A designed card, not a group text
Each guest opens their own save the date through a unique link, addressed to them alone. The date arrives as a designed card that sets the tone of the whole suite, not a line in a thread that scrolls away by dinner.
Save the Date Invitations
Save the date cards that hold the date
A designed save the date delivered to each guest's own private link, months before the invitation, on the guest list you'll use for both.
A save the date has one job: claim the calendar before anything else does. HeyVite gives you a hand-composed card from the wedding collection, a private link for every guest, and a guest list that carries straight through to the invitation, so the first thing your guests see of the wedding already looks like it.
Made for save the dates
Everything a save the date needs, from the first invitation to the final head count.
The date lands in their calendar
Every card carries an add-to-calendar button for Google and Apple Calendar, so guests protect the date the moment they open it. Months later, when the invitation arrives, the evening is already theirs.
One guest list, first card to last
Build the list once (type it in or import it from a spreadsheet) and send the save the date now. When it's time for the invitation, the same list is waiting: no re-collecting addresses, no one forgotten between the two sends.
An early read on your numbers
A save the date asks for no reply, but guests who already know can tap one anyway. Early yeses gather quietly on your dashboard, giving you a feel for the head count long before the invitation's reply-by date.
Popular save the date designs
Save the dates draw on the same wedding collection your invitation will use (art-deco golds, botanical washes and fine-art letterpress), so the suite matches from the first card your guests see to the last.
Your save the date guest list stays private
With HeyVite, each guest opens an invitation of their own, addressed to them alone. Who said yes, who sent regrets, who else is invited: only you, the host, hold the full picture.
See how guest privacy worksEverything a save the date asks of you, handled
Everything you need to host a save the date with ease.
Make sure no one forgets
Guests add the event to their calendar and get directions in a tap.
Keep your guest list yours
No shared list and no name lookup. No one sees who else was invited.
Skip typing the whole list
Import your guest list from a paste or CSV, with duplicates removed.
Give the day a home online
A free wedding website with your story, schedule, travel and RSVP.
Frequently asked questions
Answers about save the date invitations and online RSVP on HeyVite.
When should you send save the dates?
Six to twelve months before the wedding. Eight to ten months is the sweet spot for most couples. Go to a full year or more for a destination wedding, and if your engagement is shorter than about four months, skip the save the date and send invitations right away.
Do you really need save the dates?
You need them when guests need runway: a wedding more than six months away, a holiday-weekend date, or a guest list that has to travel. For a local wedding a few months out, they're optional. The invitation alone, sent 6–8 weeks ahead, does the job.
What's the difference between a save the date and a wedding invitation?
A save the date announces (your names, the date, the city) and asks only that the evening be kept free; it goes out 6–12 months ahead. The invitation, sent 6–8 weeks before the wedding, carries the full details: venue, times, dress code and the formal RSVP request.
Are digital save the dates okay to send?
Yes, even for a formal wedding. Etiquette asks that the card be considered and personal, not that it be printed. A designed digital save the date, sent to each guest's own private link, arrives instantly, lands in their calendar in a tap, and matches the invitation that follows.
Do guests RSVP to a save the date?
No reply is required. The card asks only that the date be kept. On HeyVite, guests who already know their answer can reply early and you'll see it on your dashboard, but the formal RSVP, with its reply-by date and meal choices, belongs to the invitation that follows.
Who should receive a save the date?
Only people certain to be on the final guest list. A save the date is a promise, and there's no polite way to take one back. If the list is still moving, hold off and finish it first; everyone you're sure of gets the card, B-list decisions wait for the invitation round.
Plan your save the date down to the wording
Copy-ready wording and etiquette guides to help you send with confidence.
Ready when you are
Ready to send save the date invitations worth opening?
Browse the designs your guests will keep, or see exactly what each plan includes.