Please reserve the date of

June 6, 2009

for our wedding

Invitation and details will follow

Lauren Marie Peters

and

Jason Alan Knight

Save the Date!

Lauren Marie Peters

and

Jason Alan Knight

will be getting married

on Saturday, June 6, 2009

Formal invitation to follow

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Reserve the Date

Your presence is requested at

Lauren and Jason's Wedding

on Saturday, the sixth of June

Two thousand and nine

in Jamaica

Formal invitation to follow

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Peters

Save the Date!

Mary and Michael Peters

are happy to announce

the upcoming marriage

of their daughter

Lauren Marie

to

Jason Alan Knight

on Saturday, June 6, 2009

Invitation to follow

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Some Thoughts . . .

Save the date cards seem to be a relatively modern incarnation of the traditional engagement announcement. These two types of social stationery serve essentially the same purpose, informing your friends and family of your upcoming wedding. The primary difference is that sending an engagement announcement does not necessarily imply that you will be inviting the recipient to your wedding, while sending a save the date card definitely does.

Save the date cards are particularly useful in the case of weddings with dates that fall during traditionally busy times, such as during the holiday season, or on many of the summer Saturday dates in the Northern United States. By letting your potential guests know well ahead of time when your wedding will be, you're giving them plenty of time to make the necessary advance arrangements to be available to be with you on your special day.

Another situation where save the date cards are especially appropriate is where the couple is having a destination wedding, and intend for guests to travel to join them to witness their vows. In such a situation, considerable advance notice will be required to enable guests to make travel and hotel plans. In many cases, couples arrange for special package deals for their guests so they can all stay in the wedding venue. In most cases, these special deals require advance reservations, and this information is often included on their save the date cards.

The third common reason for issuing save the date cards involves weddings where the couple is inviting a large number of out-of-town friends and relatives who must travel to attend the wedding. As in the case of destination weddings described above, giving your guests ample time to make travel plans makes it more likely that the people you want to be with you on your wedding day will be able to attend.

Of course, one hardly needs a reason to share good news! As long as you are careful not to send a save the date card to someone you have no intention of inviting to your wedding, your friends and relatives would no doubt be thrilled to find out about your upcoming plans!

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