Here are save the date messages written for the way you'll actually send them: short texts and WhatsApp messages, full emails with subject lines, and versions for destination weddings, long engagements and smaller celebrations. Copy one, add your names and date, and send.
Where you see [Link], that's the spot for a digital save the date or your wedding website. If you don't have one yet, the "without a link" set further down is written to stand on its own.
Short save the date texts and WhatsApp messages
A text or WhatsApp message gets read on a phone, often in a notification preview. Put the date in the first line so it shows even before the message is opened.
Save the date! [Name 1] and [Name 2] are getting married on June 12, 2027 in Napa. Invitation to follow. [Link]
June 12, 2027. Keep it free for us? We're getting married and we want you there. Formal invite coming soon.
Hi [Name]! Big news: we've set the date. June 12, 2027, Charleston. Details to come, but please save the day. [Link]
[Name], it's official. We're getting married on June 12, 2027, and you're on the list. Save the date and watch this space.
Mark the calendar: June 12, 2027. [Name 1] and [Name 2], Lake Tahoe. Invitation in the spring. [Link]
Hi [Name], we're getting married! The date is Saturday, June 12, 2027, in Austin. We'll send the full invitation closer to the time. Tap to add it to your calendar: [Link]
We said yes, and now we're saying "save the date": June 12, 2027. More soon! [Link]
Hey [Name]! Please hold June 12, 2027 for us. Wedding, Asheville, full details coming. Can't wait to celebrate with you.
Save the date email wording
Email gives you room for a little more: a warm opening, the date and place, what comes next, and a line for anyone who will need to travel.
Subject: Save the date: June 12, 2027 Dear [Name], We're getting married! We'd love for you to keep Saturday, June 12, 2027 free to celebrate with us in Napa, California. A formal invitation with all the details will follow early next year. Until then, you'll find the date and a calendar link here: [Link] With love, [Name 1] and [Name 2]
Subject: Hold the date for our wedding Hi [Name], After a long time of "so when's the wedding?", we finally have an answer: June 12, 2027, in Charleston. Invitations will go out in the new year. For now, please save the date, and if you're planning to travel, it's worth keeping an eye on flights. We hope you can be there. [Name 1] and [Name 2]
Subject: June 12, 2027: we hope you're free Dear [Name], Together with our families, we're delighted to share that we will marry on Saturday, the twelfth of June, 2027, in Savannah, Georgia. We wanted you to hear it from us first. A formal invitation will follow. Warmly, [Name 1] and [Name 2]
Subject: A date for your calendar Hi everyone, We're getting married on June 12, 2027 at a little farm outside Asheville, and we'd love you there. The invitation, with timings and places to stay, will come in January. Add the date to your calendar here: [Link] See you in June, [Name 1] and [Name 2]
Subject: Save the date (and the weekend) Dear [Name], We're celebrating over a whole weekend, June 11 to 13, 2027, in Sonoma. We'll have a welcome dinner Friday, the wedding Saturday, and brunch Sunday. Please keep the weekend free if you can. Full invitation and travel details to follow. Love, [Name 1] and [Name 2]
Subject lines for a save the date email
The subject line decides whether the email gets opened now or later. The date in the subject line means a guest gets the most important fact even if they never open it.
- Save the date: June 12, 2027
- [Name 1] and [Name 2] are getting married
- June 12, 2027: please keep it free
- We're getting married (save the date inside)
- A date for your calendar: June 12, 2027
- Wedding news, and a date to save
- Save the weekend: June 11 to 13, 2027
- Destination wedding: save the date for Tulum
- Hold the date, invitation to follow
- You're on the list: June 12, 2027
For the preview text, the short line that shows after the subject in many inboxes, add the place: "Napa, California. Invitation to follow." That gives the guest the date and place before they tap.
Destination save the date wording
Destination guests need more notice and one extra line: where they're going and roughly when to book.
Save the date: June 12, 2027, Tulum, Mexico. We know it's a trip, so we're telling you early. Travel details and room blocks to follow. [Link]
Hi [Name]! We're getting married in Lisbon on June 12, 2027, and we'd love you to make a trip of it. The invitation will include travel tips. [Link]
Pack your passport: [Name 1] and [Name 2], June 12, 2027, Santorini. Full details soon.
Dear [Name], we're marrying on the island of Maui on June 12, 2027. We wanted to share the date early so you have time to plan. A full invitation with hotel suggestions will follow.
