Save the date maker

Eight save the date designs, including a calendar layout that circles your day automatically. Add names, date and city; the formal invitation can follow later.

Ink & Gold Calendar · 5×7 in

All 8 save the date designs

What a save the date needs

Just the essentials: your names, the date, the city or venue, and “formal invitation to follow”. Leave off times and RSVP details, which belong on the invitation. Add your wedding website if you have one.

Send save the dates six to eight months ahead, or eight to twelve months for a destination wedding or a date on a holiday weekend. Only send them to people you are certain to invite.

Need words? See wedding and save the date wording. Tracking replies? Use the free RSVP tracker.

Questions people ask

When do save the dates go out?

Six to eight months before the wedding; eight to twelve months for destination weddings.

Does everyone who gets a save the date get an invitation?

Yes. A save the date is a promise of an invitation, so only send them to your confirmed guest list.