{"id":2858,"date":"2022-05-11T10:28:03","date_gmt":"2022-05-11T10:28:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vistaprint.co.nz\/hub\/?p=2858"},"modified":"2022-05-12T00:01:03","modified_gmt":"2022-05-12T00:01:03","slug":"save-the-date-wording","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vistaprint.co.nz\/hub\/save-the-date-wording","title":{"rendered":"Save the date wording \u2013 what to write and how to write it"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>So, you\u2019re getting married? Congratulations! Now it\u2019s time to get organised \u2014 and one of the first steps is to let your invitees know when you and your partner are tying the knot. However, there are a few things to consider when putting together your save the date cards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether you&#8217;re having an intimate celebration in your back garden or an elaborate destination wedding, read on for our tips on what to include on your save the dates \u2014 along with some wording examples you can use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Save the date etiquette<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Save the dates are the first piece of wedding stationery that you\u2019ll send out, usually around 6\u20138 months before the big day. If most of your guests are local, you don&#8217;t need to give as much notice. But if you&#8217;re expecting a lot of people to travel or hosting a destination wedding, <a href=\"http:\/\/vistaprint.co.nz\/hub\/when-to-send-save-the-dates\">send your save the dates<\/a> on the earlier side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Proper etiquette also dictates that you should always include the note \u2018Invitation to follow\u2019, to make sure people know that more details will be on their way soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Information you need to include<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Your save the dates are not official invites, so you only need to include the information that people will need in advance \u2014 this should be fairly minimal. You should include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" type=\"1\"><li>Your date. It might seem obvious, but include the full date \u2014 for example, 16\/09\/2023 or Saturday, 16th September 2023.<\/li><li>The venue location. Include the name of the venue if you already have one booked, or if not just note the city or town where the festivities will take place.<\/li><li>Your wedding website. Want to include details that won&#8217;t fit on your save the date? Direct invitees to your wedding website for more information.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Things you don\u2019t need to include: dress code, timelines of the day or registry information. Save these details for the official invitation when you send it, and don\u2019t forget to add them to your website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now that you know what to include on your save the date, here are a few more things to think about before you start writing your message.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Firstly, how many dates do your invitees need to save? Is it an evening do, a full day or a whole weekend?<\/li><li>Secondly, think about how you address your save the dates. If you know a guest well, do you know who they&#8217;ll bring as a plus one? If so, it\u2019s polite to address the save the date to both people by name. If you\u2019re not sure, then make it clear if a plus one is included or not.<\/li><li>Lastly, consider whether you need RSVPs. Usually this isn\u2019t needed for save the dates, but if you\u2019re on a tight budget or have a venue with limited capacity, then you could include a note like \u2018We\u2019d love to have you, but if you know now that you won\u2019t be able to come, please let us know\u2019. This way, you\u2019ll know ahead of time and won\u2019t need to worry about RSVPs coming in late.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you have the information you need, it\u2019s time to get personal with your save the date message! Depending on what kind of wedding you\u2019re planning, you could make it traditional or informal, simple or funny. Here, get inspired with tips for writing every kind of save the date \u2014 and find some save the date wording examples, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vistaprint-creative-res.cloudinary.com\/image\/upload\/f_auto,q_auto\/content-marketing\/article-images\/CMT-1268-SaveTheDateWording-Tile001_en-au.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vistaprint-creative-res.cloudinary.com\/image\/upload\/f_auto,q_auto\/content-marketing\/article-images\/CMT-1268-SaveTheDateWording-Tile002_en-au.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Destination weddings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re planning a destination wedding, it\u2019s wise to include a little extra information on your save the date \u2014 maybe the name of the nearest airport, how to get to the destination or some hotel info. This gives people a chance to organise themselves and book any flights or hotels in advance. Destination weddings also allow you the opportunity to add some excitement for the travel aspect, for example \u2018Come fly with us!\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Save the Weekend!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>23rd\u201325th July 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Emma and Alex<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>are getting married<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Costa del Sol, Spain<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please see further wedding details at<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[weddingwebsite].co.nz<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Love is in the air\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>or it will be when we travel to Tahiti for our<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Destination Wedding<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>12.11.2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Save the Date<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Love, Sam and Jo<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Invite to follow soon!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Fly with us\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>as we journey to Italy for our<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Destination Wedding<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>11\/11\/2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Laura Sterne and Michael Stone<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Formal invitation to follow!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group Tip-photo_headline\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">VistaPrint Tip<\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns Tip-photo_box is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:1%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:98%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Want to include travel details but don&#8217;t want your save the date to look cluttered? Print all that information on a separate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vistaprint.co.nz\/stationery\/invitation-enclosures\">enclosure card<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Intimate wedding settings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For an intimate setting, you may want to add an RSVP to your save the date to help with your planning. A smaller group of people also means that you can be more informal with your wording, too. For example, a simple \u2018Save our date\u2019 sounds a little more personal than \u2018Save the date for the wedding of\u2026\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019re tying the knot!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Save Our Date<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>18\/06\/2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jenna and William<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Auckland<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(in Jenna&#8217;s parents&#8217; back garden!