Digital save the dates

Digital save the dates: lock the date before the invite

One page with your names and your date, sent to each guest as their own save the date link. They keep the day free now; the invitation with the RSVP follows when your plans are ready.

Timing

When to send save the dates

Six to twelve months before the wedding, once the date and the venue are both locked. The right point in that range depends on how far your guests have to come.

  • Nine to twelve months

    Guests flying in, or a wedding abroad. People need to plan leave and book travel, so hold the day for them as early as you can.

  • Six to nine months

    A local guest list. Early enough that weekends are still open, late enough that your plans will not move underneath it.

  • Under six months

    Skip the save the date and send the invitation itself - splitting the two this close together just delays the RSVP.

The fuller reasoning, including when a save the date is not worth sending, is in our guide to wedding invitation timing.

Designs

13 save-the-date designs, made yours in minutes

Each one is a single page that does one job: your names, your date, and a tap that puts the day in your guest’s calendar. Open any of them as a live preview before you pay.

Every design →

From held date to sent invitation

  1. Send the save the datePick a design, add your names and your date, and send each guest their own link on WhatsApp or by text.
  2. Guests keep the dayOne tap adds the date to their calendar - Google, Apple or Outlook. No RSVP yet, because you are not asking for one yet.
  3. The invitation followsWhen the plans are set, send the full invitation with your events, maps and RSVP, and watch the replies land in one dashboard.

What a digital save the date does

  • A link for every guest

    Each save the date is addressed to the guest who opens it - not a group blast, and not a forward.

  • Straight into their calendar

    Add to Calendar works with Google, Apple and Outlook, so the day is held where they will actually see it.

  • See who has opened it

    Know who has seen the date and who a reminder should go to, guest by guest.

  • Change it after sending

    It is a live page. If the plan moves, update once and the same link shows the new version to everyone.

  • Sent where they will read it

    Deliver each link on WhatsApp with a message you write, or share it by text or any other way.

  • However many guests

    Unlimited guests on every plan, so holding the date for three hundred people costs the same as thirty.

One payment. However many guests.

Essential is US$29 and you build it yourself. Excellence is US$99 and we design it around you. Both include unlimited guests, and you only pay when you are ready to send.

See what each plan includes →

Frequently asked

Questions couples ask

Anything not here, message us on WhatsApp and we will answer it.

When should we send save the dates?

Six to twelve months before the wedding, and as soon as the date and venue are both locked. Guests who will need flights or leave sit at the early end of that range.

Do we need save the dates at all?

Only if there is a real gap between knowing your date and being ready to invite properly. If your invitations are going out nine months ahead anyway, a save the date is an extra step you can skip.

What is the difference between a save the date and the invitation?

A save the date holds the day: the two names, the date, and the town or country if guests will travel. The invitation follows later with the venues, the schedule and the RSVP.

Can guests RSVP on a save the date?

No, and that is deliberate. A save the date asks guests to keep the day, not to commit to it. They can add the date to their calendar in one tap, and the reply comes with the invitation.

How do guests receive it?

As their own link. Send it on WhatsApp from your dashboard, by text, or any way you like - it opens on any phone with nothing to install.

Can we change it after sending?

Yes. A save the date is a live page, so if the plan moves you update it once and every guest sees the current version at the same link.

When you are ready for the next step, see what a full digital wedding invitation includes, how replies land in a live RSVP dashboard, and every design in the gallery. And if a held date ever has to move, there is a page for that too: wedding postponement announcements. Throwing an engagement party first? Send engagement party invitations to the same guests.

Hold the date while the plans catch up

Build your save the date free, preview it as your guests will see it, and pay once when you send.

No card needed to build it. Refunds are available before design work begins.