Save the Date Cards for Your Wedding

Leave nothing to chance when you plan your wedding. Make sure all your loved ones are free on the most beautiful day of your life by sending them a save the date card well in advance, so everyone can reserve the date in their calendar. The details about timings and the exact schedule follow later with your wedding invitations. A save the date card is simply about making sure your wedding doesn't clash with your guests' other plans.

Save the date cards are usually sent around 9 to 12 months before the wedding date, and at most a year ahead. Many couples who also celebrate an engagement send them out straight afterwards. Save the date cards matter especially if you're planning a large wedding that involves a lot of organisation, hotel bookings and train or flight reservations, because your guests can then plan ahead in good time.

A save the date card is usually just a few lines, because its whole purpose is to ask your loved ones to keep the date free. It includes the occasion, your names and the date. It's also common to let your guests know that a wedding invitation with all the further details will follow.

Design one of our digital save the date cards in a single- or multi-page format and send it to your guests by WhatsApp or email. You reach everyone within minutes, and you can add more recipients at any time.

A save the date card announces the date and nothing more: your names, the day, and a note that the invitation will follow. The wedding invitation comes later and carries all the detail — the time, the venue, the order of the day and the RSVP. In short, the save the date reserves the day and the invitation gives the plan.

Yes. Many couples choose an engagement photo or a favourite picture of themselves. Drop your photo into the image field in the online editor — and there are plenty of stylish designs with no photo at all. For a special look, choose rounded corners or a foil finish.

Yes, every design comes with free wording ideas and templates. Replace the placeholders such as your names and the wedding date with your own details and the cards are done. If you prefer, use them as a starting point for something entirely your own.

Depending on the design, choose from premium papers such as textured laid paper, kraft paper, shimmering Sirio Pearl, smooth fine paper and classic gloss. Some designs can be finished with raised varnish and gold foil.

No, but they earn their place whenever your guests need to plan: a wedding in the holidays, over a long weekend, abroad, or with many guests travelling and booking hotels and trains. For a small wedding at short notice, the invitation on its own is often enough.