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Espresso digital save the date
Oversized Bodoni names stacked like a magazine cover on rich chocolate stock, with an italic ampersand and one fine rule ending in a tiny coffee bean. Cream type, generous margins and nothing else.
4 palettes
Free to design, no signup. Send from $19, one time, no subscription.
5.0 on The Knot26,000+ couples2.5M+ texts sent
Also available as a Espresso digital wedding invitation.
About the design
Espresso, in detail
As a save the date, Espresso keeps to the news: your names, the date and the city. The suggested wording closes with “Invitation to follow”. Each guest gets it as a text with their own link. Tapping it turns over an envelope addressed to them, lifts the wax seal and slides the card out, with a button that adds the date to their calendar.
Espresso sits in our modern, minimalist and editorial collections and comes in 4 palettes, Espresso, Latte, Mocha & Pink and Black Coffee, built around brown, cream and mocha. In the customizer you can switch palettes, edit your names, date, venue and the card's opening and closing lines, and choose the envelope liner, wax seal and stamp before you make an account.
Its artwork and palettes are made for fall and winter weddings. Save the dates usually go out six to eight months ahead, or eight to twelve for a destination wedding, so guests can book travel and time off before the invitation arrives.
What your guests see
Opened, not just delivered
Every save the date reaches guests as a text, then opens like real mail.
- 01
A text with their name in it
Each guest gets an ordinary text and their own link. No app, no account, no email to dig out.
- 02
An envelope addressed to them
It turns over, the wax seal lifts and the card slides out, addressed to the guest or their whole household.
- 03Add to calendar
The card, then the calendar
Guests read your save the date and add the date to Google, Apple or Outlook in one tap.
Included
Everything that comes with Espresso
Designing is free. Every plan to send it includes all of this, from save the date to wedding day.
- A text to every guest with their own link
- An envelope addressed to each guest or household
- One-tap add to Google, Apple or Outlook calendars
- A free test text to yourself before anyone else sees it
- Replies from guests in one inbox, not a reply-all
- The same guest list for the invitation, RSVPs and wedding-day texts
From couples
Couples who texted their save the dates
Rated 5.0 on The Knot by couples who used Text My Wedding for save the dates, invitations, RSVPs and wedding-week updates.
Text my wedding has been so useful and convenient. It allowed us to send wedding invites and RSVP's to all our wedding guest at once. The fact the guest could easily RSVP using the link was perfect! The site allows you to see when the guest open the text as well, so you know they received it. It was user friendly. I also used the site to send a big thank you message after the wedding. However, i waited too long to send the thank you message, and my site expired. Without hesitation the staff extended our expiration date to allow me to send the thank you message. I highly recommend this site. 5 stars!
Darla W.
The Knot · Jan 8, 2025Currently using Text My Wedding to help keep my guests in the loop. We sent out digital save the dates and an engagement party invite and it was so easy! USPS is unreliable these days, so I like that we have a way to keep guests in the loop and can send text reminders to everyone!
Riley B.
The Knot · Apr 15, 2024This was an excellent service for our wedding! You never realize how much you need it until you use it! We used it to send out invitations and collect RSVPs, and then for last minute logistics communications
Sean M.
The Knot · Apr 15, 2024
Questions
The Espresso save the date: common questions
Can I change the wording and colors on the Espresso save the date?
Yes. You can edit your names, date, venue and the card's opening and closing lines, and Espresso comes in 4 palettes: Espresso, Latte, Mocha & Pink and Black Coffee. You can also choose the envelope liner, wax seal and stamp. All of it is free to try before you make an account.
How much do digital save the dates cost?
Designing is free, and you don't need an account to start. Texting yourself a test is free too. To send to your guest list, you pick a one-time plan, starting at $19, sized by how many texts you plan to send. There is no subscription, no coins and no charge per card or per guest.
Do my guests need an app or an account?
No. Guests receive an ordinary text message. Tapping the link opens the card in their phone's web browser, on iPhone or Android, with nothing to download and nothing to sign in to.
Can guests add the date to their calendar?
Yes. Once a guest opens their save the date, they can add your wedding to Google Calendar or to Apple and Outlook calendars in one tap. Save the dates don't usually ask for an RSVP; that comes with the invitation, which you can send to the same list later.
Can I send a save the date and an invitation in the same design?
Yes. Every design comes as both a save the date and an invitation, so you can send matching cards months apart to the same guest list.
Can I send to guests with international phone numbers?
Text My Wedding sends to US and Canadian phone numbers. Guests with those numbers still receive texts while traveling abroad, as long as their carrier supports international service. Numbers from other countries are not supported yet.
Start now
Make Espresso yours.
Add your names, date and venue, pick a palette and preview the envelope. It's free, and there's nothing to sign up for until you send.
Free to design, no signup. Send from $19, one time, no subscription.