Save the Date Printing

What Is a Save the Date?

A save the date is a card mailed months before a wedding invitation, announcing the date so guests can reserve it. At 4OVER4 save the dates print full color on one or both sides in 3 sizes, from 4.25" x 5.5" up to a 6" x 6" square, on any of 20 stocks. People reach for them when a date needs to travel early: weddings, engagement parties, anniversaries, reunions and corporate events all send one. Because it arrives ahead of everything else, the card gets a real look and a spot on the fridge. If you want the classic invitation format to follow it, the Invitation Cards cover that, and the save the date sits right in front of it as the early announcement.

What Size Should a Save the Date Be?

The right size comes down to how you plan to mail it and how much you want it to say. The 4.25" x 5.5" default drops straight into a standard envelope and keeps postage simple. A 5" x 7" gives a full-bleed engagement photo room to breathe, and a 6" x 6" square reads like an event on its own. Need a shape none of those hits? Set a custom size up to 6" x 7" in the configurator. All 3 sizes, both finishes, the rounded-corner options 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.

Here are a few easy ways to make a save the date feel like the occasion it announces.

Pick a stock that feels like the moment

A heavier or textured stock gives the card real presence in the hand. The Metallic Pearl stocks in ice, champagne, silver and gold catch light like foil without the foil price, the white linen adds texture you can feel, and the uncoated, cream and 18pt kraft stocks give you a natural surface. The heaviest run to a genuinely thick 26pt, and a High-Gloss UV Coating makes an engagement photo snap. The default 14pt Gloss Cover keeps it clean and affordable.

Add matching envelopes and round the corners

A save the date is meant to be mailed, so add the matching White Wove blank envelopes in the same step and the whole set ships ready to address. Want a softer look? Round the corners at a 3/8" or 1/8" radius, or leave them square. Small choices, but they are what make the card feel finished.

Design it without a designer

You do not need a design background to make a save the date look sharp. Start from one of thousands of free, professionally built layouts in our design templates, then change the colors, copy and photo in the online editor in minutes.

Already have your artwork? Skip the editor and download a press-ready blank instead. Each blank 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 Dates Cost?

Save the dates start at $19.77 per set of 25, and the per-card price keeps dropping as the quantity climbs toward 100,000, so a cheaper card really comes down to how many you send. A set of 700 runs $106.55, roughly 15 cents each, and 6,000 cards run $238.14, under 4 cents a card. 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.

Do Save the Dates Come With Envelopes?

Yes. You can add matching White Wove blank envelopes right where you build the card, so the cards and their envelopes arrive together and the whole mailing is ready to address. That saves a separate hunt for envelopes that fit, and it keeps the paper consistent from card to envelope. Pair the envelopes with a photo-friendly 5" x 7" or a 6" x 6" square and full color on both sides, and the announcement looks the part from the moment it lands in a mailbox.

How Do Save the Dates Compare to the Rest of the Range?

Save the dates are the early announcement, but they are not your only move for a wedding mailing. If you are weighing the invitation that follows, a folded piece or a magnet that sticks to the fridge, it helps to see the trade-off in plain numbers. The chart below lines up save the dates against their closest siblings, from Save the Date Cards to Folded Invitations and Save the Date Magnets, so you can compare the starting price on each before you choose.

How Fast Can You Get Save the Dates?

Save the dates print on a 3 business day standard turnaround, and when a date sneaks up you can move that to 2-day, Next-Day or even Same-Day production out of our NYC plant. Each step buys back time for a set percentage on top of the base price, so you only pay for speed when you actually need it. Want to check the file first? Choose a free online proof or a next-day hardcopy proof, or send it straight to production. Order by the daily cutoff and a Same-Day job ships that afternoon. Compare every turnaround tier below and see exactly what the rush adds before you pick.

See the Rest of Our Invitations

Save the dates are one stop in a much larger lineup, and you can scan the full print product range any time. If the matching invitation, a folded piece or a heavier stock would serve you better, the rest of the family is one tap away on invitation printing. 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 Dates 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 dates are built to get your date on every calendar early and set the tone for the day. Need them before the invitations go out? Our Same-Day production keeps you covered. Print your save the dates today.