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Handwritten Save the Date
A full-bleed photo well behind a warm taupe gradient, with the date scrawled across the lower third in an oversized brush script as if written straight onto the print. Names sit top-left and the follow-up line bottom-right, both small.
1 Customize your save the date
Customize it in Canva
Open this template in Canva to edit the names, date, city and photos.
Customize in Canva- Free Canva account required — no Canva Pro elements
- Opens in a new tab, so this page stays where it is
- Every text box, color and font is editable
2 Send it to your guests
Text it with Text My Wedding
Send the finished card to every guest at once, then keep the same list for the invitation and the RSVPs.
Send With Text My Wedding- No mailing addresses to collect — just phone numbers
- See who received it instead of guessing
- The same guest list carries through to the invitation
Free to use. No Text My Wedding account needed to customize the design.
Message-sized exports from Canva, built for sending by text.
Opens as a copy in your own Canva account — the original stays untouched.
Specifications
What you’re getting
- Editing platform
- Canva
- Canva account
- Free account required
- Canva Pro
- Not required
- Size
- 7 × 5 inches, landscape
- Editable text
- Yes
- Editable colors
- Yes
- Editable fonts
- Yes
- Photo support
- Yes — photo frame built in
- Magnet-safe margins
- Not built for magnet trim
- Printable
- Digital-first design
- Digital sharing
- Yes — message-sized exports
- Download formats
- PDF, PNG and JPG
Editable elements
What you can change
- Names
- Date
- City or location
- “Invitation to follow” line
- Fonts
- Color palette
- Photo
- Multiple photos
Canva is a trademark of Canva Pty Ltd. Text My Wedding is not affiliated with or endorsed by Canva.
Step one
How customizing works
- Open in Canva. The template loads as a copy in your own Canva account — the original stays untouched, so you can start again at any point.
- Edit the wording.Names, date and city are ordinary text boxes. Keep it to three facts plus “invitation to follow”.
- Swap the palette. Colors are applied as document colors: change one and every element that uses it follows.
- Download. PNG or JPG, sized for a message thread.
Step two
How sending works
- Create your event. Names and the date — about a minute, and the venue can wait.
- Add your guests. Import a spreadsheet or paste numbers; households stay grouped.
- Attach the card. Upload the file you exported from Canva and send it to everyone at once.
- Keep the list. The same guest list runs the invitation, the RSVPs and the wedding-week updates.
Next step
Send your save the date, then keep the guest list.
One list from the save the date to the thank you. No addresses to chase, no wedding website to build, no spreadsheet of replies.
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Questions
Handwritten template questions
Is the Handwritten template free?
Yes. The template is free to open and edit in Canva, and a free Canva account is enough to change the wording and download the file — no Canva Pro required.
What size is it?
7 × 5 inches, landscape. It exports as a PNG or JPG sized for sending by text.
How do I add our photo?
The design includes a photo frame — in Canva, drag your engagement photo onto the frame and it snaps into place, cropped to fit. Swap or reposition it any time.
What should the wording say?
Your names, the date and the city, plus "invitation to follow". Resist adding the venue address, timings or RSVP details — those belong on the invitation, and a save the date often goes out before they're decided.
How do I send it to guests?
Export a PNG from Canva, then create your Text My Wedding event, import your guest list and attach the file. Every guest gets it as a text, and the same list carries through to the invitation and the RSVPs.
Canva is a trademark of Canva Pty Ltd. Text My Wedding is not affiliated with or endorsed by Canva.