I gave in, we're doing printed save the dates for out of town guests. We're doing postcards. The front is very straight forward: Date, names, city, formal invitation to follow. I want to use the back to communicate to guests that there is a room block. How does the back of my STD sound?
I think it's great. The only thing I might add is what the room rate discount is. Like, "To reserve a room at the discounted rate of $99, book by March 25, 2014." I say that because several of our guests found a better room rate at one of the hotels where we blocked rooms by booking online than by booking through our group rate. (And yes, that annoys me, but that's another post).
I'm gonna go with 'not my circus, not my monkeys.'
Room block info isn't usually on a STD. That info is usually communicated with the invitation. Even with OOT guests, the STD should be just enough info (time/place) for them to literally "save the date". Then when invitations go out with the room block, they would reserve their room. I would find it weird to get a STD like this. If anything, I would create a wedding website (and put the link on the RSVP) and keep the room information there.
Room block info isn't usually on a STD. That info is usually communicated with the invitation. Even with OOT guests, the STD should be just enough info (time/place) for them to literally "save the date". Then when invitations go out with the room block, they would reserve their room. I would find it weird to get a STD like this. If anything, I would create a wedding website (and put the link on the RSVP) and keep the room information there.
Based on what I've read online, it is perfectly acceptable, and I feel more polite, to include accommodations information with the STD. It gives people more time to make arrangements. If they are on the invitations, it gives people a more narrow window to book at the discounted rate- and some out of town guests may book before they get the formal invite. My biggest motivation for sending out the STD is to communicate the lodging accommodations.
I suppose I could take the Room Block paragraph out and replace the line before the website with "For travel, hotel accommodations and more information [url]"
Room block info isn't usually on a STD. That info is usually communicated with the invitation. Even with OOT guests, the STD should be just enough info (time/place) for them to literally "save the date". Then when invitations go out with the room block, they would reserve their room. I would find it weird to get a STD like this. If anything, I would create a wedding website (and put the link on the RSVP) and keep the room information there.
More people are adding room block info on the save the dates because many people from out of town are most likely planning their travel arrangements before they get the invitations. We included a separate card with this info for our save the dates, because even though our wedding website had the accommodations as well, there are a few older relatives that don't use the internet, or some people don't check the website until closer to the wedding. Also, people have to book their rooms a month and half before the wedding or the rooms are released, so this leaves very little time once they receive the invitation.
@SBMini I think your Save the Date looks fine, and would be very cute if you signed it like a post card.
Re: How is my save the date wording
Otherwise, I'd be a bit confused as to what I'm receiving.
Most couples just do a picture on the front of the postcard, so that's why I asked.