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Free save the date templates

Free Save the Date Templates for Your Wedding

Your love story deserves a beautiful beginning. Create a free digital save the date, share your special day, and count down to it together with your guests.

Create your free save the date Explore templates
  • Free to publish
  • No card needed
  • Live countdown

Find a style that feels like you

From timeless minimalism to romantic florals, explore save the date templates designed to celebrate your love story. Choose your favourite, make it yours, and share the excitement.

Three little steps to your big day

  1. 01

    Choose your design

    Find a save the date template that feels just like the two of you.

  2. 02

    Make it yours

    Add your names, wedding date, location and a favourite photo. A few little details make it personal.

  3. 03

    Share the excitement

    Send your digital save the date with one simple link. Guests mark their calendars and count down to your day.

Online save the date maker

See your names on it, right now

No account needed to try. Type below and the card updates as you go; carry on in the editor to choose a design, add a photo and publish.

OJ

Save the Date

Olivia & James

Saturday · 19 June · 2027

Tuscany, Italy

Formal invitation to follow

Beautifully simple. Completely free.

Everything you need for a digital save the date, and nothing you don’t.

  • Free templates

    Editable designs, from timeless minimal to painted florals. Free to publish, not just to preview.

  • Your own link

    One short link for WhatsApp, iMessage, email or Instagram. It opens beautifully on any phone.

  • Live countdown

    Under your card, a countdown ticks down the days, hours, minutes and seconds to your wedding.

  • Add to calendar

    One tap saves your date to Google, Apple or Outlook calendars. No more “when was it again?”.

  • Edit any time

    Venue confirmed? Typo in a name? Change it and the same link updates for everyone.

  • No printing or postage

    Reach guests abroad the same day, at no cost, and save a forest of card stock.

When you’re ready

The date is just the beginning

Your save the date is the first chapter. When you’re ready to tell the whole story, Aurelia helps you create a complete digital wedding invitation, with beautiful details, thoughtful experiences and everything your guests need in one place.

Free save the date compared with the full Aurelia wedding invitation
FeatureFree save the dateWedding invitation
Names, date and location
Your own shareable link
Add to calendar
Countdown to the day
Full RSVP with dietary needs and plus-ones
Personal links for each household
Schedule, venue maps, travel and FAQ
Envelope opening, music and animations
Bespoke designFrom $399
Explore wedding invitations

What is a digital save the date?

A save the date is the first note your guests receive: your names, the wedding date and where it will be, so they can hold the day before the formal invitation arrives. A digital save the date does the same job as a printed card, but it lives at a link you can send anywhere in seconds.

Because it is a web page rather than a picture, guests can add the date straight to their calendar and watch the countdown to your day. That is especially useful for destination weddings and international families, who need time to book flights and leave.

When to send your save the dates

Most couples send save the dates six to eight months before the wedding. For a destination wedding, or when many guests travel from abroad, nine to twelve months gives everyone time to plan. Your formal invitation then follows eight to twelve weeks before the day, with the full details and the final RSVP.

What to put on a save the date

Keep it short. Your names, the date and the city or region are enough; a venue can wait for the invitation if it is not booked yet. Add a photo if you have one you love, and a line such as “Formal invitation to follow” so guests know more is coming.

Frequently asked questions

Yes. Choose a free design, personalise it, publish your save the date and share the link with your guests. There is no trial period and no watermark on the design.

A save the date only asks guests to hold the day, so it has no RSVP form. You collect replies with your wedding invitation, which has a full RSVP with plus-ones and dietary needs.

Your names, wedding date, and city or location are usually enough. You can also add a photo and a short note that a formal invitation will follow.

Couples commonly send them six to eight months before their wedding, or nine to twelve months ahead for destination weddings.

Yes. Every save the date has “Add to calendar” buttons for Google Calendar and for Apple and Outlook calendars.

Only people with the link can open it. Save the date pages are kept out of search engines, and you can switch yours off at any time.

Absolutely. When you are ready, choose one of Aurelia’s premium wedding invitation designs to share the schedule, venue, travel details and the formal RSVP in one complete wedding website.

Create your free save the date

Free to publish and share. Upgrade only if you want a full wedding invitation.