{"id":4896,"date":"2015-08-26T11:51:33","date_gmt":"2015-08-26T01:51:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paperlust.co\/blog\/?p=4896"},"modified":"2026-04-13T12:14:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T02:14:36","slug":"save-the-destination-setting-the-scene-for-your-destination-wedding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paperlust.co\/blog\/save-the-destination-setting-the-scene-for-your-destination-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"Save the Destination: Setting the Scene for Your Destination Wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019ve made the brave decision to <a href=\"https:\/\/paperlust.co\/browse\/wedding-invitations\/destination\/\">have a destination wedding<\/a>, then you\u2019ll already be up to your neck in planning. There are way too many boxes on your checklist, but remember this: For every flight you have to book, for every hotel you look at, there are a hundred of your guests that need to do the same. Perhaps most importantly, they need to plan ahead so they can take the time off work. <a href=\"https:\/\/paperlust.co\/browse\/save-the-date\/?utm_source=paperlust&#038;utm_medium=internal_link&#038;utm_campaign=cross_sell\">Save the date cards<\/a>\u00a0for a <a href=\"https:\/\/paperlust.co\/browse\/wedding-invitations\/destination\/\">destination wedding essential<\/a> (see our extensive <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/paperlust.co\/blog\/wedding-stationery-breakdown-the-essential-vs-non-essential-cards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wedding stationery checklist<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0if you need help with the others!).\u00a0 Your guests need ample time to plan for the big day, but the save the date card is also their introduction to the amazing event that is going to be your wedding! It\u2019s time to get them excited: excited enough that they\u2019ll be happy to go overseas for your special day. Here are some creative save the date cards sure to wow!<\/p>\n<h2>Flag-Themed Save the Dates:<\/h2>\n<p>For the full effect, try a flag on one side, and your information on the other. This one is a great and simple way to introduce the guests to the country they\u2019re heading to. Don\u2019t be afraid to splash out on your paper either; think <a href=\"https:\/\/paperlust.co\/browse\/save-the-date\/letterpress-&amp;-foil\/\">foil stripes and letterpress<\/a> stars.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogcdn.paperlust.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/American_Flag.jpg\" rel='prettyPhoto'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4897 size-full\" title=\"American flag save the date\" src=\"https:\/\/blogcdn.paperlust.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/American_Flag.jpg\" alt=\"American flag save the date\" width=\"736\" height=\"736\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogcdn.paperlust.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/American_Flag.jpg 736w, https:\/\/blogcdn.paperlust.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/American_Flag-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogcdn.paperlust.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/American_Flag-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogcdn.paperlust.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/American_Flag-90x90.jpg 90w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 736px) 100vw, 736px\" \/><\/a>Source:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/222646775303421278\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/222646775303421278\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogcdn.paperlust.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/LondonEnglandFlag.jpg\" rel='prettyPhoto'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4898 size-full\" title=\"British flag with \u2018London England\u2019 across it\" src=\"https:\/\/blogcdn.paperlust.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/LondonEnglandFlag.jpg\" alt=\"British flag with \u2018London England\u2019 across it\" width=\"800\" height=\"566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogcdn.paperlust.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/LondonEnglandFlag.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blogcdn.paperlust.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/LondonEnglandFlag-300x212.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Save the Date Postcards:<\/h2>\n<p>On the rare occasion that I\u2019ve received one, I\u2019ve always thought of postcards as really charming. If you\u2019re doing a scout trip to your wedding destination, why not pick up some authentic postcards from the country! It\u2019ll make your <a title=\"Why Have a Save the Date?\" href=\"https:\/\/paperlust.co\/browse\/save-the-date\/?utm_source=paperlust&#038;utm_medium=internal_link&#038;utm_campaign=cross_sell\">save the date<\/a> that little bit extra special. Imagine the look on your Nana\u2019s face when she gets one of these beauties in the post. You\u2019ll also save with these ones, as you don\u2019t have to worry about envelopes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogcdn.paperlust.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/cc7b0b866fc9f486511abcfc1bd73169.jpg\" rel='prettyPhoto'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4899 size-full\" title=\"Retro European Postcards\" src=\"https:\/\/blogcdn.paperlust.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/cc7b0b866fc9f486511abcfc1bd73169.jpg\" alt=\"Retro European Postcards\" width=\"600\" height=\"1142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogcdn.paperlust.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/cc7b0b866fc9f486511abcfc1bd73169.jpg 567w, https:\/\/blogcdn.paperlust.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/cc7b0b866fc9f486511abcfc1bd73169-158x300.jpg 158w, https:\/\/blogcdn.paperlust.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/cc7b0b866fc9f486511abcfc1bd73169-538x1024.jpg 538w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hellolucky.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">http:\/\/www.hellolucky.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogcdn.paperlust.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Greetings_from_melbourne.jpg\" rel='prettyPhoto'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4900 size-full\" title=\"Melbourne Florida beachpostcard\" src=\"https:\/\/blogcdn.paperlust.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Greetings_from_melbourne.jpg\" alt=\"Melbourne Florida beachpostcard\" width=\"800\" height=\"508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogcdn.paperlust.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Greetings_from_melbourne.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blogcdn.paperlust.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Greetings_from_melbourne-300x191.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/shookphotos\/6946150951\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogcdn.paperlust.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Lets-Travel-Together-INV.jpg\" rel='prettyPhoto'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-10907\" src=\"https:\/\/blogcdn.paperlust.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Lets-Travel-Together-INV-640x427.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogcdn.paperlust.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Lets-Travel-Together-INV-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogcdn.paperlust.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Lets-Travel-Together-INV-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogcdn.paperlust.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Lets-Travel-Together-INV.