Our wedding is next June, 2010 ... and I don't know when I should send out my STD's. I have ALOT of guests from out of town/state. Also, should I include hotel block info on the STD or put it all up on a webpage?!
Lsorrent
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I'm two weeks before you and I sent mine out about 2 weeks ago. I think it was a week less than a year away when I sent them. I also have a lot of OOT guests, so that's why I sent them earlier.
As for hotel info, I put the hotel cards in with the STD's only for OOT guests and BP members. I will put the hotel info for everyone else in the invitations. I do have all of the info up on my website though, which the address is on my STD.
Juhgail
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Send out the STD soon. Its something to tell people that you are getting married and they should not make plans for that weekend. ESPECIALLY if its a holiday weekend.
My save the date had our website info. The website had all the hotel info.
If you are NOT having a website you MUST have the hotel info on the save the date if you know there are a lot of OOT.
Get the hotel block set, then send the STD.
Hope this helps.
BRIDE62610
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Thank you =) We blocked our hotel so that's said and done, I guess now I just have to make up the STD's and get them on their way? How did everyone do theirs? A compnay, themselves?
Juhgail
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My FH did them in photoshop and we ordered them from a company online.
Those are really cute!! Are they postcards? What company did you use?
Lsorrent
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I used MagnetStreet.com
Juhgail
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We did postcards.
BUT!
We got the postcards and sent 2 to ourselves as a 'test'.
They both came back in BAD condition!!! They had marks on them, and looked like they had been through a lot. So we ended up buying really pretty envelopes and mailing them instead! So much for saving on postage and evnelopes!
I dont know the site we used but they were good. I can ask the FH. But we did ALL the artwork --The black bar on the side of the front, the change of the picture to 'artwork' in the back, all the wording-- In photoshop.
Otheriwse there are a ton of sites that are really easy 'Do it yourself' that you dont need skill to pull off.
10102009Bride
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all my guest are OOT our STD said: formal invitation and hotel information to follow we sent STDs as soon as i got them (about 8 month to the wedding)
and i sent the hotel info with our invites... (invites sent out 3.5 month to the wedding)
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Posted by BRIDE62610
Thank you =) We blocked our hotel so that's said and done, I guess now I just have to make up the STD's and get them on their way? How did everyone do theirs? A compnay, themselves?
10-12 month is when you want to send them out. our photographer did our std.
Thank you =) We blocked our hotel so that's said and done, I guess now I just have to make up the STD's and get them on their way? How did everyone do theirs? A compnay, themselves?
10-12 month is when you want to send them out. our photographer did our std.
Your save the date is beautiful!
Tracey1979
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My mom claims Peggy Post's book on wedding etiquette says 6 months before. I would have sent them once date was booked and guest list was finalized. Keep in mind things can change, and you definitely have to invite whoever gets a save the date, so maybe only send to A list for now.
FutureMrsM
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Usually 10-12 months ahead of time. I sent mine in January and I'm getting married in October.
BRIDE62610
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Thank you everyone =) All of those look sooo pretty!! DId everyone do theirs in 'theme' with their colors? Etc?
I think I am going to send them to ALL oot guests, ASAP
