When to Send Save the Dates (Simple Guide)

Written By TBU Design Group
illustration of a calendar with a heart on a date to be saved

Save the dates: the official "put us on your calendar or else" of wedding planning. But when exactly should you send them? Let us break it down without the overwhelm.

For a local wedding, aim to get them in the mail 6 months before your date. Your guests have lives (allegedly), and six months gives them time to request PTO, book a babysitter, or start panicking about what to wear.

For a destination wedding — whether that's a vineyard in Napa or a beach in Mexico — push that to 8–12 months out. Flights, hotels, and passports don't book themselves.

Engagement just happened and you're still floating on cloud nine? That's totally fine. You don't need to send save the dates immediately. Get your venue locked in first, then circle back to stationery. (Spoiler: that's where we come in.)

At Viola & Beatrice, we design save the dates that actually get pinned to the fridge instead of tossed in the recycling pile. Custom designs, gorgeous paper, and your love story front and center.

Want to start designing yours? Book a free intro call and let's make something unforgettable. 💌

TBU Design Group

Not just a collection of brands, but a collection of people, ideas, and passions.

TBU Design and TBU Design Group founder Kelsey McDonald has had an artistic flair for most of her life. Believing in the power of design, problem solving, the ability for simplicity and organization to alleviate stress and experience to drive creativity, she founded Blue Umbrella in 2009 after graduating with a degree in Design and English from the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities.

McDonald has helped designed and produced numerous projects ranging from intimate and stylized events and wedding, to business brands, logos and strategies, to simple stylized greeting cards. Having guided many clients through this exciting, yet sometimes confusing process, it has shown her what it takes to both customize and personalize any goal that is brought before her. McDonald has had over 15 years of professional client-based design experience. She has help small business hit the ground running as well as work will with some of the industries heavy hitters. What started out as a small wedding invitation adventure, has now grown into four businesses and a passion to help and support others on their own business journey.

 

 

 

 

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