You’ve set the date but don’t yet have venue details? Worried family and friends may book holidays and not be available for your wedding? Then Save the Dates are the perfect way to ensure those important guests reserve the date for your special day. Beautiful, elegant save the date cards for any occasion with your choice of gold, silver, or rose gold foiling printed onto your choice of quality smooth white or cream card. Irresistibly eye catching! Even the simplest design will dazzle with this extra special gilded finish. Choose which bits of your text are foiled. Go for a subtle touch or all-out bling!  

Add in Luxe bonding for the ultimate luxury (email us for pricing). Deliciously thick card with 2 or 3 layers of card bonded together for that extra luxurious feel. Harder to bend and with zero ‘flop’! It’s kind of hard to resist! Envelopes are included with every card.

We get asked on a daily basis whether some aspect of a card can be changed. The answer is YES!  We fully customise everything so if you’d prefer to word your Save the Dates differently from those pictured then just tell us when placing your order. Perhaps you’d prefer to save the evening instead? No problem, they are fully customisable. Need the colour or design tweaking? Just let us know when ordering. We can alter almost any aspect of the cards so if you would like something customised please don’t hesitate to ask. We can also create new designs if you have something specific in mind. Please just get in touch. These are not invitations. If you would like to order a mini invitation, please use a Standard Invitation listing. You can still have the same layout as a save the date, just add a note to the order.

VARIATIONS EXPLAINED:
CARD COLOUR:  Cards can be on warm white or cream card. Card used for foiling has changed over the past year as manufacturers worldwide struggle with supply. All card used for foiling must be exceptionally smooth and the slightest change in the manufacturing process means some card types are no longer suitable for foiling. We have been forced to update our stock as a result so the card types available for 2022 are Warm White 350gsm Satimat and Cream Conqueror 320gsm. The white card is slightly off white in colour and may differ slightly from previous samples.

Manufacturers make minor changes to their card stock all the time without prior notice so there can always be slight shade variations from the samples.

FOIL COLOUR
We offer Gold, Rose Gold, and Silver foiling. We have swatches of all 3 colours available so if you’d like to see a sample, please order a Generic Sample of any other foiling product and add a note for us to include additional foil colour swatches.

CARD SIZE
Available in 2 sizes: A6 or half that size as a Mini A7. Please refer to the sizing tab for measurements.

PRINTING ON BACK: Printing on the back of your cards can be either with or without foiling. You choose which bits, if any, to have foiled.

CORNER OPTIONS
If you’d like to have the corners rounded instead of square, you can select that option here.

MAGNETIC STRIP
Magnets are flat peel & stick and really easy to apply. Ensure your Save the Date can have pride of place on a fridge where it can’t be forgotten. Supplied on a sheet ready for you to stick onto cards before sending them out to your guests.

ORIENTATION
We can alter the design and layout to fit either onto a landscape/horizontal or portrait/vertical card.

DAY OR EVENING: Each variation (day, eve, different language etc) must be ordered separately and is subject to the minimum order quantity.

ENVELOPE OPTIONS
ENVELOPE COLOUR:  Kraft brown envelopes are included as standard. Other colours are available for a small surcharge. Just click on the colour you would like. We’ve searched for a long time to find the best quality envelopes at affordable prices and are really happy with what we now stock. If you do need a different colour, let us know and we’ll see what we can find.

ENVELOPE LINER:  Envelope liners are on white paper. They come either Loose where they are pre-cut & creased, ready for you to stick in yourself, or fully assembled where we do the fiddly work and stick each one in for you. We create them to match your chosen design but if you’d prefer a different design to compliment your invitations, add a note to your order. Choose any design you like. Browse our other envelope liners for ideas. Please note that the paper will not exactly match the shade of white of the invitations as a different paper and printing process is used. They are sized to fit all our v-flap envelopes and are not available for our Premium White peel & seal envelopes. Envelope liners are NOT foiled.

