Save the Dates are used to officially announce your wedding and allow your guests time to clear their schedule for your big day! Save the Dates are especially important if many of your guests will be traveling either for a destination wedding or from out of town. Since Save the Dates are not formal invitations you can have a little fun with them and let you and your fiance's personalities show. The most accepted time frame to send out your Save the Dates is 4-6 months before the wedding, or up to 12 months prior for a destination wedding