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/paperlust.co\/design-cascade\/7161\/save-the-date--digital-printing--lets-travel-together-boarding-pass-save-the-date\/\">paperlust<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Smelly Save the Dates<\/h2>\n<p>Save the date cards with incense sticks. You read that right, incense. We have five senses, after all. There\u2019s no reason why you can\u2019t add the element of smell to your save the date or your invitation. Is your <a href=\"https:\/\/paperlust.co\/blog\/10-beach-wedding-theme-invitations-to-love\/\">wedding taking place on the luscious beaches of the Barbados<\/a>? Or maybe inside the ancient palaces of India. Both of these places are beautiful in their own right, and have a distinct smell. I once received a save the date for a Bali wedding that had incense sticks inside. As soon as I opened the box, I was hooked. It was such a lovely surprise. You could include cinnamon sticks, lavender, ginger, rosemary, garam masala or bay leaves just to name a few. Bind them together with a simple piece of string and send them off with your save the dates; and look forward to your friends calling you up to gush over how original you are.<\/p>\n<h2>Bilingual Save the Dates<\/h2>\n<p>Write the details in English and the native language of your destination in your save the date cards. Again, you\u2019re giving your guests a peek of the culture that they can discover if they decide to join you on your wedding day. For an extra flair, include another card that has a few handy phrases in the other language. This one also gets points for being easy to organise and cost effective.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogcdn.paperlust.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/I_love_you_Languages.jpg\" rel='prettyPhoto'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4902 size-full\" title=\"I love you in every language poster \" src=\"https:\/\/blogcdn.paperlust.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/I_love_you_Languages.jpg\" alt=\"I love you in every language poster \" width=\"570\" height=\"785\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogcdn.paperlust.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/I_love_you_Languages.jpg 570w, https:\/\/blogcdn.paperlust.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/I_love_you_Languages-218x300.jpg 218w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/a>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/uk\/listing\/95948427\/i-love-you-typography-poster-in\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"broken_link\">https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogcdn.paperlust.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Thank-you-notes.jpg\" rel='prettyPhoto'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4903 size-full\" title=\"Thank you card with several languages\" src=\"https:\/\/blogcdn.paperlust.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Thank-you-notes.jpg\" alt=\"Thank you card with several languages\" width=\"557\" height=\"468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogcdn.paperlust.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Thank-you-notes.jpg 557w, https:\/\/blogcdn.paperlust.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Thank-you-notes-300x252.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogcdn.paperlust.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Thank-you-notes-335x280.jpg 335w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 557px) 100vw, 557px\" \/><\/a>Source: http:\/\/www.courtneyprice.com\/<\/p>\n<h2>Travel-Themed Save the Dates<\/h2>\n<p>A passport as a save the date card! If you want to make the message loud and clear that we\u2019re taking flight, send your guest a makeshift passport (completed with a stamp from your destination inside, of course!). If you\u2019re making a custom design, feel free to include some other small details. For the coat of arms on the front of the passport, add an iconic animal from your destination; an elk for Canada, a tiger for Thailand, a bull for Spain and so on. These details are small, but will be appreciated by those with a keen eye. A map also pairs up nicely with the passport theme. Whether that\u2019s a world map or country map is up to you.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogcdn.paperlust.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/us-and-the-world-std-destination.jpg\" rel='prettyPhoto'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10885\" src=\"https:\/\/blogcdn.paperlust.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/us-and-the-world-std-destination.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"864\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogcdn.paperlust.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/us-and-the-world-std-destination.jpg 864w, https:\/\/blogcdn.paperlust.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/us-and-the-world-std-destination-512x640.jpg 512w, https:\/\/blogcdn.paperlust.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/us-and-the-world-std-destination-768x960.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px\" \/><\/a>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/paperlust.co\/design-cascade\/15722\/save-the-date--digital-printing--us-and-the-world--save-the-date\/\">paperlust<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogcdn.paperlust.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/std-destination.jpg\" rel='prettyPhoto'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10909\" src=\"https:\/\/blogcdn.paperlust.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/std-destination.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"564\" height=\"564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogcdn.paperlust.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/std-destination.jpg 564w, https:\/\/blogcdn.paperlust.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/std-destination-320x320.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 564px) 100vw, 564px\" \/><\/a>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com.au\/pin\/16888567408985579\/\" target=\"_blank\">Etsy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Remember; this is your wedding! You want to get the guests enthusiastic from the start. A clever save the date will have them waiting on your full invitation. We at Paperlust also recommend that whatever theme you go with for your save the date, you carry on through your invitation and onto the day. It&#8217;s also great to finish off with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/paperlust.co\/thank-you-cards\">thank you cards<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For more on this, check out our article <strong>\u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/paperlust.co\/blog\/why-have-a-save-the-date\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Why Have a Save the Date?\u2019<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0And don\u2019t forget that we have some great tips on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/paperlust.co\/blog\/save-the-date-wording-made-easy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wording your save the dates<\/a><\/strong>. We\u2019ve got you covered!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019ve made the brave decision to have a destination wedding, then you\u2019ll already be up to your neck in planning. There are way too many boxes on your checklist, but remember this: For every flight you have to book, for every hotel you look at, there are a hundred of your guests that need &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":4904,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[132],"tags":[169,158,179,136,163],"class_list":["post-4896","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-save-the-date","tag-destination-wedding","tag-save-the-date","tag-save-the-date-cards","tag-wedding-invitations","tag-wedding-stationery"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Save the Destination: Setting the Scene for Your Destination<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Your guests need ample time to plan for the big day, but the save the dates card is also 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