Save the date video
Save the Date Videos Guests Can Open, Watch and Answer
Announce your wedding date with motion. Choose an animated wedding template, add your names, date and city in the TwistInvite app, and share one link. Guests watch it in their browser and can reply, with no app, no account and no file to download.
Animated wedding templates
Share by SMS or link
Early replies with RSVP
Invitations are created and edited in the TwistInvite app. Your guests don’t need it: they open your link, watch, and RSVP in their browser.
Wedding collection
Wedding Templates for Your Save the Date
Real wedding templates from the TwistInvite library. Each is an animated video you can personalize as a save the date now and reuse the same style for your invitation later.
Pick your wedding style
Open the wedding collection, choose a design, then finish your save the date in the TwistInvite app.
How it works
Send a save the date video in four steps
Browse wedding templates
Open the wedding collection on the TwistInvite site and preview animated designs, from lake and coastal scenes to garden and art deco styles.
On this pageOpen the app to create
Download or open the TwistInvite app to personalize the template: names, date, time, place and your own wording. Add a short video message if you like (up to 15 seconds on the free plan).
Host · in the appShare your invitation link
Send the finished invitation by SMS or copy the link into any chat, email or group thread you already use.
Host · SMS or linkGuests view and RSVP
Guests open the link in their phone or computer browser, watch the invitation and reply. No download, no account. You follow responses with RSVP tracking in the app.
Guests · in the browser
Start Your Save the Date
Guests never need an account or the app.
What to include
What to put on a save the date video
A save the date is short by design. It tells guests to keep the day free; the full invitation follows later.
- Your names: as you want guests to see them.
- The wedding date: the one detail every guest needs.
- City or venue: enough for guests to plan travel, even if details come later.
- “Formal invitation to follow”: so guests know more is coming.
- Wedding website: add the link in your message if you have one.
- A personal hello: a short video message from the two of you (up to 15 seconds on the free plan).
Timing
When to send a save the date
Common etiquette ranges for wedding save the dates. Send earlier when guests need flights or time off.
| Wedding | Suggested send time | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Local or regional wedding | 6–8 months before | Gives guests time to block the date. |
| Destination wedding | 8–12 months before | Guests need time to book travel and time off. |
| Holiday-weekend wedding | 8–12 months before | Long weekends fill up early. |
| Short engagement | As soon as the date is set | Send the save the date and the invitation close together. |
Guidance only. Adjust for your guests.
Save the date vs invitation
Save the date vs wedding invitation
Both can be animated invitations on TwistInvite. The difference is what you ask guests to do. Read more in save the date vs wedding invitation.
| Save the date | Wedding invitation | |
|---|---|---|
| Purpose | Hold the date | Invite formally, with full details |
| Typical timing | 6–12 months before | Several weeks before the wedding |
| Details | Names, date, city | Ceremony and reception times, venue, dress code, RSVP date |
| Guest action | Keep the day free; reply if you invite them to | RSVP |
| On TwistInvite | Animated template + link | Animated template + link with RSVP tracking |
Why a video
Why couples send a save the date video
It arrives where guests are. Share by SMS or paste the link into the family group chat; no postage, no waiting.
It’s easy to open. Guests open the link in their browser and watch, with no app, account or download.
It sets the tone. An animated wedding template previews the style of your day, and you can keep the same look for the invitation. See wedding invitations.
Early answers help. Guests can reply on the invitation link, and you can follow responses with RSVP tracking in the app. That gives you an early read on numbers.
Free to start
Send your save the date free
A save the date, free templates and RSVP tracking are all on the free plan. Premium is optional and billed weekly, monthly or yearly.
Free plan
- Up to 3 events per month
- Free templates
- 15-second video messages
- RSVP tracking
- Share by SMS or link
Premium
- USD $2.99 per week
- USD $8.99 per month
- USD $39.99 per year
Prices shown in US dollars. The App Store sets local prices in other countries and regions.
Ideas & guides
Wedding guides
Questions hosts ask
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a save the date video?
A save the date video is an animated announcement of your wedding date. With TwistInvite, it’s an animated wedding template that guests open from a link and watch in their browser.
How do I make a save the date video?
Browse the wedding templates, open one in the TwistInvite app, add your names, date and city, then share the link by SMS or in any chat.
Do my guests need to download the app?
No. Only the host uses the TwistInvite app to create and edit the invitation. Guests open your link in their browser, watch the invitation and RSVP without an account or the app.
When should I send a save the date?
Six to eight months before is common for a local wedding, and eight to twelve months for a destination wedding.
Is it free to send a save the date video?
Yes, you can start free. The free plan includes up to 3 events per month, free templates, 15-second video messages, RSVP tracking, and sharing by SMS or link. Premium costs USD $2.99 per week, $8.99 per month or $39.99 per year; the App Store sets local prices in other regions.
Can I use the same design for my wedding invitation?
Yes. You can choose the same wedding template for your invitation later so your save the date and invitation match.
Announce your date with a little motion
Choose a wedding template, personalize your save the date in the TwistInvite app, and share one link with everyone.
Create and edit your invitation in the TwistInvite app. The app interface is available in 19 languages.