Digital Save the Dates
Send an animated save the date by text, email or link — and collect every guest's mailing address in the same tap. Your wedding invitation is included when you're ready.
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Save the Dates That Collect Addresses
Guests open your save the date, tell you whether they can likely come, and leave their mailing address in about 30 seconds. By the time you send the invitation — printed or online — your list is complete.
Why Send a Digital Save the Date?
It costs less, arrives in minutes, tells you who opened it, and you can still change the details.
- Costs less
- No printing or postage, and the invitation is included in the same payment.
- Arrives in minutes
- Send by text, email or WhatsApp the day you set the date.
- Shows who opened it
- Resend another way to anyone who hasn't opened it yet.
- Stays editable
- Venue confirmed later? Update it; everyone sees the latest version.
What to Include on Your Save the Date
- 1Your names as they'll appear on the invitation.
- 2The date — the one thing guests must remember.
- 3The city. The venue can wait if it isn't booked.
- 4"Formal invitation to follow" so nobody mistakes it for the invitation.
- 5A link for details — your wedding website, or a details section here.
When to Send Save the Dates
6–8months before most weddings
9–12months before a destination wedding
Digital Save the Date With RSVP?
A save the date traditionally doesn't ask for a reply — the formal RSVP comes with the invitation. An early head count still helps with venue and catering, so yours can ask a soft question, "Think you can make it?", next to the address form. It isn't binding; guests confirm properly when the invitation arrives.
Prefer it classic? Turn the question off and collect addresses only.
How It Works
- DesignPick a design and add your names, date and city. Choose whether to ask for addresses.
- SendPaste your list or share one link, by text, email or WhatsApp.
- Collect & inviteAddresses fill your guest list. Send the invitation to the same list when it's time.
Online vs. Printed Save the Dates
| Online | Printed | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | Included in one payment, free for 5 invitations | About $2–7 per card plus postage1 |
| Addresses | Collected by the save the date | Needed before you can mail it |
| Delivery | Minutes, with open tracking | Days to weeks, untracked |
| On the fridge | Add to calendar instead | The classic magnet |
1 As cited by Bliss & Bone on its online save the date page, checked October 26, 2026.
Save the Date Pricing
The same plans as our invitations. Moving from save the date to the invitation costs nothing extra.
Everything included- Free · 5 invitations
- $0
- Intimate · up to 50
- $29
- Classic · up to 150 · most popular
- $49
- Grand · unlimited
- $79
Digital Save the Date FAQs
Is it okay to send a digital save the date?
Yes. A save the date is an early heads-up, not the formal invitation, so digital fits naturally — and it reaches guests faster than mail.
Can I make a digital save the date myself?
Yes. Pick a design, type your names, date and city, and send. No design skills needed.
How much does it cost to send a digital save the date?
Free for 5 invitations, then one payment by the number of invitations (one per household): $29 up to 50, $49 up to 150, $79 unlimited. Your invitation is included.
What is the best website for electronic save the dates?
Choose by what you need: a large design catalog, the lowest price, or address collection built in. idovite's strength is the last one, plus an animated envelope and one payment that also covers your invitation.
Are online, digital, virtual and electronic save the dates the same thing?
Yes — different names for a save the date delivered on a screen rather than by mail.
Can a digital save the date collect addresses?
Ours can. After opening it, guests leave their mailing address in about 30 seconds, and it goes straight into your guest list.
Can guests RSVP to a save the date?
They can tell you whether they'll likely come — a soft, non-binding answer. The formal RSVP comes with the invitation.
How do I send a save the date by text message?
Each guest gets a personal link. Paste it into a text, or use your phone's share button to send it from your own number.
Will a digital save the date end up in spam?
Texts and WhatsApp messages from your own phone don't go to spam. For email, your dashboard shows who hasn't opened it, so you can resend another way.
Can I send digital save the dates and printed invitations?
Yes — the addresses your save the date collects are exactly what you need to mail them. Export the list as a CSV for your printer.
Can I use a free Canva save the date template instead?
You can, and send it as an image. You'll still need another way to track who received it and to collect addresses.