Digital save the dates that open like a letter
Type your names and the date, choose how it opens, and send one link. Your guests tap it on their phone, it opens, and they can add the day to their calendar there and then.
Make yours£12, paid once. There's no subscription and no charge per guest, so send it to as many people as you like.
Ellie&Tom
Add it to your calendar
How it works
Make it
Pick a card and one of its colourways, then add your names and the date. The card suggests an opening, which you can change. You can preview it as you go.
Publish it
Pay once and the page goes live straight away, on a link with your names in it.
Send it
Share the link on WhatsApp, by text or by email, wherever your guests are. Everyone gets the same link.
Five ways for it to open
A wax-sealed envelope, a card with two doors tied with silk, a sheet of vellum that lifts away, or a card that starts in the dark and catches the light. If you'd rather keep it simple, you can skip the animation altogether.
The Letter
An envelope with a wax seal. The seal cracks, the flap opens and the card slides out.
Gatefold
Two doors held shut with a silk band. The band slips off and they open.
Vellum
A sheet of tracing paper laid over the card, lifted away from the bottom.
Gilded
The card starts in the dark and a light moves across it.
No animation
Guests see the card straight away.
Pick a card
Pick a card and write your words. Each card has its own colourways, and each suggests how it opens, which you can change.
Why send it online
It arrives today
You don't have to print or post anything, so guests abroad get it at the same moment as everyone else.
It goes in their calendar
As soon as it opens, there's a button to add the date to Apple, Google or Outlook. It's in their diary before they've put their phone down.
Nobody loses it
A card on the fridge can end up in the recycling. The link stays in their messages, so nobody has to text you to ask when it is again.
It costs less than the stamps
It's £12 however many guests you have. For most weddings the stamps alone would cost more than that, before you've bought a single card.
You can fix mistakes
If the venue changes or you spot a typo, edit the page. Guests already have the link, so they'll see the new version.
There's nothing to install
It opens in the browser. Guests don't need an app or an account.
Whether you need save the dates, and how long paper ones take
You can print it too
Once your page is live, open your edit link to print it. There are four cards to a sheet, to trim and post to anyone who'd rather have it on paper, or ten small cards with a QR code that opens the page. Printing costs nothing extra, and you can do it at home or save a PDF for a print shop.
What it costs
£12, paid once. There's no subscription and no charge per guest, so send it to as many people as you like.
Questions
What is a digital save the date?
It's a save the date you send as a link instead of printing. Guests open it on their phone or computer and can add the date to their calendar from there.
When should we send our save the dates?
Most couples send them six to twelve months before the wedding. For a wedding abroad, or on a bank holiday weekend, send them earlier. The formal invitation comes later.
How do guests get it?
However you send the link: WhatsApp, text, email or a group chat. They don't need an app or an account to open it.
Can guests RSVP to it?
No. A save the date only asks guests to keep the day free. RSVPs, meal choices and the details come later, with the invitation.
When the invitation goes out, our wedding website Ode can collect the RSVPs and meal choices for you.
Can we change it after sending?
Yes. You can edit everything on it from your private edit link, and guests will see the changes on the link they already have.
Can it be in our language?
Yes. The card can be in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch or Polish, whichever you pick.
How long does the page stay up?
We guarantee 6 months from the day you buy it. After that we'll do our best to keep it up until your date, which can be up to 5 years away, and we delete it shortly after the day.
How much is it?
£12, paid once, for any number of guests. There's no subscription.
Have a go
Making one is free, and you only pay when you publish.
Make your save the date