A save the date is the short message that tells people to keep a day free before the full invitation exists. This one is a single elegant page: your names, the date, the city, a countdown ticking toward it and a button that puts the day in their calendar. Nothing else to read, nothing to get wrong.
You type the details, watch the preview and share the link on WhatsApp or by email. Guests can already tell you they're coming, so you get a first headcount months ahead. When the details are final, you update the same link instead of sending a second message.
Wedding, save the date or party: the words and the sections are already there, in ivory and gold.
Names, date, places, dress code and gift list. The preview updates as you type, and guests get an RSVP form.
Share it on WhatsApp or by email, or print the QR code. Replies come in as guests answer, and you get an email for each one.
Six to twelve months ahead is typical, and closer to a year if guests need to travel or book time off. For a small local party, two or three months is plenty.
A save the date only says when and roughly where. The invitation comes later with the full program, the dress code and the RSVP deadline. You can turn one into the other by editing the same page.
No. You can write just the city or the region and add the address later. Because the link never changes, guests see the update without a new message.
Yes. One tap adds the day to Google Calendar, Apple Calendar or Outlook, which is the whole point of a save the date.
| A LoveStorySpace invitation | Printed cards | A picture sent on WhatsApp | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knowing who's coming | RSVP list with totals and allergies, downloadable | Phone calls and notes | Replies buried in a chat |
| Directions and calendar | A Maps button and add to Google, Apple or Outlook | A map on the card at most | None |
| Change the details later | Yes, the link stays the same | Reprint and resend | Send it again |
| Cost | One payment of 19 € for 12 months, unlimited guests | A few euros per card plus postage | Free |
| Reaches guests abroad | Instantly | Days of post | Instantly |
| LoveStorySpace | Evite | Paperless Post | Zola | Joy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 19 € once, 12 months online | Free, plus paid designs; Pro $249.99 a year | Free templates and paid designs | Free website; custom domain extra | Free |
| Languages | 12 | — | — | — | — |
| RSVP and guest list | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Allergies or dietary notes | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Directions button | ✓ | — | — | — | — |
| Add to calendar | ✓ | — | — | — | — |
| Ready-made WhatsApp message | ✓ | — | — | — | — |
| Download the guest list | ✓ | — | — | — | — |
| Gift registry | A link or bank details | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Printed cards | ✕ | — | ✓ | — | ✓ |
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Making and previewing it is free. Publishing it is a single payment of 19 € (shown in your currency) for 12 months online, with every section and unlimited guests. No subscription.
At the bottom of the invitation they write their name, accept or decline, say how many they are and add a note, such as an allergy. No app or account needed.
In My pages: who's coming, who isn't and the total number of people, with their notes. You also get an email for each reply and can download the list.
Yes, as often as you like. The link stays the same, so guests always see the latest details.
Yes. After you pay there's a button that opens WhatsApp with the message and the link ready to send. You can also print the QR code on a card.