When to send save-the-dates (covid era!)?

10-12 months out.

Typically, Save The Dates would be sent around 6-8 months ahead of time, though for a destination wedding, I would send them a little earlier to give your guests time to make travel plans, maybe 8-12 months ahead of time (depending on how far away the destination is for the guests)? I wouldn't suggest sending them too early, but a year in advance is about as far ahead of time that I would send them.

About a year ahead of time is reasonable for a destination wedding. Any earlier than that, and you run the risk of guests forgetting or your save the date being filed away in a drawer never to be seen again. I wouldn't even have a 2022 calendar to mark anything down on yet. I think it's totally fair to start circulating by word of mouth right now! But leave the official communication until around this time next year.

We are getting married in November and I am planning on them going out with Holiday cards! We have already encountered some family telling us they were planning a wedding 2 days before ours, but no one has said anything yet! So I am trying to get them out ASAP!

I would not send them more than 10-months out. We sent ours at 7-months and people still forgot about it. LOL...

10-12 months..same as for a non-covid wedding. People need notice to schedule time off and save up for travel as need be.

I wouldn't send them out any sooner than 12 months prior, there's a lot that can happen and be forgotten in a year anymore than that I feel like people will forget.

Thank you everyone for all of the quick responses! We will plan to send them about 12 months prior and in the meantime, maybe share by word of mouth to close family and friends!

If it's destination but not out of the country type destination, I would still stick with the 6-8 months time frame. I have family coming from NY and I'm in NV but I still sent our save the dates at 6 months. If it's out of the country then I would send it closer to the 8 month mark but no earlier than 10 months.

If you send magnets, the date will not be forgotte, unlike a card that may get tossed out.

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I think that's the perfect plan! 👍

You can definitely let your immediate family know the date to save, but wait to send official Save the Dates to your guest list until closer to 12 months out!