Are you wondering if you should send out Save-The-Date Announcements?  It’s totally up to you, but if your wedding is scheduled for a year or so out, for example, after June 2010, and you want to make sure that your out-of-town guests are notified well in advance, you might want to consider sending them out.

It allows the out-of-town guests to arrange time off from their jobs, and also gives them enough notice to receive lower airfares (if traveling by plane), and better hotel rates (if you are having a lot of out-of-town guests, you might want to consider booking a block of rooms at a specific hotel to get better rates).

It also allows your in-town guests to calender your date so they don’t schedule anything else on your special day.

There are many types of Save-The-Date Announcements, such as magnets, photo cards, scratch off cards and traditional type announcements.  Sizemore Selectives carries a wide variety of Save-The-Dates, so check them out at sizemoreselectives.com

When to mail out Wedding Invitations is a question that I am asked quite often.

Normally, the invitations are mailed out six weeks before the wedding, but if you have guests that are coming from out of town and who need to make vacation and travel arrangements, you should send them out eight weeks before the wedding.

Of course, sending a ‘Save-The-Date’ announcement will allow the out-of-town travelers the possibility of receiving lower airfares and better hotel rates when arranging their travel for your wedding.  Save-The-Date announcements should be sent out six months to a year in advance of the wedding