A few weeks ago I sent out our STD magnet with a Christmas card. We are blocking out overnight rooms at our RH, and they just sent me the enclosures that have the hotel information and rates on it. I was actually unaware they would do that -- I wish I'd asked-- so now I have a stack of these things. (I didn't include the hotel info with the STD; a major oversight on my part).
I should also mention that as part of our wedding package deal we need to book 10 rooms in order receive the pp rate in our contract.
Any ideas how to send these cards out in the next couple of months that doesn't appear to be tacky (I don't want to inundate guests with an overload of wedding mail) ? Sending the hotel info in the invitation will be way too close to the wedding.
TIA....
MrsBtobe2009
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I was in the same predicament. In order to not pay for my rooms and then be reimbursed, I had to have a cut off date for 3 months before my wedding. Since invitations are not going to be out that early, I typed up this cute little card with our monogram on it and I am mailing them. I am not mailing them to everyone. I am only mailing it to friends, immediate family, and OOT guests. We blocked 20 rooms and I figure these people are the most important and will definitely fill the rooms. GL
Summertimegal424
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maybe make like a poscard from vista print? with all the info on it, with a wedding website or something so they can look up all the information?
come up with a cute saying 'we were so excited to send out our saves the dates, that we forgot to let you know about all the accomidations'
(im not good w/ coming up with sayings, but im sure you can think of something catchy and rhyming!)
Deeglasser
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my first thought would be for you to update this info on your wedding website if you have one. did you include a website on your STD? honestly, your guests probably won't be booking a hotel until you send out your invites anyway. i wouldn't worry too much about it!
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Posted by Deeglasser
my first thought would be for you to update this info on your wedding website if you have one. did you include a website on your STD? honestly, your guests probably won't be booking a hotel until you send out your invites anyway. i wouldn't worry too much about it!
I don't have a wedding website, how bad am I? I started one weeks ago but never finished it. I think I will just call people and let them know about the hotel info and then just mail them the card in a month or two.... I'll let people get out of holiday mode.... LOL
And I will get on making a website!
RitasEngaged
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Most people send them out with the invites because people will not know if they will be staying in a hotel anyway until closer to the wedding
GinaMike24
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i have had many cousins get married and they have always sent the hotel info with the actual invites. If you send the invites 4-6 weeks before the wedding, that would be plenty of time for people to know whether or not they are going to stay overnight. If you have the rooms blocked, it should be fine with the RH.
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dont worry, most dont even send it with STD's, they send the hotel block room info with the invites. Send your invites about 2-3 months before and it will be more than fine. It will have the date on there that says by what day they have to book. But yeah i always get those with invites and i send mine out with my invites. The hotel holds those rooms for you until a month exactly before your wedding date
LeeAnne
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my cut off is only 1 month before wedding so we are sending the info with our invitations. sorry that doesnt really help you!
sophisticat13
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I would send the invites out early to the OOT guests and include the info with it. The hotel should hold the block until a month before your date, and you can call or have them email you a list of who has booked the rooms a week before the block expires so you can call/email the OOT guests who haven't booked their rooms yet then.
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About 6 months before my wedding date, I sent a letter to my OOT guests with information about airline discount through American Airlines and hotel accomodations. It was a rather long letter, in which I made it clear when the cut-off date was for booking rooms before they would be released. I also provided a map showing the various wedding-related venues so that guests had an idea of where things are.
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Posted by twoifbysea
A few weeks ago I sent out our STD magnet with a Christmas card. We are blocking out overnight rooms at our RH, and they just sent me the enclosures that have the hotel information and rates on it. I was actually unaware they would do that -- I wish I'd asked-- so now I have a stack of these things. (I didn't include the hotel info with the STD; a major oversight on my part).
I should also mention that as part of our wedding package deal we need to book 10 rooms in order receive the pp rate in our contract.
Any ideas how to send these cards out in the next couple of months that doesn't appear to be tacky (I don't want to inundate guests with an overload of wedding mail) ? Sending the hotel info in the invitation will be way too close to the wedding.
TIA....
Those enclosures go out with your invitations, not your STDs. Most people won't book their hotel this far out, anyway. Plus, you blocked the rooms so that people don't have to worry about booking until 2 months prior.
