Save the Date Cards

What Are Save the Date Cards?

Save the date cards are flat, full-color announcements printed in 3 sizes, from a compact 4.25" x 5.5" up to a bold 6" x 6" square, on any of 15 paper stocks. Couples and event hosts send them months ahead of the invitation so guests can hold the date and make travel plans early. Because the card arrives well before anything else, it sets the first impression of your event. Once the date is locked, the next step is the invitation itself, and the Flat Wedding Invitations pick up right where the save the date leaves off.

What Size Should a Save the Date Card Be?

The right size comes down to how much you want to show. A 4.25" x 5.5" is the compact standard, easy to mail and easy on the budget, ideal when the date and a name are the whole message. A 5" x 7" gives a photo real room, so an engagement shot becomes the star of the card. A 6" x 6" is a bold square that reads like a keepsake and holds its own on a fridge door or a pinboard. All 3 sizes, both finishes and the full stock list are grouped below exactly the way the live configurator presents them, so you know what you can change before you change it. When it is time to collect replies, the matching RSVP Cards round out the set.

Here are a few easy ways to make a save the date card feel like the start of something.

Pick a stock that sets the tone

A heavier coated stock gives the card real presence in the hand, and the 24pt Ultra Thick Gloss Cover feels like a keepsake from the first touch. Prefer a natural look? The recycled uncoated stocks run from 13pt at 100% post-consumer waste up to 18pt, with warm cream options for a softer feel. White linen adds a subtle texture, while the metallic pearlescent stocks in Ice, Champagne, Silver and Gold catch the light like foil without the foil price. The default 14pt Gloss Cover keeps it clean and affordable, and a High-Gloss UV Coating makes a photo or a bright color snap.

Add the extras that make it mail-ready

A save the date is made to send, so the finishing options earn their place. Add matching white wove envelopes and your cards arrive as a ready-to-mail set instead of a print job you still have to pair up. Round the corners at a 1/8" or 3/8" radius to soften the look and hint at something more premium, and pick a Free Online Proof or Next Day Hardcopy Proof if you want eyes on the file before the run.

Design it without a designer

You do not need a design background to make a save the date look sharp. Start from a professionally built layout in our save the date design templates, then change the colors, copy and photo in the online editor in minutes. Drop in your engagement photo, set the date, and you are most of the way there.

Already have your artwork? Skip the editor and download a press-ready blank instead. Each blank save the date template is built at the real trim size with the 1/8" bleed and safe margin already drawn in, so your design never crowds the cut. Grab the size that matches your order below, drop your art in, and upload.

How Much Do Save the Date Cards Cost?

Save the date cards start at $19.77 per set of 25, and the per-card price keeps dropping as the quantity climbs toward 100,000, so the real cost comes down to how big a run you order. A set of 50 is $25.27, 100 run $42.84, and 500 come in at $77.99, across 41 quantity tiers in all. Most first orders land around a set of 100, which is also our best-rated quantity. So how many do you actually need? Drag the slider below to set your count and watch both the set total and the true per-card cost update live, and find the point where one more step up barely moves the budget.

Can You Print on Both Sides and Add Envelopes?

Yes. Set your ink to 4/4 and you print full color on both sides, so the front carries the photo and the date while the back holds a website, a hashtag, or travel details. Prefer to keep it simple? 4/0 prints the front only and 4/1 adds black ink on the back. Pair that with matching white wove envelopes and rounded corners, and a flat card becomes a polished, ready-to-send announcement. You can even order up to 10 sets at once when different households or events need their own batch. It is the easiest way to make a save the date feel finished before it hits the mailbox.

How Do Save the Date Cards Compare to the Rest of the Range?

Save the date cards are the value pick for the announcement stage, but they are one piece of a full stationery suite. If you are weighing the invitation, the reply card, or a different card style, it helps to see the trade-off in plain numbers. The chart below lines up save the date cards against their closest siblings so you can compare the starting price on each before you choose. The general-purpose Invitation Cards are worth a look too if your event is not a wedding.

See How a Finished Save the Date Card Lands

Words only go so far. Want to see how stock, color and finish come together on a real card? The gallery below collects work our own customers printed in-house, across different sizes, stocks and finishes, so you can borrow ideas and see how a choice actually reads in the hand. Tap any print to see it larger.

How Fast Can You Get Save the Date Cards?

Save the date cards print on a 5 business day standard turnaround, and when a date sneaks up you can move that to 4-day, 3-day, 2-day, Next-Day or even Same-Day production. Each step buys back time for a set fee on top of the base price, so you only pay for speed when you actually need it. Same Day orders must be approved by noon EST to ship that day. Across the board, 99.8% of 4OVER4.COM orders land on time and 82% ship early, so you are not gambling on the mail date.

See the Rest of Our Cards

Save the date cards are one stop in a much larger lineup, and you can scan the full print product range any time. If the invitation, the RSVP card or a heavier stock would serve you better, the rest of the family is one tap away. Each option shows its own starting price and links straight to its product page, so finding the right fit takes seconds.

Print Your Save the Date Cards Today

At 4OVER4.COM, quality comes first, and it's backed by a satisfaction guarantee and 25+ years of printing since 1999. Whatever size, stock or finish you pick, these save the date cards are built to feel good in a hand and set the tone for your event. Need them before invitations go out? Our Same-Day production keeps you covered. Print your save the date cards today.