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Your wedding save the date is the first piece of stationery your guests receive — and it sets the tone for everything that follows. Browse hundreds of printed designs, choose your paper stock and print method, and customize directly in the browser with a live preview.
Your wedding save the date is the first piece of stationery your guests receive — and it sets expectations for the celebration before anything else arrives. Browse hundreds of printed designs, choose your paper stock and print method, and customize directly in the browser with a live preview. Every design is available as a matching online wedding invitation and wedding website, so your stationery suite reads as intentional from the first mailing through the day itself.
Three print methods are available across the collection:
Letterpress save the dates press type and imagery into thick cotton card stock, creating a tactile impression that offset printing can't replicate. The most elevated option available and the most likely to be kept as a keepsake. Works especially well for formal, classic, and minimalist weddings.
Metallic foil lays a mirror-finish layer of gold, rose gold, silver, or copper over any design element. Type, botanical illustrations, geometric details: foil suits modern and romantic designs and photographs exceptionally well.
Flat print delivers vibrant, full-color printing at the most accessible price point and allows the widest range of design complexity: detailed watercolor illustrations, rich color fields, photographic prints. Every design in the collection is available as a flat-print card.
The design you choose now will carry forward to your invitations and wedding website, so it's worth choosing something with longevity.
Floral and botanical. Watercolor botanicals, illustrated florals, and pressed-flower palettes. A natural fit for garden, outdoor, and spring and summer weddings.
Modern and minimal. Clean layouts, strong typography, restrained color palettes. These hold up across a wide range of wedding styles and age well.
Photo save the dates. Your engagement photo or venue detail as the design anchor. High-impact personalization with a simple card structure.
Browse all save the date styles and designs or see our save the date templates guide for a full walkthrough of styles, formats, and what to look for before you customize.
The standard timing is 6 to 8 months before the wedding for local and regional guests. For destination weddings, or any event requiring international travel, passport arrangements, or holiday weekend bookings, 10 to 12 months out is appropriate. Earlier notice gives guests time to book flights and clear their calendars before competing plans arrive.
Account for print production and postal delivery when planning your send date. Allow two to three weeks for print production, plus a week or two for delivery. For a detailed mailing timeline, see the guide to when to send wedding invitations.
Keep it simple. A save the date needs four things: both of your names, the wedding date, the city or region, and a line noting that a formal invitation will follow. Add your wedding website URL if it's live. It gives guests a place to find answers before invitations go out.
Leave venue addresses, dress codes, accommodation blocks, and registry information for the invitation itself. The save the date's job is to claim the date on your guests' calendars, nothing more.
A printed save the date lands on the refrigerator. It stays visible for months, keeping your wedding top of mind in a way that an email doesn't. The weight of the paper, the impression of letterpress type, the sheen of foil — these details signal to guests that this is a wedding worth planning around.
Digital save the dates carry their own advantages: immediate delivery, no postal cost, and direct tracking of who has opened them. Both formats are available for couples who want to mix: printed cards for immediate family and the wedding party, digital for extended guests. Learn more about electronic save the dates or review timing, addressing, and guest list guidance in our full save the date etiquette guide. Prefer to go digital entirely? Online save the dates start at $0.90 per send.
One advantage of designing with Bliss & Bone is the ability to carry a single design across your entire stationery suite. Your save the date, wedding invitations, and wedding website can all draw from the same template family: same fonts, same color palette, same overall aesthetic. It's the kind of consistency guests notice even if they can't articulate why.
Choose your save the date first, then build your invitation and website around it. Every design that ships as a printed card is available as a matching online invitation and a wedding website with full RSVP management.
Send save the dates 6 to 8 months before the wedding for local guests, and 10 to 12 months out for destination weddings or holiday weekend events. This window gives guests enough time to book travel, arrange time off, and commit to your date before other commitments fill in around it.
A save the date needs four elements: both names, the wedding date, the city or region, and a note that a formal invitation will follow. Include your wedding website URL if it's live. Dress code, venue address, and registry details belong in the invitation, not the save the date.
A save the date arrives 6 to 12 months before the wedding with minimal information: its purpose is to claim the date on guests' calendars. The wedding invitation follows 6 to 8 weeks before the event and includes full details: venue address, ceremony and reception times, RSVP instructions, and any enclosures like accommodation cards or directions.
Printed save the dates at Bliss & Bone start at $235 for 25 flat-print cards (A6, 4.5 × 6.25 in.), $445 for letterpress printing, and $572.50 for metallic foil. All prices are in USD. Use the paper builder for real-time pricing on specific quantities and paper weights.
Printed save the dates carry more weight, literally and figuratively. They land in the home, stay visible for months, and signal that the wedding is worth planning around. Digital save the dates are faster to send, easier to track, and cost less per send. Many couples send printed cards to immediate family and the wedding party, and digital to extended guests. Bliss & Bone offers both formats through the same design system.
Start designing above. Every order includes a free digital proof, and paper samples are available if you want to see the stock before committing to a full print run.