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Invite will follow soon<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See more details at<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[weddingwebsite].co.nz<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rescheduled weddings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If your wedding was postponed, then you\u2019ll likely be sending a new save the date to the same set of people. Make it clear that this is a new save the date so it\u2019s not confused with an older one. You can simply add \u2018New date\u2019 or \u2018Rescheduled\u2019. If you\u2019re in good humour about the rescheduling, then you can inject some of that humour into your wording, for example \u2018save the date \u2014 again!\u2019 or \u201c\u2019This time we mean it\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s try this one more time\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Save the Date (Again!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3rd September 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>James and William<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hamilton<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Invite will follow soon<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See more details at<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[weddingwebsite].co.nz<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vistaprint-creative-res.cloudinary.com\/image\/upload\/f_auto,q_auto\/content-marketing\/article-images\/CMT-1268-SaveTheDateWording-Tile003_en-au.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vistaprint-creative-res.cloudinary.com\/image\/upload\/f_auto,q_auto\/content-marketing\/article-images\/CMT-1268-SaveTheDateWording-Tile004_en-au.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Informal weddings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If your wedding is more low-key in style, then funny or unique save the date wording could be a great option to set the tone for the event. \u2018Yes, we finally did it\u2026\u2019 or \u2018There will be wine!\u2019 will bring a smile and help guests get excited for the upcoming wedding day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He asked and she said \u2018Yes!\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zoe and James<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>24.07.22<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wellington<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Invitation to follow<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>A match made in heaven<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Suzanne and John are<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>getting hitched<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Save the Date<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>11\/11\/22<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wanaka<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Formal invite to follow<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Food, drinks, music. Need we say more?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Save the Date<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sam and Joe<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>09\/11\/22<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dunedin<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Invite to follow soon<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[weddingwebsite].co.nz<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Save Our Date!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tina and Samantha are<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Getting Married (Finally!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>08\/11\/22<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Central Otago<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Formal Invite to Come!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Formal save the date wording examples<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re having a formal or more traditional wedding, keep your save the date wording clean and classic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Save the Date<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>for the wedding of<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jane Elizabeth Smith<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>and<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>John Paul Jones<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Saturday, the twelfth of June<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two thousand and twenty-two<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dunedin<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Formal invitation to follow<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Catherine O\u2019Connor<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>and<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>William Donovan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Will be married<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>14th June 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Queenstown<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Formal invitation to follow<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Eleventh of November<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Twenty-Twenty-Two<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please save the date<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>for the wedding of<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Suzanne Lees and Maria Waterstone<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Formal invitation to follow<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vistaprint-creative-res.cloudinary.com\/image\/upload\/f_auto,q_auto\/content-marketing\/article-images\/CMT-1268-SaveTheDateWording-Tile005_en-au.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vistaprint-creative-res.cloudinary.com\/image\/upload\/f_auto,q_auto\/content-marketing\/article-images\/CMT-1268-SaveTheDateWording-Tile006_en-au.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More save the date wording examples<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Save the Date<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Joe and Andrew<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>are getting married!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4th September 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Christchurch<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Formal invitation to follow<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>A date to remember<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Poppy Dickson and James Robinson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>are getting married<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>25th August 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our house<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Save the Date<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Invitation to follow<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Mark your calendars<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019re getting married!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Save the date for<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Robin and Sam<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>09\/11\/22<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nelson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Invitation arriving soon<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please see further wedding details at<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[weddingwebsite].co.uk<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Please save the date<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>to celebrate the wedding of<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sarah Cartwright<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>and<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anna Barnes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>20th August 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Auckland<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Formal invitation to follow<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So, you\u2019re getting married? Congratulations! Now it\u2019s time to get organised \u2014 and one of the first steps is to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":2865,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"Save The Date Wording &amp; Examples | VistaPrint NZ","_seopress_titles_desc":"These save the date wording examples and messages will help you invite guests to your wedding in style. 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