Digital save the dates
A save-the-date asks guests to hold the day before the invitation comes, so they can book flights and ask for time off. Send it digitally and it lands on their phone with their name on the envelope and the date ready to add to their calendar.
When to send it
Send save-the-dates six to eight months before the wedding, and eight to twelve months ahead for a destination wedding or a holiday weekend. A save-the-date doesn’t need an RSVP-by date, since the invitation asks for the real answer later; leave it blank, and any early answers give you a first read on numbers.
Who to invite
Everyone who gets a save-the-date must get an invitation, so send them only once your guest list is final. Send one per couple or family, the same way the invitation will go.
Wording to borrow
Save the date Sam & Alex June 2027 · Invitation to follow
Hold the weekend Maya & Jordan are getting married on the coast October 2027 · Details to follow
Elena & Ray are tying the knot! Mark your calendar for May 2027
More ideas, with your names filled in: wording ideas.
Tips
- Destination wedding? Put the town in the details and the hotel block as a link, so guests can book early; the add-to-calendar button puts the date on their phone in one tap.
- Before you send, check for couples split in two or a partner left off: letsparty’s check before you send flags an invitation with one person where a couple should be, and Tidy up in the address book finds couples split in two.
- Keep the save-the-date’s guest list: when it’s time for invitations, letsparty copies the party with its guest list, so nobody gets missed.
Designs for it
All save-the-date designs →
How letsparty helps
RSVPs by name, with meal choices
Each guest says who’s coming and picks a meal; kids are counted on their own, and plus-ones can be limited, turned off, or given to one guest at a time. How →
No app for your guests
Every household gets its own link, texted from your phone or emailed. It opens in any browser, greets them by name and takes their answer in a few taps. How →
A head count the venue can use
Set the room’s limit and late yeses join a waitlist; give the caterer a live link with the head count and meals, no names. How →
Every guest’s photos, together
A QR sign on each table puts everyone’s photos on one wall, with a slideshow for the reception screen. How →
For couples
One price for your whole wedding
The Wedding plan is $199. It lasts from the day you start until three months after the wedding, however long the engagement, and moves if the date does. It covers the wedding, any party you make around it, and every other party you host until then, with no limit on invites. After that it renews as a regular Host Pass at $99 a year; cancel any time before it renews.
- The wedding$199
- Engagement party, if you have oneIncluded
- Shower, if you have oneIncluded
- Bachelorette or bachelor party, if you have oneIncluded
- Rehearsal dinner, if you have oneIncluded
- Farewell brunch, if you have oneIncluded
- The wedding websiteIncluded
- Thank-you cards afterIncluded
Launch prices are being finalized.
See the Wedding planQuestions
When should you send save the dates?
Six to eight months before the wedding is the usual timing. For a destination wedding or a holiday weekend, send them eight to twelve months ahead so guests can plan travel.
Is a save the date required?
No, but it’s a kindness for anyone who has to travel or take time off, and it’s expected for a destination wedding. If your wedding is local and less than six months away, you can go straight to the invitation.
Can you send save the dates by text or email?
Yes, digital save-the-dates are widely accepted, and a text from your own number is one guests recognize and open. Mail a few paper ones to relatives who’d treasure them, and send the rest digitally.