What's the difference between a' Save The Date' (STD) and a wedding invites? Do we need both? When should we send them out? These are some common questions that many couples have.

Save the Dates (or STDs) are a way of announcing your wedding day earlier to give people a heads up about the big day. These are generally sent out as soon as a venue is booked and date the wedding day is confirmed. They should be sent out no later than 6 months before the actual wedding date. Sending out STDs early allow guests to have plenty of time to make arrangements for your wedding day including accomodations if needed.

The key differene between STDs and invitations is that you have to reply to an invitation. Invitations are usually sent out with a reply card so that your guest can RVSP if they will be attending and finalize any other details such meal choice (if it applies to your wedding).

For invitations, we want to work backwards from the wedding date. Final RSVP’s should be collected at least 1 month prior to the event date. So to give your guest plenty of time to respond, we suggest sending out the inviations a month to a month and a half prior to the RSVP date on the invitations.

Working with a wedding planner can help with the details of putting together the STDs and invites as well. For Kelianne & Chase, we worked with @paperandtype to transform the mockups into these beautiful wedding stationary. Check out the reels below!