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, October 19, 2026

Three cards, three ways of saying it

Each of these is a real card from the builder, in one of its colorways. 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

    This line is already on the card, so you don't write it. It tells guests what they're holding before they get to your names: keep the day free, and the invitation will follow.

  2. Your names

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

  3. The date

    You don't write this one. You pick the day from a calendar, and each card lays it out its own way. Some cards spell it out with the day of the week, while Big date puts the day in large figures.

  4. The place

    Optional. A city or a venue is plenty, like Napa Valley, California. 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 is or change a word or two. Each fits on the card.

Classic

  • Invitation to follow
  • Formal invitation to follow
  • Please save the date. Invitation to follow
  • More details to come in the new year

Casual

  • Book the sitter, invitation to follow
  • Save the date and bring your dancing shoes
  • We're getting married, and we'd love you there
  • Mark your calendar. Details to follow

Destination weddings

  • Join us in Tulum. Invitation and travel details to follow
  • Passports ready. Invitation to follow
  • We're getting married in Tuscany and would love you there. More soon

Small weddings and receptions

  • A small ceremony, then a party for everyone. Invitation to follow
  • Reception to follow. Invitation to come
  • We eloped! Come celebrate with us

What to save for the invitation

A save the date only holds the day. Times, the full address, dress code, your registry and RSVPs belong on the invitation, which guests keep and check later. Putting them on both just means two places to fix if plans change.

Questions

What do you write on a save the date?

Your names, the date and, if you know it, the city 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 city on its own is fine, and helps guests coming from out of town start looking at flights 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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