at least, far less than postage. Some people clearly need advance information. But there are several ways that work, and meets standards of etiquette too.

We just ordered our save the dates and they’re supposed to be here this week. They’re already addressed so we just need to add a stamp and we’re good to go. My wedding is just a week after yours (5/2) do I don’t think it’s too late if you do it ASAP.
We did ours on Shutterfly and my fiancé entered in our addresses from a spreadsheet and all of our envelopes are coming already addressed. I waited a couple weeks longer than I wanted to because I was also waiting on my fiancé’s mom to give us a few addresses from her side.
Long story short, I don’t think it’s too late if you do them now, and i think if you have out of town guests it’s very beneficial; gives them time to save for flights, get the time off work and book a hotel from your hotel block which they probably wouldn’t know about if not for your wedding website on your save the dates.
Definitely do not send invitations out super early to compensate if you don’t do save the dates

So, I've been told that if you don't send STDs then the invitations go out about a month earlier than you would normally send them out. The reasoning is that for those persons who have to travel they are able to make their travel plans.

Another option - I think mentioned here - is to just send STD to people who have to travel farther to inform them of the when/where, etc. Then send the invitations when you normally would (arriving about 2 months before the wedding) or just a week or two earlier.