MATCHING STICKER TO SEAL YOUR ENVELOPE: A matching sticker (without foiling) for your envelopes gives a hint of what’s to come. Choose from matt heart stickers, or round matt, gloss, or transparent stickers. You choose what goes on the sticker. If you’d like to order extra, you can order extra stickers here.

ADDRESSED ENVELOPES:  It is possible to have the larger C6 envelopes individually addressed to your guests. Please let us know if you would like to have this option and we can send you separate details.

YOUR WORDING
This is where you can write any notes about your order. If you feel it’s too much to put all the information in here, feel free to email it to us afterwards at your convenience.

QUANTITY
In order to keep costs down we have a minimum order quantity of 30 for each variation (e.g., day, evening, German etc)! We always recommend ordering a few extra cards for those late additions to the guest list as we cannot produce fewer than 30 reprints. Remember you only need one per couple/family, not per person! If you do find yourselves caught short, please email us as we do occasionally have one or two spares left over from a previous order.

Please check out our FAQ section if you have any questions not answered here or email us at contact@vintageprints.co.uk.

A6 is half the size of A5 and twice the size of A7
A7 is the smallest and is half of an A6
C6 envelope (16.2cm x 11.4cm) fits an A6 card
C7 envelope (11.2cm x 8.3cm) fits an A7 card

Approximate Card Sizes:
Full Size: A6 (approx. 10.5cm x 14.8cm)
Mini: A7 (approx. 7.4cm x 10.5cm)

*Please note that mini C7 envelopes cannot be personalised

Select the relevant options from the drop-down menus and add them to your basket. Please click on the Information icon for an explanation of options available. Either include the information for your cards with the order or email it to us afterwards at your convenience.

Once we receive your order a member of our design team will create electronic proofs using the information you have supplied usually within 2 – 3 working days. The proofs will be emailed to you. Unlike many companies, we do not limit the number of changes you can make to your proofs within reason. Once you are happy with them, let us know and we will send them to print. Nothing goes to print without your approval. If after placing an order you haven’t heard from us within 3 working days, please get in touch.

We normally print a Foil Save the Date order within 10 – 12 working days after you have approved any proofs. The whole process normally takes around 3 – 4 weeks plus delivery time depending on the product and whether amendments are made to the proofs. If you need your order quickly then please check the ‘Priority Processing’ box during checkout and be sure to also select a faster shipping method. Please note that with priority processing we do proofs and send your order to print as a priority however, foiling still takes a minimum of 7 – 10 full working days to complete! We will also prioritise packing and dispatch once the foiling is complete.

Due to the work involved setting up each and every card for foiling, any variation must be a separate order (save the date; save the evening etc). Please email us for clarification if you are unsure.

Please note that once we send foiling orders to print, the order cannot be changed! By sending them to print you confirm that all the details, including text annotations on size, card, and foil colour, are correct on the proofs. If you are unsure about any detail at all then please ask before approving them. Proofs are final and you are responsible for checking each and every detail!

After you have approved your proof, we aim to dispatch your order within 4 - 15 working days, depending on your product type (please see individual product details for dispatch times). Samples are usually dispatched within 1 - 3 working days. Shipping times may vary due to bank holidays or during busy periods.

Royal Mail 2nd Class postage and a standard courier takes between 3-5 working days.  
Royal Mail 1st Class postage takes 2 – 3 working days.
*Next Day Delivery takes 1 or 2 working days (weekends & holidays excluded). 

*Next Day Options are only available for UK mainland. Please contact us separately for shipping to Northern Ireland or any of the other islands or highlands.
If you require any other shipping such as Express or shipping abroad then please contact us separately for a quote.

FAST TRACK ORDERS
*If you choose to add Priority Processing to your order, it will jump to the front of the queue and take priority. We will make sure that your order is processed as quickly as possible from proofs through to printing and dispatch. We will aim to prepare your proofs within 1 or 2 days and will also endeavour to dispatch your order within 1 – 2 full working days from approving your proofs. 
Please contact us for availability before placing your order.
Please note that your order will still be dispatched using whichever shipping method you choose during checkout. We recommend selecting our Next Day delivery service (UK mainland only. Weekends & holidays excluded).