When it comes to getting married, it can often feel like you get engaged and then?boom!?suddenly there’s all these things you?re meant to plan and just know. Before you loose your wedding-filled mind, take everything one step a time. The save the date is one of the first alerts you send out to give your guests formal notice that they’re invited to your wedding. But without general save the date knowledge, the whole wedding invitiation process can seem mystifying. Hopefully we can illuminate the process a bit by answering a few commonly asked questions about save the dates, such as when to send them?and if you even need them at all!
Are Save the Dates Even Necessary Anymore"

Some modern couples are opting not to do save the dates at all. With the cost of weddings rising across the country, it can be seen as just one more thing you have to pay for. But the traditionalists on your wedding guest list may certainly be expecting a save the date, and may even be offended if they don’t receive one. We say that one of the few times it’s OK not to send a save the date is if you’re having a small wedding. If your guest list is a total of 20 people, you could probably let each of them know in another way that they’re invited and to literally “save the date.” In this case, not sending save the dates may be a decision made out of convenience to yourself. But if you?re throwing a large wedding, it?s really best to send out typical sav...