Short and sweet
Save the date! [your names] are getting married on [wedding date] in [town or venue]. Invitation to follow. [your link]
Save the date wording
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Copy and paste
Save the date messages.
For WhatsApp and text
Short enough to read in a notification, with the link doing the rest.
Warm and relaxed
We have news! We’re getting married on [wedding date] in [town or venue], and we’d love you to be there. Please save the date. We’ll send the invitation nearer the time, and everything you need is here: [your link] Love, [your names]
For the family group chat
Hi everyone! Please save [wedding date] for our wedding in [town or venue]. Invitations will follow, but we wanted you to hear it from us first. [your link] [your names]
For email
A little more formal, for guests you’d usually send a card to.
Formal
Please save the date for the wedding of [your names] on [wedding date] in [town or venue]. A formal invitation will follow. In the meantime, you can find the details here: [your link]
Together with our families
Together with our families, we’re delighted to ask you to save the date for our wedding on [wedding date] in [town or venue]. Invitation to follow. [your link] With love, [your names]
For particular weddings
When guests need a little more notice or a little more explanation.
Destination wedding
Save the date! [your names] are getting married in [town or venue] on [wedding date]. We know travelling takes planning, so we wanted to let you know early. Your invitation will follow, and you’ll find travel and accommodation details here: [your link]
Evening reception
[your names] are getting married on [wedding date], and we’d love you to join us for the evening celebration in [town or venue]. Please save the date. Invitation to follow. [your link]
Change of date
Change of plan: [your names] are now getting married on [wedding date] in [town or venue]. Please update your diary. Everything else is on the same link: [your link]
When to send
When to send your save the dates.
- Save the dates: six to twelve months before the wedding. Nine to twelve for a destination wedding or a popular date.
- Invitations: eight to twelve weeks before. Three to four months for a destination wedding.
- Replies: ask for them about six weeks before, so there’s time to chase late ones before your final numbers are due.
Choose your wedding date to see your dates.
What to include.
Your names, the date, and the town or venue. Say that an invitation will follow, so guests know the times and venue are still to come. A link to your wedding website saves you answering the same questions.
What to leave out.
Times, menus and dress code can wait for the invitation and your wedding details. Guests only need enough to keep the day free. If someone is invited to the evening only, say so now.
Digital or printed?
A message can go out the day your date is set, with no envelopes, stamps or postal addresses to collect. If you post printed save the dates, the same wording works on a card.
Save the date first. Invite them later.
Send a Save the Date page with your message.
Your names, date, location and photo, in one of twelve designs made for phones, with your invitation, details and RSVP to follow on the same wedding website. Free to build and preview. £19 once when you’re ready to publish.
GOOD TO KNOW
Save the date questions.
What should a save the date say?
Your names, the date, and the town or venue. Add that an invitation will follow, and a link if you have one, so guests know where to find the details later.
Is it OK to send a save the date by WhatsApp?
Yes. It reaches guests straight away and costs nothing to send. A link that opens a proper save the date page, in your wedding’s design, feels more special than a plain message.
When should we send our save the dates?
Many couples send them six to twelve months before the wedding, and earlier for a destination wedding or a popular date. Use the planner above to see the dates for your wedding.
Do evening guests get a save the date?
If they’re invited, yes. Make it clear the invitation is for the evening celebration, so nobody is unsure later.
Do we still need to send invitations?
Yes. A save the date only asks guests to keep the day free. The invitation follows with the times, the venue and how to reply.