How to Share a Save the Date Link

A Save the Date link shows your full invitation — the cover, date, location, story, countdown, and any sections you've enabled — but without the RSVP form. In its place, guests see a short note (something like "A formal invitation with all the details and RSVP will follow soon").

It's the digital version of a traditional save-the-date card: send it weeks or months ahead so guests can reserve the day, then follow up later with the full invitation and RSVP.

This is perfect for:

• Weddings and big events where you want guests to block the date early
• Announcing before details are final — venue, schedule, or registry still in progress
• Building anticipation without asking anyone to reply yet

The Save the Date link is independent of your personalized RSVP links and the Registration Form — you can have all three active at the same time.

Enabling Save the Date

1. Go to your event dashboard at dashboard.fotify.app
2. Select your event and click "RSVP" in the sidebar
3. Click the "Event Details" tab
4. Find the "Save the Date" section
5. Toggle the switch on

The moment you enable it, Fotify generates a shareable Save the Date link and shows it with a one-click copy button. The link stays the same if you toggle the feature off and back on, so a URL you've already shared keeps working.

Customizing the Note

Where the RSVP form would normally appear, guests see a short note. By default it reads:

We're saving the date! A formal invitation with all the details and RSVP will follow soon.

To change it, type your own text in the "Note shown in place of the RSVP form" field. Leave it empty to use the default. The note is the only Save-the-Date-specific copy — everything else (your cover photo, event name, date, location, story, countdown, colors, and template) comes straight from your existing invitation design, so the two always match.

Sharing the Link

Copy the link from the Save the Date section and share it anywhere — WhatsApp, email, social media, or a printed QR code. Because there's no form to fill in, anyone can open it: you don't need to add guests to your list first, and the same link works for everyone.

When you're ready to collect responses, send guests their personalized RSVP link or open up the Registration Form. The Save the Date link can stay live the whole time — it simply never asks anyone to reply.

Using It on a Custom Domain

If you've set up a custom domain, you have two options:

• Share the full path — yourdomain.com/std/{code} works automatically
• Make it your homepage — in the Branding Center, set your domain's Homepage to "Save the Date". Now the root of your domain (yourdomain.com/) opens the save-the-date page directly

Setting Save the Date as your homepage is the cleanest option in the lead-up to an event: you can hand out just yourdomain.com, and later switch the homepage to the Public Album or Photo Upload page once the celebration is underway. (If you choose Save the Date as your homepage but haven't enabled the feature yet, the root safely falls back to your public album until you turn it on.)

What Guests See

When someone opens your Save the Date link, they see your invitation exactly as you've designed it — cover, event name, date, location, and whichever sections you've turned on — with your note in place of the RSVP form. Seating, QR check-in, and photo-upload sections are hidden, since those only apply once the event is closer.

If you turn the feature off, or the event has already finished, the link shows a friendly "not available" page instead — so an old save-the-date never leads somewhere broken.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Can guests RSVP from the Save the Date link? A: No — that's the point. The link is read-only and shows a note instead of the form. To collect responses, send personalized RSVP links or enable the Registration Form.

Q: Can I use Save the Date and RSVP at the same time? A: Yes. The Save the Date link, your personalized RSVP links, and the Registration Form are all independent — any combination can be active at once.

Q: Does it work with the premium invitation templates? A: Yes. The Save the Date page uses the same template and styling as your invitation, including all premium designs — the note simply takes the place of the reply card.

Q: Do I need to add guests before sharing it? A: No. It's a single public link that anyone can open, so there's no guest list required.

Q: Will the link keep working if I turn the feature off? A: No — while it's off, visitors see an "unavailable" page. Toggle it back on and the same link works again (the URL doesn't change).

Q: Can I change the note later? A: Anytime. Edit the note field in the Save the Date section; leave it empty to fall back to the default wording.