Save the Dates

sammiejo09

Is it ok to not do save the dates?  We have a really low budget for the wedding and we were thinking that not doing save the dates is a good way of saving.  Is that tacky?

cschuma2

Not at all.  I didn't do save the dates and no one seemed to think this was strange.  I think they are only necessary if you have a destination wedding or have a lot of out of town guests.  If you don't send save-the-dates, I would still drop a note in the mail with a message about your wedding place and date to any guests that live more than a couple hours away.  This way people can make travel plans accordingly.  Anyone that you send this information to must receive a formal invitation when the time comes.

sammiejo09

Thanks!  I sent facebook messages to some of my family that lives across the country.  That is what they specified lol.

hollytony

We sent out save the date's because our wedding is over Labor Day weekend. Alot of people in our families had no idea what a save the date was and they thought it was a waste of money!

quotequeen

Definitely not tacky.

loop0406

We didn't do save the dates. Our date was actually mentioned by word-of-mouth by my mom when relatives asked when wedding was, etc...

BabyKaykes

We're not doing them

mel1980

I didn't do Save the Date cards because I have a really close knit family and once one person knew, everyone else would know by the end of the week. I personally don't see the point unless you're inviting over 150-200 people (or they have bad memories!). Our wedding is approximately 70 people, so it wasn't necessary.