AHR Save the date?

[angel366]

I am co confused as what to do!

 

For our wedding it will just be the two of us. We are having a reception shortly after with friends and family.

 

My mother is insisting we send out save the dates since the reception is in July (July 9th to be exact). I sort of feel like it is too late to send out STDs..but i could be wrong.

 

Anyways--I'm struggling with wording. The reception will be an upscale Pig Roast (still casual though) and we are doing a short blessing ceremony at the start of the reception (we are having a civil ceremony in mexico..so want our marriage blessed as well)

 

I guess I just don't know how to word that on the STD.

 

Do i mention that there will be a ceremony?

 

This is what i got:

 

front:

save the date!

 

july 9th

 

John and Ashley

 

wedding website

 

Back:

 

July 9th

 

Stateside Wedding Reception of John and Ashley

 

We are having a private ceremony on the sandy beaches of the Riviera Maya.

 

We hope you can join us upon our return to celebrate our marriage.

 

Invitation to follow.

 

 

 

Do i get into anymore detail than that and mention a ceremony? like "Marriage Blessing & Stateside Wedding Reception" ????

 

Also--my mother and friends really want to throw me a shower...so we are registering and creating a wedding website. is that weird since it is just the 2 of us? i go back and forth on how i feel about it.

[mistibuard]

Hi Angel,

 

I was reading your post hoping that I can help. I'm not too sure about the wording though. Remember, a Save-the-Date is just that...it's not an invitation. So you can basically let them know that they need to mark their calendars for that particular day.

 

I definitely don't think it's weird that you guys are registering- although I felt the same at the beginning. There are only 7 of us going to Turks & Caicos and we're having a formal reception 7 weeks after we return. Everyone begged us to register, so I did.

 

Sorry I couldn't be more helpful.

[deannamarie85]

Hi Angel!

   Looks like we are wedding buddies! We are also going away to Jamaica this May as just the two of us and having an AHR in July! I sent out my save-the-dates about two months ago and am planning on sending out the formal invites by the end of this month. I had the RSVP date for April 15th b/c we were hoping to get a clear number of guests before we left for our trip. I am hoping to do as few last minute projects as possible once we return from Jamaica.

Good luck!

[PurpleUnicorn]

i was wondering a similar thing! i think i am going to use my wedding website to send a "save the date" and then invites when i get back from jamaica - since the AHR will be about 4 months later.

[megan224]

i sent std almost a year in advance...AHR is 3 months after our DW