Save the dates by text

Save the dates that land on every phone

Text every guest your date with their name on it, a photo of the two of you, and a link to your wedding website. Write it tonight, schedule it for Saturday morning, and see exactly who it reached.

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Their name in every text
Your photo attached
Scheduled ahead

2,500,000+ messages sent

New · Animated save the dates

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Design your save the date with us. Each guest gets a text with their own link, which opens an envelope addressed to them, and the card slides out. 217 designs, free to personalize.

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Celeste digital save the date in Gilded — Celeste, as your guests see it

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Write it once, send it to 142 people by name

Import your guest list, write one message, and tap Personalize to start every text with the guest's first name. Attach your engagement photo, paste your website link, and pick the morning it goes out.

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Pick who gets it
All guests, or a group you made, like Wedding party or Shuttle riders. Someone in two of the groups you pick still gets one text.
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Write it once
Personalize drops in each guest's first name. Add a photo, a map, or an Attachment Page with the details.
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Send now or schedule it
Pick a date and time in your event's timezone, or send right away. Send it to “Just me” first to see exactly what guests get.

Save the date text wording

Three texts that cover the whole save-the-date stretch. Copy them as they are, or swap in your own details. Each one starts with your guest's name.

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6 to 8 months out
The classic
Hi Priya! Alex & Jordan are getting married on June 19, 2027 in Savannah, GA. Save the date - a formal invitation will follow!
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9 to 12 months out
The destination heads-up
Hi Priya! Save the date: we're getting married in Tulum on June 19, 2027. Flights and hotels fill up early, so our travel guide is ready now:tmwed.us/Tr7vK
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When your website goes live
The follow-up
Hi Priya! Our wedding website is live, with the hotel block, travel tips, and our registry. Bookmark it for June 19:tmwed.us/Hq4Ln

Sending the formal invitation next? Draft the wording with our wedding invitation wording generator.

Want guests to open a card, not just read a line of text? Pick one of our animated digital save the dates.

Tips for texting save the dates

A few habits that keep a save the date text from feeling like spam.

Send it 6 to 8 months out, or 9 to 12 for a destination wedding or a holiday weekend.
Only text people you're sure you'll invite. A save the date is a promise that an invitation is coming.
Use Personalize's “Everyone invited” to spell out who's included, like “Sam, Jamie and guest”, so nobody has to ask about plus ones.
Send it to “Just me” first to check the photo, the name, and the link on your own phone.
Texts reach US and Canadian numbers. Mail or email a copy to anyone with a number from another country.

Every text, sent the way guests want it

The same tools behind every message you send from Text My Wedding.

Private, one-to-one texts

Every guest gets their own text. Nobody sees anyone else's number, and there's no group thread to reply all to.

Replies come only to you

When a guest texts back, it goes to your wedding's number, not to 150 other phones. Read and answer replies in the app on Plus and up.

Their name, not “Hi all”

Personalize adds each guest's first name, last name, or household name to the same message.

Groups for every audience

Make groups like Wedding party, Shuttle riders, or Out-of-town guests, and text only the people who need it.

Scheduled ahead

Write messages weeks early and they go out on their own, at the time you picked, in your event's timezone.

Delivery for every guest

See who each message reached and which numbers failed, then fix the number and send to the guests who missed it.

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Add your guests, write the message once, and pick when it goes out.

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Frequently asked questions

Is it OK to send save the dates by text?

Yes. A personal text with their name and your photo feels like a note from you rather than a mass email. Many couples text the save the date and mail the formal invitation.

Can I send a designed save the date instead of plain text?

Yes. Design an animated save the date card and each guest gets a text with their own link. It opens an envelope with their name on it, and the card inside has add-to-calendar buttons for Google and Apple or Outlook.

Can I say who's included in the invitation?

Yes. Personalize can add each guest's household name or everyone invited in their party, plus ones included, so one message reads correctly for couples, families, and single guests.

Can I schedule my save the dates ahead of time?

Yes. Choose Schedule for later, pick the date and time, and the text goes out in your event's timezone. You can edit or cancel it from your Scheduled messages until it sends.

Do guests need to download an app?

No. Guests get a normal text message from your event's number. Links open in their phone's browser, with no account or password.

What do guests see the first time you text them?

Just before your first message, each guest gets a one-time notice that they'll receive texts for your wedding, with HELP and STOP instructions. Your message follows right after.

How much does it cost?

Each text to each guest uses one message from your plan, and replies from guests are free. Plans are one-time purchases starting at $19 for 50 messages, and every account starts free.

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