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50 editable save the date templates designed for Canva. Names, date, city — then text it to your whole guest list with Text My Wedding, months before the invitation exists.
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See all 50 templatesWhere most couples start
Eight designs spanning the range — typographic, photo-led, seasonal and playful — so you can see the collection quickly.
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Browse by style
View all 10 stylesStyles
The idea the card is built on — a ticket, a calendar page, a photo strip, or type alone.
Minimalist
One idea per card, generous margins, and nothing competing with the date.
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Modern
Big type, flat colour and layouts built to survive a message thread.
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Whimsical
Weather forecasts, calendar pages and handwriting in the margin.
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Photo
Built around engagement pictures, from one hero shot to a twelve-frame proof sheet.
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Classic
Centred serif wording, hairline rules and dates spelled out in words.
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Elegant
Script, gold and seals — formal without tipping into stiff.
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Browse by color
View all 12 colorsColors
Palette-led browsing, with real save the dates behind each swatch so you can see the range inside a color.
Neutral
Cream, ivory, bone and taupe — the palette that matches everything later.
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Black and white
Maximum contrast, which is what a thumbnail in a text thread needs.
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Terracotta
Warm clay and rust — the desert and autumn palette.
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Gold
Keylines, seals and script — used as an accent, not a fill.
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Brown
Kraft, leather and sepia — the rustic and travel palette.
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Dusty blue
Muted, slightly grey blue — soft without being pastel.
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Browse by theme
View all 7 themes & destinationsThemes & destinations
Where the wedding is, and how the card says so before the venue is even booked.
Destination
Boarding passes, luggage tags and itineraries for guests who need to book flights.
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Garden
Peonies, wildflowers and soft grounds for outdoor spring weddings.
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Italian
Olive groves, coastal towns and dates given in Italian.
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Barn
Kraft tones, sliding doors and taped photographs.
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Mountain
Ridgelines and treelines for weddings above the snow line.
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Forest
Pines, boughs and deep green grounds.
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Browse by season
Seasons
Palettes that suit the month you're marrying in.
Summer
Citrus, sun, olive and coastal gradients for June to August.
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Fall
Rust, burgundy and kraft for September to November.
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Spring
Blush, wildflower and soft washes for March to May.
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Winter
Evergreen, gold and deep grounds for December to February.
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Browse by format
View all 7 formats & featuresFormats & features
How the save the date reaches guests — magnet, postcard, photo card or a text message.
Printable
Export a print-ready PDF and send them to a print shop or run them at home.
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Digital
Composed to be read in a message thread, not on paper.
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Landscape
Horizontal cards, which is the save-the-date default rather than the exception.
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Photo
Real photo wells, from one hero image to a twelve-frame grid.
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Photo collage
Two or more photographs in one layout.
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Magnet
Proportions and margins that survive being ordered as a fridge magnet.
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The full collection. Open any design to see what’s editable, preview it inside a text thread, and open it in Canva.
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How it works
From save the date to RSVP
The save the date is the first thing your guest list is ever used for. Build it once here and it carries the rest of the wedding.
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Pick your save the date
Browse by style, color, season or format and open a design to see what's editable.
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Customize it in Canva
Names, date, city and photos. The design opens in a new tab, so this page stays where it is.
In Canva
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Text it to your guest list
Create your event, import your guests and send the card to everyone at once — no addresses needed.
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Keep the same list for the invitation
The guest list you build now carries through to the invitation, the RSVPs and the wedding-week updates.
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Next step
Ready to send your save the date?
Customize the design in Canva, then use Text My Wedding to text it to every guest at once and keep the list for the invitation.
Questions
Save the date questions
When should we send save the dates?
Six to eight months before the wedding for a local date, and nine to twelve months if guests need flights or a hotel block. Anything earlier than a year tends to be forgotten; anything later than four months and guests have already booked the weekend.
What goes on a save the date?
Three things: your names, the date, and the city. Add "invitation to follow" so guests know the details are coming. Ceremony address, timings, dress code and RSVP information all belong on the invitation, not here.
Do we need a save the date if we're sending invitations?
They do different jobs. The save the date holds the weekend before guests commit to anything else, and it goes out months before the invitation is designed. Skipping it is fine for a small local wedding and risky for a destination one.
Are these save the date templates free?
Every design on this page is free to open and edit. A free Canva account is enough for all of them — none require Canva Pro to customize or download.
Can we text a save the date instead of posting one?
Yes, and it is the most reliable way to reach everyone. Download your finished design from Canva, create an event in Text My Wedding and send it to your whole guest list at once — no addresses to collect, and you can see who received it.
Do we have to include a photo?
No. Photo save the dates are the most common, but roughly half the designs here are typographic and need nothing but your names and the date — useful if the engagement shoot has not happened yet.
Is Text My Wedding affiliated with Canva?
No. These templates are designed for Canva and open in Canva, but Text My Wedding is an independent product and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Canva. Canva is a trademark of Canva Pty Ltd.
Canva is a trademark of Canva Pty Ltd. Text My Wedding is not affiliated with or endorsed by Canva.
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