If you have a close, tight knit relationship with your friends and family then save
the date cards are the best and newest way to keep in touch with them on personal matters, friendship, and family events in general. The practice of sending save the date cards has come to the point that it has become etiquette in some large families as everyone has a schedule and will need to know in advance of the event.
With technology the way it is now there are many different ways to communicate, and in several realms, email has taken over as the preferred use for contact as there is written proof of the conversation itself. Now there are some out there that feel it is acceptable to send both notifications in hopes that it will ensure that everyone gets one of the notifications about the event as there could be an address change or something else.
Now we all know that all the people that we would like to put on the list to receive a save the date card by mail and email do not live in the general area of the event itself. In this case your specially designed and printed cards need to be sent out at least three to six months ahead of time to allow for the attendees to respond, and take the valuable time off of work if they have to.
There are some dates that should be an automatic to have the date cards go out. If you are the member of the family that has a Thanksgiving feast at their home every year then you should accommodate, as this is very close to a holiday and schedules are tight. This is just one example of an instance that you can use these types of specially designed date notifications to the list of great friends and family that you hope will attend. There are some costs to this process and you can always use the Internet as a comparison tool for the best prices available on the cards themselves or good email statements.
Also use the Internet for information on where and what to have on your save the date cards and the email that you want to create. This will give you a good idea of what others are doing when an event like yours is happening and to give you the opportunity to have them sent to your door step in a couple days. When your friends and family receive their save the date announcement they will be glad to respond and have their time free. One last tip is to make sure you put enough information on the save the date cards and email about the event and where is taking place in detail.