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Save the Date for reception only?

adm9322adm9322 member
edited July 2014 in Wedding Invitations & Paper
I am planning on having a big family/friends reception on Feb. 14th about a month after the actual wedding ceremony (we are going to Florida with parents and siblings only.) Should I send out save the dates for the reception? There are a lot of people from out of town and I would like to give everyone a heads up. Help!!
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Re: Save the Date for reception only?

  • CMGragainCMGragain member
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    Generally, Save the Dates are only used for weddings.  Since this will not be a part of your wedding, I would just use the family grapevine word of mouth.  This will not be your wedding reception, but a party to celebrate your marriage.  Do send out wedding announcements as soon as you are married.
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  • April192002April192002 member
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    If you were throwing a holiday party for all of these friends and family, would you send out Save the Dates? I would treat it as such. You are more than welcome to let people know that you will be having a party on X date but since it isn't for the wedding you only send the invitation when the time comes.

    I agree with @CMGragain about sending out wedding announcements, but if you choose not to, make sure you put on your invite that something along the lines of Mr. & Mrs. adm9222 were married in an intimate ceremony in FL on X date and you're inviting them to join you in the celebration of your marriage. If you don't put something along that line, someone may be a little confused thinking this is the actual wedding. Don't assume that all of these friends and family will know, or remember, that you two were married a month prior.

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  • biggrouchbiggrouch member
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    If you have out of town friends or relatives that you think would find a save-the-date useful, just send 'em. What's the ish? If someone thinks it's not necessary because they don't think wedding celebrations are as important as ceremonies, which is perfectly valid, they can just NOT save the date. It's not like you're going into their apartment and hot-glue-gunning it to their fridge. It's just information. You could also do a thing where you just send save-the-dates to out of town guests, or send electronic save-the-dates (I have also read that electronic anythings are not fancy enough for weddings because Reasons, but bonus, since it's not a wedding ceremony+reception I guess you sidestep that rule ;) ).
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