Save Our Date

Save the date wording

A save the date needs your names, the date and a line saying an invitation will follow. Everything else is optional. Here's what each line does, with wording you can copy.

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Save Our DateChecked on Monday 19 October 2026

Three cards, three ways of saying it

Each of these is a real card from the builder, in one of its colourways. The last line starts as "Invitation to follow", and you can change it or leave it empty.

The card, line by line

From the top. Only the names, the date and the last line are needed.

  1. Save the date

    These three words tell guests what they're holding before they've read a name: keep the day free, and the invitation comes later.

  2. Your names

    First names are enough, in whichever order you like. Write them the way guests know you: Ellie, not Eleanor, if that's what everyone calls you.

  3. The date

    There's nothing to word here. You pick the day from a calendar and each card sets it out in its own way. Some cards write it in full with the day of the week, while Big date draws the day in figures and the month in words.

  4. The place

    Optional. A town or a venue is plenty, such as Kinloch House, Perthshire. Leave the full address for the invitation.

  5. The last line

    It reads "Invitation to follow" until you change it, and takes up to 90 characters. This is the line that makes the card sound like you.

Last lines to copy

Copy one as it is or change a word or two. Each fits on the card.

Classic

  • Invitation to follow
  • Formal invitation to follow
  • Please keep the day free. Invitation to follow
  • More details to come in the new year

Relaxed

  • Book the babysitter, invitation to follow
  • Keep the day free and your dancing shoes handy
  • We're getting married, and we'd love you there
  • Clear the diary. Details to follow

Abroad

  • Join us in Puglia. Invitation and travel details to follow
  • Passports at the ready. Invitation to follow
  • We're marrying in Lisbon and would love you there. More soon

Small weddings and parties

  • A small ceremony, then a party for everyone. Invitation to follow
  • Evening celebration. Invitation to follow
  • We married quietly. Come and celebrate with us

What to save for the invitation

A save the date only fixes the day. Times, the full address, what to wear, gift lists and RSVPs belong on the invitation, which guests keep and check later. Putting them on both just means two places to correct if plans change.

Questions

What do you write on a save the date?

Your names, the date and, if you know it, the town or venue. Then a line saying an invitation will follow, so guests know more is coming.

Do you put the venue on a save the date?

Only once it's booked. A town on its own is fine, and helps guests coming from further away start looking at trains and hotels.

How do we show who's invited?

On paper the envelope does it. With ours you can make a link for each guest once your page is live, and with The Letter the envelope they open has their name on it, so "Sarah and Dan" tells them exactly who's invited.

Should a save the date say adults only?

It can, gently, if it matters for planning: "We're sorry we can't include children" fits on the last line. Many couples leave it for the invitation.

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