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Invitation Questions/Help

DixeChik19DixeChik19 member
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I am in the process of designing my own invitations (took me 7 hours today, and I'm not sure it's final yet!), and I have a couple questions.

1.  My parents and my fiance's dad are helping out with about 25% (total, equally split between the two) of the wedding cost.  Should we include them on the invitation, such as "Bride and Groom, along with their families"?

2.  How early did you guys send out your invitations?  I'm assuming earlier since this is a destination wedding... right?

Thanks so much!  As soon as I finish designing, I'll share on here. :)
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  • dbacksgirldbacksgirl member
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    I'm sorry, I don't think I can be much help on your first question.  We're paying for the wedding entirely by ourselves so we're not listing any parental information on the invitations.  My gut would say that if your families are helping, to any degree, it would be nice to include them on your invitations.  That said, if I'm wrong, I'm sure the etiquette experts will let us know! :)

    I'm debating the invitation question right now myself. I originally thought I'd do it at the 3-month mark, rather than the "traditional" 8 weeks but I'm reconsidering now and thinking of doing even a little earlier than that.  We're getting married in October and we did send Save The Dates about 7 months out just so people could at least start thinking about making travel arrangements.  Have you already sent Save The Date cards?  If not, I'd definitely suggest sending invitations earlier than later.


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  • DixeChik19DixeChik19 member
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    We sent save the dates out a year before (our wedding is next April).  I just want to get information about hotels out to people as early as possible.  I know they can't book flights until about 6 months out, so I'm thinking I might start considering it more then... and go from there.  I need to contact the hotels I guess for room blocks.
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  • dbacksgirldbacksgirl member
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    I just started doing that last week.  We are getting married at The Venetian and they blocked rooms for us but they are really expensive!  It's way cheaper for people to book just through the hotel's website right now.  So stupid!!!  When I questioned the Group Sales Department about it, they said that there's nothing they could do; the price they gave me for blocks was all they were willing to do and "reminded" me that the closer to the event, the higher the prices could go but the room block price is locked in.  Well, yeah, until 30 days prior.  Ugh.  I tried to get blocks over at Treasure Island but they make you pay a deposit that they hold you responsible for if the rooms don't sell.  A lot of places though will do what Venetian did and just release them before the event if they're not booked.  I just put a request in this weekend through a site someone else mentioned on here:  http://www.lasvegas.com/travel-professionals/group-booking-request/  Hoping to get some info back soon to see if I can get good pricing that way for guests.

    Good luck on your planning!
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    @dbacksgirl Oh... please share information you get from that website!  Can't wait to see what you get.  Thanks for your help... good luck!
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  • nyvegaslovenyvegaslove member
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    I used that same website to get RFP's on room blocks. Got some pretty good deals. Also you can call Total Rewards number to get room blocks setup for any of the Caesar owned properties as well. Let me know if you would like the number. (Flamingo, Caesars, Planet Hollywood, Paris, Ballys, etc). Also I set one up at Southpoint - off strip but still a great, kid-friendly casino with super cheap prices for those guests not wanting to spend a lot on a room. (I got $75/night right over New Years which is the busiest time of entire year in Vegas. Hope that helps.
    All room blocks I setup I am not responsible financially to fill rooms. They release back to hotel 30 days prior to arrival if not reserved at that point. Be sure to ask each hotel this question. They are not all like that.
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  • nyvegaslovenyvegaslove member
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    @DixeChik19‌ I'm not sure on invitation question..... But I would love to see your design! I need to get started on this soon. I also was curious when to send out. I have not done save the date.
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  • ssteele04ssteele04 member
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    we are paying for the wedding ourselves so just put something along the lines of both our names on it and when we were getting married

    we are getting married in July and STD went out via email in January and invitations in March 

    we have a block room rate thru Flamingo, no charge if the rooms don't fill up, they will release them June 18 if they are not booked, as of right now the flamingo website is cheaper than the block room rate 
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  • DixeChik19DixeChik19 member
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    This is what I have so far... IT IS NOT FINAL! :)
    Plus we'll be putting it in pocket style invitations.  

