Invitations Will Destroy Your Budget-Part 1: Save-the-Date Announcements

Let me tell you a hard, mean truth. Most people DO NOT read wedding invitations more than once. Here's another truth. Most people DO NOT RSVP on your adorable, perfectly matching, pre-addressed and already stamped RSVP cards. I know what you're thinking. "Not my friends and family!" Well, think again.

Save-the-Date cards are expensive. Invitations are expensive. RSVP cards are expensive. Envelopes are even more expensive. Postage will destroy your bank account!

I went to war with these necessary evils a few times during my wedding and here is what I've learned from my battle scars:

Problem: Save-the-Date Announcements
Yes, those Save-the-Date magnets are cute, but they aren't for brides with a budget. Ideally, you only have to send those to guests that would be coming in from out of town. However, if you don't want to hear guest's whining that they didn't know about your event soon enough, then you want to send everyone on your list one of those magnets. Just remember, you won't know if everyone received their announcement. Plus, the announcement doesn't give much information.
So, let's recap:
~ They are really expensive
~ You have to pay for shipping to get them sent to you
~ You have to address every one of those envelopes
~ You have to pay for postage to send them
~ You will have to call everyone and make sure they received them
~ They provide minimal information to your guests

Solution: Send a Save-the-Date announcement using www.evite.com
Here's why it works:
~ It's FREE!
~ Evite already has pre-loaded Save-the-Date announcements ready to use
~ You can track who received the announcement and get preliminary numbers on who is going to attend your event
~ You can provide as much or as little about your event; Once you add more information to your announcement, all the addresses on your list get automatic e-mails alerting them to the changes
~ ABSOLUTELY NO POSTAGE COSTS!

Congratulations! You just cut $300 from your wedding budget.

Copy and paste the link to visit a sample Save-the-Date announcement through Evite: www.evite.com/pages/invite/viewInvite.jsp?event=FNXBOFPCCWFDQKKYXJCI&showArchive=true