Long-engagement save the date messages
When the wedding is more than a year away, the message is mainly a heads-up. Keep it light, and promise that more details are coming.
It's early, we know! But we're getting married on June 12, 2027, and wanted you to hear it first. Details in a year or so.
Hi [Name], we've booked the date: June 12, 2027. That's a while away, so no need to plan yet. Just keep it free.
Save the date for 2027! June 12, Asheville. You'll hear from us again well before then. [Link]
We have a date! June 12, 2027. The venue is still to be decided, but the day is set. Please hold it for us.
Casual save the date messages
For close friends and family who'll get your sense of humor.
Clear your calendar, buy a nice outfit, practice your dance moves. June 12, 2027. We're getting married!
Plot twist: we're getting married. June 12, 2027. You're coming, right? [Link]
The wedding has a date! June 12, 2027. Please don't book anything else that weekend. Love you.
Hey! We're doing the thing. June 12, 2027. Save the date, invitation pending. [Link]
Formal save the date wording
For a formal wedding, or a save the date sent by the couple's parents.
Please reserve Saturday, the twelfth of June, two thousand twenty-seven, for the wedding of [Full name 1] and [Full name 2]. Charleston, South Carolina. Formal invitation to follow.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hale ask that you save the date for the marriage of their daughter, Claire, to Mr. Daniel Ortiz, on June 12, 2027, in Savannah, Georgia.
Kindly save the date. [Full name 1] and [Full name 2], June 12, 2027, The Grand Ballroom, Chicago. Invitation to follow.
If you are printing cards rather than sending messages, our save the date wording guide covers card layouts line by line.
Save the date with a website or digital link
These point guests to a page where they can add the date to their calendar or read more.
Save the date! June 12, 2027. Everything you need, including a calendar button, is here: [Link]
We're getting married on June 12, 2027 in Napa! Our wedding website has travel and hotel info: [Link]
Hi [Name], here's your save the date. Tap the link to add it to your calendar: [Link]
Save the date without a link
For guests who don't use links, or when you'd rather keep it simple. Everything they need is in the message.
Save the date: Saturday, June 12, 2027, Napa, California. We're getting married and would love you there. Formal invitation to follow.
Dear [Name], please keep June 12, 2027 free. We're getting married in Charleston and will send the full invitation by post in the new year.
Hi Grandma, we have a date! June 12, 2027. It's a Saturday. We'll send you the full invitation, and we'll help with travel.
Save the date messages for birthdays, showers and other events
Save the dates aren't only for weddings. These cover milestone birthdays, baby showers and work events.
Save the date! [Name]'s 40th birthday party is Saturday, March 6. Details to follow, but keep the evening free.
Please save the date for [Name]'s baby shower on Sunday, April 18, at 2:00 p.m. Invitation coming soon.
Hi team, please hold Thursday, November 4 for our end-of-year dinner. Venue and timings to follow.
Save the date: Mom and Dad's 50th anniversary party, Saturday, August 21. Surprise! (So don't tell them.)
Send your save the date as a personal link with Link Invitation
If you'd like your save the date to do a little more than a message can, Link Invitation's digital save the dates are one page with your names and date, sent to each guest as their own link. Guests can add the date to their calendar in one tap, and you can update the page after you've sent it. Send each link on WhatsApp, by text, or any way you like, then follow up with the full invitation and RSVP when the time comes.
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Frequently asked questions
Is it okay to send a save the date by text message?
Yes, especially for guests you already text regularly. Keep it to the essentials: your names, the date, the place, and a line saying the invitation will follow. For older relatives or formal guests, you might pair the text with a phone call or a printed card. What matters is that the date reaches them clearly and early.
Should the save the date email include the venue?
Name the city at least, because that's what guests need to judge travel. The exact venue can wait until the invitation, which is useful if it isn't booked yet. For a destination wedding, include the country or region and a note that travel details will follow, so guests can start watching flights and leave.
Can we send save the dates to guests we haven't confirmed for the guest list?
It's best not to. A save the date tells someone an invitation is coming, so anyone who receives one will expect the invitation too. If you're still deciding on a guest, wait. You can send that guest the full invitation later, without a save the date first, and it won't seem out of place.
Should a save the date say "adults only"?
You can, and it's kind to do it early if guests will need to arrange childcare or travel. A short line works: "Please note our celebration will be adults only." If you'd rather keep the save the date simple, put it clearly on the invitation instead, and address the invitation only to the people invited.