    Let me know what you think!
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  • dbacksgirldbacksgirl member
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    DixieChik, those are really pretty!  Black, white (and a little red) are our colors, too!  They look great!  I don't know if you're into the swarovski crystal look but I've seen some invitations with a similar look and feel to yours on etsy where they just applied one or two small crystals to the decorative parts of the piece.  In your case, maybe in the leaves/scroll design?  Of course, that's just a suggestion if you want to add a little bling.  I really don't think you need to add anything at all though!  Nice job!
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  • ssteele04ssteele04 member
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    our wording is similar to that:)
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  • DixeChik19DixeChik19 member
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    Just found this on a website, and I think I'm going to take this advice and send mine about 5-6 months out... and follow up on the website (it can send out a mass email) about 3 months out with more information.  So, for my April wedding, I guess I'll be sending my invitations out in October or November.  Does that sound reasonable??? 

    Sending and Timing Your Destination Wedding Invitations

    Typically, wedding invitations go out six to eight weeks before the big day. However, that’s cutting it close for the couple getting married far away.


    Send out your destination wedding invitations at least three months before your wedding. Some couples even choose to send anywhere from 12-6 months in advance, but this isn’t necessary if you’ve already sent a save-the-date.


    Basically, the sooner you get your destination wedding invitations out, the better. Though etiquette suggests three months, if you feel they need to go out sooner, go ahead and send them. Some experts warn not to send invites too far in advance in case the guests misplace the invites and forget about booking travel, but you can do what’s best for your situation.

    If you do send out wedding invitations really early, just make sure you send a follow-up reminder email or note at the 3-month mark.


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  • hmgifforhmgiffor member
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    I've been having a debate about whether or not to scrap the whole STD and just do invites. The location of our reception depends on how many people are coming. I would imagine most people will know 3-4 months out if they are coming or not as they have to book flights/hotels. 

    Thanks for the info on Total Rewards and that website. Can you provide the Total Rewards number? 
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    DixeChik19 said:
    I am in the process of designing my own invitations (took me 7 hours today, and I'm not sure it's final yet!), and I have a couple questions.

    1.  My parents and my fiance's dad are helping out with about 25% (total, equally split between the two) of the wedding cost.  Should we include them on the invitation, such as "Bride and Groom, along with their families"?

    2.  How early did you guys send out your invitations?  I'm assuming earlier since this is a destination wedding... right?

    Thanks so much!  As soon as I finish designing, I'll share on here. :)
    1. Bride and Groom, together with their families, invite you blah blah blah. That's what we are doing too :)

    2. Stick to the 6-8 week guideline, perhaps closer to the 8 weeks. The reason that it's a good thing to follow, even with a DW, is because any earlier and people likely can't tell you if they can attend or not, so your RSVPs become a nightmare of chasing people down and trying to get your responses back. Many people can't say 5-6 months out if they can get off work or whatever to attend. If you sent STDs, people know the date/location, they should have plenty of notice with 6-8 weeks. That being said, if you want to stick closer to the 8 week mark, that's totally fine - I would even say 10 weeks is okay. But any earlier than that things can get sticky.

    Another word of advice to all of us Spring Vegas brides - if you send your invities right before the holidays, for a March/April wedding, they are likely to get mixed up/misplaced in the midst of holiday craziness. People are likely to just set it aside because they feel the date is so far off they have plenty of time to deal with it later. That being said, I would think January 1st or later would be the better date, JMO.

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  • DixeChik19DixeChik19 member
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    I hadn't considered the holidays in there!  Oh brother... the things you have to consider that I never thought about for a wedding! :)


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  • Valeriecruz82Valeriecruz82 member
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    Well I sent my invites out 5 months before. I would include together with their families on the invite also.
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