Save The Date Announcement/Invitation wording

5 months until big day and questions about save the date announcements and invitations:

1) How do I tell my guests that they have to RSVP or else they wont be fed? I am having a seated dinner and will not accommodate people who did not rsvp....$85 per person is a bit much for surprise guests..... [Read more]

When to send invitations or announcements?

My fiance and I are getting married in Italy in April of 2005. Should we be sending invitations out now or announcements? Since traveling to Italy requires a bit more planning, we want to make sure our friends and family have plenty of time to make arrangements. If we send announcemnts what.... [Read more]

When to send wedding invitations, announcements and save the date cards

I will be getting married in March. When is it appropriate to send the announcements? When to send save thedate cards? Do you send people an announcement, then save the date, then invitation or is the announcement only for those not invited? If March 14th is the date, when do I send the.... [Read more]

Announcements , Reception Invitations, or Both?

My fiance and I are getting married in January 2006 in Hawaii. We will be having a reception at my parents home in June 2006. Should we send out wedding announcements right when we return and then reception invitations later? I'm thinking so...but do we mention the upcoming reception at all in.... [Read more]

Invitation Inquiries from the Uninvited

I have had quite a week, and aside from running into a friend who wasn't invited to my wedding while on my bachelor party, I have received no less than 4 questions about the wedding from people we did not invite (3 completely unsolicited by previous contact in the past week). We decided to invite.... [Read more]