Electronic save the date · sent on WhatsApp
Digital Save the Date
Each guest gets their own link. It opens like a sealed envelope with their name on it, then shows your names, the date and a live countdown, with one tap to add the day to their calendar.
up to 1,000 guests · no subscription
- Free to design and preview
- Pay only when you send
- Full refund within 7 days
- Send today, no printing or postage
What’s included
- The Save the Date now, the full invitation with RSVP later
- A personal link and WhatsApp preview for up to 1,000 guests
- Countdown in your venue’s time zone and add-to-calendar
- All 11 styles, your names and initials on the seal
- Seen tracking on your send list
What is a digital save the date?
A digital save the date is the first wedding announcement, sent to your guests’ phones instead of by post. It tells them the date and the place so they can block the day and book travel, months before the formal invitation. With InviteBatch it is a small, beautiful web page that opens like a real envelope with each guest’s name, and you send it on WhatsApp, by text or by email in a few taps.
What does a guest see when they open it?
- 1An envelope with their name. The link opens on a sealed envelope addressed to them, closed with a seal that carries your initials.
- 2Your names and the date. One tap on the seal opens it onto “Save the date for the wedding of”, your names, the date and the place.
- 3A live countdown. Days, hours, minutes and seconds to your wedding, in your venue’s time zone so guests abroad see the right time.
- 4Add to calendar. A note that the formal invitation will follow, and one button to put the day in their Google, Apple or Outlook calendar.
Try a style
How much does a digital save the date cost?
$89 once for the whole wedding, and that already includes the full wedding invitation. Send the Save the Date now; when you are ready, switch the same order to the invitation with RSVP, and every guest’s personal link opens the new version. There is no price per guest, up to 1,000 guests, and designing is free until you send. Full refund within 7 days.
Start your save the date freeWhen should you send save the dates?
Send them six to eight months before the wedding, or nine to twelve months ahead for a destination wedding or a holiday weekend, when guests need longer to book flights and time off. Send them once your date and venue are booked and your guest list is settled, because everyone who gets a save the date should also get an invitation. The formal invitation then follows about two to three months before the day.
Is a digital save the date better than paper?
For most couples, yes: it arrives the same day, costs one price however many guests you have, reaches family abroad without postage, and you can see who has opened it. Paper is lovely as a keepsake, and some couples still post a few to grandparents.
| InviteBatch digital | Printed and posted | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | $89 once, invitation included | Printing plus postage for every guest |
| Arrives | The same day, on WhatsApp, text or email | Days to weeks, longer abroad |
| Each guest’s name | On the envelope and in the WhatsApp preview | Hand-addressed envelopes |
| Who has seen it | Seen per guest on your send list | No way to know |
| If plans change | Edit it, everyone sees the update | Reprint and post again |
Which save the date styles can I choose?
Compare all 11 stylesEvery style works as a save the date and as the invitation, so both match. Modern Estate also comes in pinks, sage and dusty blue.
Save the date questions
Does a save the date need an RSVP?
No. A save the date only asks guests to keep the day free, so it has no reply form. The RSVP comes with the formal invitation, which is included: switch the same order to the invitation when you are ready and guests reply there.
Can I send the save the date to guests abroad?
Yes. Guests open the link in any phone browser, inside WhatsApp too, with no app. The countdown and the calendar entry use your venue’s time zone, so the time is right wherever they live.
What if our date or venue changes?
Edit the save the date and save: every guest’s link shows the new details straight away. Nothing has to be printed or sent again, although you may want to send a short message to say plans have changed.
Can I send it by text, email or Instagram instead of WhatsApp?
Yes. Every guest has a WhatsApp button, plus Copy and SMS, so you can paste the same personal link into email, Instagram, Messenger or any chat.
Is the digital save the date free?
Designing and previewing it is free. You pay $89 once only when you want to send it, for up to 1,000 guests, and that also covers the full wedding invitation with RSVP.