Is it appropriate to include the ceremony time on the save the date?

Re: Is it appropriate to include the ceremony time on the save the date?

• Jen4948 member

  

  February 2015

  Save-the-dates should just list your names and the date. The actual invitations should include the time and venue(s).

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• JoanE2012 member

  

  February 2015

  Nah, I'd just spread the time via word of mouth.

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• KatieinBkln member

  

  February 2015

  Thanks, all. I thought that was the case, although I'm not sure exactly why (to give yourself time to make adjustments closer to the actual event, maybe?).

  
  

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• mlg78 member

  

  February 2015

  No but if you have a wedding website and list it on the STDs then you could put the time on the website...along with a lot of other info. And if you have a lot of people flying in, a website would be helpful to them.

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• AddieCake member

  

  February 2015

  I wouldn't put it in case something changes.

  What did you think would happen if you walked up to a group of internet strangers and told them to get shoehorned by their lady doc?~StageManager14

  

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• southernbelle0915 mod

  

  February 2015

  I'd just address the people asking directly via WOM. We changed our start time about 3 months out, wouldn't have been good to pit it on STDs

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• huskypuppy14 member

  

  February 2015

  Jen4948 said:

  Save-the-dates should just list your names and the date. The actual invitations should include the time and venue(s).

  The location is usually helpful too, so that people know if your wedding is in Boston or San Diego or another country.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Jen4948 member

  

  February 2015

  huskypuppy14 said:

  
  

  Jen4948 said:

  
  

  Save-the-dates should just list your names and the date. The actual invitations should include the time and venue(s).

  
  

  The location is usually helpful too, so that people know if your wedding is in Boston or San Diego or another country.
  
  Even that could change between 8-12 months and 6-8 weeks.

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• huskypuppy14 member

  

  February 2015 edited February 2015

  Jen4948 said:

  Jen4948 said:

  Save-the-dates should just list your names and the date. The actual invitations should include the time and venue(s).

  The location is usually helpful too, so that people know if your wedding is in Boston or San Diego or another country.

  Even that could change between 8-12 months and 6-8 weeks.

  Sure anything can happen. The couple might not even get married. However, people don't send save the dates (or they shouldn't) unless they have their venue booked.

  
  

  ETA: And how do you have a date if you don't have a venue. With that, the date can change too. 

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• KatieinBkln member

  

  February 2015

  huskypuppy14 said:

  Jen4948 said:

  Jen4948 said:

  Save-the-dates should just list your names and the date. The actual invitations should include the time and venue(s).

  The location is usually helpful too, so that people know if your wedding is in Boston or San Diego or another country.

  Even that could change between 8-12 months and 6-8 weeks.

  Sure anything can happen. The couple might not even get married. However, people don't send save the dates (or they shouldn't) unless they have their venue booked.

  
  

  ETA: And how do you have a date if you don't have a venue. With that, the date can change too. 

  I'm putting the city on the STD--the whole point of sending them (for me) is to give out-of-towners ample warning and time to book tickets early, should they be inclined. If the wedding location were local to most people I would save my money and skip STDs altogether, but my people and I are far-flung.

  
  

  If the date/location/actual wedding changes, then I will just have to send out more mail. I do agree though that the actual time of the ceremony is something that might change, and even a half-hour discrepancy might confuse people if for some reason they referenced the STD instead of the invitation.

  
  

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• [Deleted User] member

  

  February 2015

  I like the idea of if they ask, then tell them the time and just telling them that the time isn't set in stone yet but we're planning right now for 5:00 PM. As long as they can get the city & the date, they can start pricing out flights.

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