What do you think of them? I think save the date magnets or announcements are tacky personally, and wouldn't send them at all. I think telling someone that they need to mark their calendar months or years in advance of a wedding is a little presumpuous. I mean, I have enough crap going on in my life, I will decide WHEN THE TIME COMES if I want to go to your wedding. I just think it is snotty to assume everyone needs the date ASAP as your wedding is so darn important, it needs to be on my mind and calendar RIGHT NOW.
When I got married, both time, this was not somethign I even considered. And honestly, the first time, in 1997, I don't even think there was such a thing. I just don't think I am so important, that people need to save the date for me in advance.
Am I just a crabby old 30-something? What is with this trend???
2006-12-14 02:55:36 · 6 answers · asked by nottashygirl 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
I wouldn't say you are crabby.......there are somepeople(my sister for instance who did that) i didn't get it at all i dont understand it. (i personally thought that's what the wedding invite was for ya know??) But it's good i suppose if you have a HUGE amount of people to invite so you make them aware of the wedding date. As for how it started...i think it's somethign recent that was just started for some ungodly reason i don't know. I think it's a waste of time personally but i guess to each their own.
2006-12-14 02:59:36 · answer #1 · answered by ag2588101 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I don't know.....I think it's okay as long as it's not sent TOO far in advance. The magnets? No way. A nice simple note card will do. A good friend sent me one awhile back and I appreciated it because the wedding was in early December when holiday activities are really heating up and the wedding was out of town. I was able to plan the trip properly. Maybe it's more appropriate to send only to close friends and family.
Tis the season to be crabby! :)
2006-12-14 03:02:56 · answer #2 · answered by sophia 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't know--I think it's okay. It's giving you a heads-up as to when the wedding is, without asking you to make a commitment. I know people who like to plan vacations around weddings or who need lots of advance notice to get time off work. At least it's not another tacky way to get money from the guests--that's what I save my anger for!
2006-12-14 02:59:02 · answer #3 · answered by AClaire 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I don't think there's anything wrong with them. Especially if you have people who are travelling a great distance to come to your wedding... travel arrangements are often cheaper the further out you book.
I recently got married and did the save the date thingie. our main reasoning is that we were getting married in an area that has a fairly high tourist population... we sent the save the dates out with the hotel info for all of our out-of-towners (99 percent of who came) so they could book their hotels early insteady of running the risk of not getting a room.
2006-12-14 03:00:41 · answer #4 · answered by maccagirl64 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Save the Dates are typically reserved for those family and friends you will be inviting to your wedding who live out of town, and will need to be booking flight and hotel information. It is a consideration for them, so that they may start searching for the cheapest possible airfares, and gives them enough notice that they may request any needed time away from work. Don't be so touchy!
2006-12-14 03:01:08 · answer #5 · answered by Randi L 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not crabby. Maybe bitter and a little stupid and intollerant. I'm taking you off my list for save the date announcements.
2006-12-14 03:12:37 · answer #6 · answered by Ovrtaxed 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