Set the Tone With Save-the-Dates
Save-the-dates are sweet, sentimental, fully functional, and the best way to communicate important information with your guests ahead of your wedding celebration. They truly set the tone for the entirety of your engagement leading up to the wedding. Save-the-date cards are your guests’ first foray into what to expect for your big day! Learn more about creating save-the-date stationery below.
The Practical Details
Save-the-dates should be sent six to eight months before your wedding and mailed to anyone and everyone who is on your guest list, including the wedding party. These pieces of stationery should include some important wedding information: your names, the date(s) of your celebration, the location, and any wedding website link that will include timely updates. You may want to add a note about a formal invitation to come closer to the wedding. Start the design process a year before your big day.
The Design Details
To us, the best part about save-the-dates is creating a custom, unique look - whether it goes along with the “vibe” or “theme” you end up choosing for your wedding day or not. Many people use save-the-dates as a way to learn about the many fun options you’ll have for your wedding invitations down the road. You can use this piece of stationery to experiment with colors, textures, printing techniques like foil or letterpress, custom illustrations, special enclosures, graphics, fonts, and more. It’s a fun, interactive way to brainstorm what design accents represent you as a couple the most.
The Inspiration
From elegant neutrals and sweet rustic details to coastal cool and romantic florals, we’ve got some save-the-date design inspiration for you!
Classic Photo Save-the-Dates
These save-the-dates let the stunning engagement photo shine with sweet script fonts.
Sweet Vellum
A save-the-date featuring a vellum overlay on top of sweet engagement photos and tied together with twine is for the trendsetters looking for a unique twist to the traditional photo save-the-date card.
Boho Beauties
Boho deckled-edge paper features a beautiful engagement photo, elegant script fonts and a custom venue rendering.
Venue Illustration Spotlight
A save-the-date with a beautiful venue illustration is home to a removable magnet complete with a puppy accent and a darling engagement photo of the couple.
Royal Neutrals
This vertical trifold save-the-date feels regal with chic neutral hues, elegant fonts and a dapper engagement photo.
Full of Fall
A trendy copper metallic enclosure and fall foliage make up this autumnal save-the-date card.
By the Sea
Horizontal trifold save-the-dates with beachy neutrals, a venue watercolor rendering, a custom wreath monogram, and a coastal engagement photo set the tone for a seaside celebration. Love the custom belly band that shares a warm greeting with guests!
City Skyline
Inspired by stunning Jersey City, these chic save-the-dates incorporate pops of foil shine on the belly band and unique skyline accents.
Romantic Neutrals
These vertical trifold save-the-dates are for the romantics, with elegant neutral hues, a removable magnet with a venue rendering, a custom monogram and a gold metallic wax seal tying everything together.
Lucky in Love
Unique and interactive, these scratch-off save-the-dates reveal the wedding date while remaining elegant, with watercolor florals.
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