When did you send out Save the Dates?

They get sent 6-8 months in advance. If a select few are traveling far, you can let them know the date beforehand via call or text if they need to book travel.

We sent ours out at the 6 month mark (early Nov for our wedding last May). in hindsight i wish we had only sent them to our VIPs and family--a STD locks you in, guestlist-wise. (i'd include your overseas family as VIPs, obviously! anyone who you really want to be there and who has to travel a fair amount to get there should receive a STD.)

Date twin! We're sending ours out in April, but we have reached out to anyone who has to fly to let them know.

I'm getting married in August, I sent them out 2 days after xmas.

That wasn't my original plan. Another girl was getting married the same day and I felt I had to rush and send the save the dates asap. Originally I was going to send them at the end of January/beginning of February. But technically it is 6-8 months ahead of time

Our dates are 9/14 & 15, and we're (fingers crossed) selecting our STDs tonight and finalizing our list numbers next week. We're looking to send them out mid-February.

I'm getting married Oct 13th of this year and I'm sending mine out next week. According to the knot app I should be sending them on the 23rd of January. It's a semi destination wedding, where 90% of the guests have a 5 hour drive so I'd rather send them out early.

We didn't do them. I think they're a waste of money. We used word of mouth to pass along our wedding date.

The recommended time-frame is to send save the dates 6-8 months before your wedding date, but almost all of my friends have sent them out a year in advance! People's schedules can book up quickly, and early notice never hurts!