Save the Date question

PreppySailor

When we send invitations for the wedding in May we will send one to each person over the age of 18(plus date). Right now I'm in the process of DIY-ing STDs. Is it Ok to send STD's to "The Simpson Family" instead of 1 to parents, and 1 to each adult child at the house? This would save a lot of money.The back of the STD has information about the hotel we've blocked rooms at. Would it be helpful for them to know that each family member can bring a date for the purposes of booking hotel rooms? Cliff's notes: do STD's need to be sent/addressed the same way invites will be. Or does "Simpson Family" suffice?

missy68

As long as you plan to invite everyone in the Simpson family, that is okay. Otherwise, you'll risk running into a problem when it comes time for invites to go out - families may assume that meant everyone was invited.

lpstl

Technically you should send them to the same people who will get the invitation. If I received one to the lpstl family and booked travel, I would be super annoyed when the invitation came and found out it included additional guests.

ExpatPumpkin

Do one per house. If you're already planning on inviting only some members of the family, specify by name. Otherwise it's fine to address them to the family. Also, I wouldn't waste money sending a kid an invite. They can be listed on the parents' invite

PreppySailor

The most anyone will be travelling is 2.5 hours by car. We are inviting children as well as adults.

jamm2019

I know that it would save you money to do it that way, but I would address one to each individual in the house hold that is 18 or over so they know that they can bring a guest.

squirrly

I sent mine the same way I'll be sending invites, with one minor exception:  for locals, I didn't list their under 18 children by name.  For OOT guests, I did.  I also didn't list & guest at all for anyone; although the only people who would get that are my sister, his brother, and a couple of local friends.  My sis & FBIL already know they can bring guests, and we'll wait on any of the locals to add that just in case we run into guest list size issues.

ac_in_dc

I'd just send out one STD (but do separate invites) and write a note on the back clarifying that kids & dates were invited.

PreppySailor

Thanks everyone, I guess since I saved a lot of money by DIYing them I can send one to everybody. Ink, paper and envelopes came to 57 cents/ STD, plus the postage.