People’s lives are getting increasingly busier and more tightly scheduled so that’s where Save Date announcements come in handy. You want to make sure that your guests, especially family and close friends, keep date of your wedding open when planning their schedules. To ensure this, you’ll want to consider sending out Save Date notices shortly after you have set your wedding date, especially if it’s several months in future or around a holiday.

Proper etiquette doesn’t dictate that these advance notices have to be sent but in today’s world it helps your guests in their planning so they can be sure to be with you sharing in celebration of one of most important days of your life. If you do decide to send them out, you are not required to send them to every one of your guests but you’ll probably want to at least include close family members and friends. Guests who will have to travel to be in attendance will find them especially helpful for giving them plenty of travel preparation time particularly if you are having a destination wedding.

It’s easy to be creative when sending out your Save Dates since there are so many different varieties and designs available.

Don’t leave early. Your guests came from near and far to see you on your wedding day. Not staying whole time of reception would be a slap in face. This will be only time most of your family and friends will be able to see you as you will be very busy with last minute preparations days leading up to wedding.

Setup all tables. Your wedding vendors will need to know where to set-up. Be sure there is a table for wedding cake, music entertainment, catered food, sign-in near entrance, gift table, tables and chairs for all your guests to eat and any other tables you may have planned for specialty items.

Preplan with your vendors a day or two before wedding. Be sure all your wedding vendors know exactly what you want. Clarify times and location so you don’t need to worry about them.

Don’t arrive late to reception. It is customary that guests do not start eating until bride and groom start food line. Be sure to get as many of your pictures taken BEFORE wedding. There are many ways to accomplish this. One is to have entire bride’s family pictures taken. Then, have bride return to dressing room. Next, take pictures of groom and his family as guests can see groom before wedding. This way you will not compromise groom seeing bride before wedding. Therefore, all that is left after ceremony are pictures of happy couple.