Save The Dates

The wording that you use for Save the Date cards or Save the Date magnets is typically very brief and concise. The goal as the name suggests is to let guests know the date of your wedding so that they don’t make any plans to travel or book other engagements. But of course, Save the Dates also serves two other important purposes namely to let your guests know that they are among the lucky individuals to be invited and also for those that do not already know to announce your engagement.

With this in mind make sure that the wording of Save the Date cards includes the following 3 key elements:

• Who is getting married?
• What is the date of the wedding?
• Where is the city/location of the wedding?

Make sure to include the day, month, and year of your wedding. If you don’t know the exact venue of your wedding yet it is fine to include just the city of your wedding. That let’s folks who will need to travel know that they need to book airfare or other travel arrangements in advance.

Basic Save the Date Wording
A common example of the basic Save the Dates wording follows below:

Save the Date.
Alex Hartford & Evan Wright are getting married.
March 24, 2010
Seattle, Washington

Here is an actual example. The order of the wording is changed somewhat to make the focus on the date. But I think you will get the idea. Remember that sometimes choosing a specific Save the Date design requires you to use specific wording. Although many Save the Date vendors allow you to customize the text as you desire.

Formal Save the Date Wording
If you prefer more formal language for your Save the Date try using something like this

Please Save the Date for the wedding of
Samantha Walker & Benjamin Thompson
July 17th, 2010
San Francisco, California

Fun & Casual Save the Date Wording
Use this wording if you would like to use something more fun/casual and less formal:

Boy met Girl….
For the rest of the story
Please join us on August 28, 2010
For the wedding of Linda & Jacob in NYC

Note that some couples choose to just use first names and not include last names. This can work well and I like the casual approach if either you or your spouse has a unique first name. Or it can also work if you intend to have a smaller wedding with mostly close friends and family. Ultimately you have to decide if it makes sense for your own Save the Date wording.

I’m proud to announce that Beau Coup has finally released photo save the date magnets. They have a good selection of reasonable priced magnets ($1.80 each) available. These Save the Dates come in horizontal or vertical styles that are sized at 3.5 x 2 inches which is smaller than most similar Save the Date cards but about right for magnets. The quality is good and the they have a selection of over 20 magnets to choose from. Unfortunately you can not actually preview the magnet with your own customized picture like at Wedding Paper Divas. Instead you send your picture via email once the order has been placed.

Example: Beat As One Magnet
Here is an example of one of the Save the Date magnet designs available.

Wedding Paper Divas is celebrating its Anniversary and you get to save up to 15% off your wedding invitations or cards because of it. So you can get cheap Save the Dates! You will save 10% off orders of $75 or more or 15% off orders of $199 or more using the Coupon Code: WPDANN. The coupon code excludes thermography and letterpress collections. The special anniversary sale ends on March 22, 2010 at 11:59 pm (PT) so hurry and shop now.

NOTE: SALE HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO MARCH 29, 2010 until 11:59pm PST.

To celebrate the return of spring Beau Coup is offering up to $50 off until Thursday. They offer great custom Save the Date cards. There main focus is to offer everything you need in terms of party favors in particular wedding favors. They have a wonderful selection to choose from and now you can save money as well. Save $15 on orders of $99 or more (use code: SPRING15), $25 on orders of $150 or more (use code: SPRING25), or $50 on orders of $250 or more (use code: SPRING50). Enter the appropriate code depending on your purchase amount during checkout. The sale ends Thursday night, March 18 at midnight EST.

Photo Save the Date Magnets are one of the most popular choices for newly engaged couples. They allow the combination of selecting a personalized picture with the convenience of magnets so that guests can remember the wedding date. If you have taken engagement photos this can be the perfect opportunity to put the professional photos to use and share the pictures with your loved ones.

Alluring Affection
Alluring Affection is one of the most popular Photo Save the Date magnets sold by MagnetStreet Weddings. It features a aqua green teal color motif with a floral pattern. You can choose a black and white or color photo to complement the card. It’s designed by Jenny one of my favorite designers from MagnetStreet. It’s fairly reasonably priced at $1.49 per card and you can purchase coordinating envelopes and address labels for an additional fee.

For this week only you can save up to $50 Off at Wedding Paper Divas. Use the Wedding Paper Divas coupon code MARSALE to save $10 off orders of $99 or more, $30 off orders of $199 or more or $50 off orders of $299 or more The coupon promotion expires on March 8th 2010 at 11:59 pm (PT). This works out to savings of up to 17% off your Save the Dates or other wedding invitation cards depending on how much you spend.

NOTE: THIS OFFER HAS EXPIRED.