Save the date wording generator
Type your names, wedding date and town, pick a tone, and get save the date wording ready to copy into a text, a social post or an email. You'll also see the date to send them by, and it's free to use without an account.
Example save the date
For Sam and Alex, marrying in Byron Bay on 20 November 2027. Add your details to make your own.
Send your save the dates by
Thursday 20 May 2027
For a local wedding, send save the dates about 6 months before the day.
Wording 1
Short, for SMS or social
Save the date! Sam and Alex are getting married on Saturday 20 November 2027 in Byron Bay. Formal invitation to follow.
Subject: Save the date: Sam and Alex, 20 November 2027
Dear friends and family, Please save the date for the wedding of Sam and Alex on Saturday 20 November 2027 in Byron Bay. Formal invitation to follow. With love, Sam and Alex
Wording 2
Short, for SMS or social
Please save Saturday 20 November 2027 for the wedding of Sam and Alex in Byron Bay. Formal invitation to follow.
Subject: Please save 20 November 2027 for our wedding
Hello, We are delighted to share that we are getting married, and we would love you to be there. Please save Saturday 20 November 2027 for our wedding in Byron Bay. A formal invitation will follow. Warm regards, Sam and Alex
Wording 3
Short, for SMS or social
Sam and Alex request that you save the date: Saturday 20 November 2027, Byron Bay. Formal invitation to follow.
Subject: Sam and Alex request that you save the date
Together with their families, Sam and Alex ask that you save the date for their wedding. Saturday 20 November 2027 Byron Bay Formal invitation to follow.
When to send save the dates
Save the dates go out well before the invitations, so guests can keep the day free and plan any travel. The further they have to come, the earlier they need to know.
- Local wedding: about 6 months before the day.
- Guests coming from interstate: about 8 months before, so there's time to book flights and a place to stay.
- Destination wedding or overseas guests: about 12 months before, so there's time to arrange leave, flights and passports.
The formal invitations follow later, once the times, the RSVP date and the other details are settled.
What to include
Both your names
First names are enough for friends and family.
The date
Write it out in full, with the day of the week, so nobody misreads it.
The town or city
Add the venue too if it's booked. Guests mostly need to know where to travel to.
Your wedding website link
If you have one, it gives guests somewhere to find the details as you confirm them.
“Formal invitation to follow”
It tells guests more is coming, so they wait for the invitation before asking about times or RSVPs.
Questions about save the dates
Point your save the date at your wedding website
One link gives guests everything as you confirm it: the times, the venue, travel notes and your RSVP. Build yours, then add the link to your save the date.
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