Christmas Save the Date Cards

A save the date costs little to print, mails in any of the three sizes, and sits on a fridge until the invitation arrives. To compare them with the rest of the range, browse every style on invitation printing, or stay here and build yours from the choices below.

Twenty-five cards for $19.77 covers a family gathering. A Christmas wedding list or a company party costs less per card at each step, and the tiers below show the set total up to 100,000.

What Is a Christmas Save the Date Card

You mail a Christmas save the date card in full color so guests reserve the date before the formal invitation goes out. The card prints in 3 sizes from 4.25 by 5.5 inch up to a 6 by 6 inch square, on any of 20 stocks, with one-sided or two-sided color, optional rounded corners, and matching envelopes, all set in the live configurator.

Before the formal invitation lands, a save the date holds the calendar for a Christmas wedding, a company party, an open house, or a family gathering during the busiest weeks of the year. Choose the size and the stock, then 4/0, 4/1 or 4/4 ink for the front and back, and the price changes with each choice. For the full invite later, the matching Save the Date Cards and Christmas Invitations round out the set.

Christmas Save the Date Designs

Most people arrive here with a look in mind before a layout. These are the starting points that get ordered most in December, and each one leans on a different one of this card's 20 stocks.

• Photo card: one image filling the face, the date set across a quiet corner. Runs best on gloss, where the picture keeps its contrast.
• Holiday illustration: a wreath, a tree line, a snow scene drawn rather than photographed. Uncoated or cream keeps illustration soft instead of glassy.
• Foil look accent: gold or silver type against a dark field, done here with the metallic pearl and StarLustre platinum stocks so the shine comes off the paper itself.
• Minimal type: the date large, two lines of copy, nothing else. The 6" x 6" square carries this better than a mailer shape.
• Kraft rustic: brown kraft stock with white or black type, the barn and winter cabin look, and it pairs with a plain envelope.
• Formal white linen: textured white linen with a black back, for a Christmas wedding that wants the invitation to feel already underway.

You can start from a free layout in the blank templates library, which gives you the exact trim, or work from a ready holiday layout in the design templates library. Both open in the online designer on this page, where you drop in your photo, set the date and proof the card before the run goes through. Rounded corners are set in the same configurator, and matching envelopes are ordered with the cards rather than sourced separately.

Photo Save the Dates

A photo save the date lives or dies on the file you upload. Supply the original camera or phone photo at full resolution rather than a social media download or a screenshot, because a compressed copy that looks fine on a screen goes soft once it covers a 6" x 6" face.

For a full bleed card, where the image runs off every edge, extend the photo past the trim in your file so nothing white creeps in at the cut, and keep faces and the date away from the very edge. One photo fills better than a grid at the 4.25" x 5.5" mailer size; a grid of three or four needs the 6" x 6" square to stay readable. If the shot is dark, a winter evening or an indoor tree, the gloss stock with the High Gloss UV coating holds the shadow detail, where kraft and uncoated will lift and flatten it. Print both sides if you want the photo on one face and the wording on the other.

What Size Should a Christmas Save the Date Card Be

There are 3 set sizes, the default 4.25 by 5.5 inch, a 5 by 7 inch and a 6 by 6 inch square, or a custom size up to 6 by 7 inch. The 5 by 7 inch gives a classic mailer shape and the 6 by 6 inch runs a bold square.

Pick the size by what goes on the card and how you send it. The 4.25 by 5.5 inch card is the compact default, easy to mail and easy to prop on a fridge or a mantel. Step up to 5 by 7 inch for a roomier layout with space for a photo and the details. The 6 by 6 inch square makes a bolder statement on a table or in a frame. For anything in between, set a custom size up to 6 by 7 inch in the configurator. If you want a matching wedding format, the Wedding Save the Date Cards share the same sizing. All 3 sizes, both finishes, and the full stock list are grouped below exactly the way the live configurator presents them.

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 Christmas Save the Date Cards Cost

Count every household on the guest list, not every guest, because one card goes to each address. Twenty-five cost $19.77, and 41 quantity tiers run up to 100,000, each step lowering the price of every card. The stock, the finish, the envelopes and the turnaround change the total, and the configurator shows the exact figure before you order.

Your first 25 cards cost $19.77, about 79 cents each. At 700 cards the total is $106.55, 6,000 run $238.14, and a full 100,000-card run is $2,255.62, which lands near 2 cents a card. There are 41 quantity tiers in all. A heavier metallic or linen stock, a High Gloss UV coat, matching envelopes, or a rush speed shift the total, and you see every change in real time. Drag the slider below to your household count and read the set total and the per-card cost side by side.

What Paper Stocks and Finishes Can You Choose

This card offers 20 stocks of its own, from 14pt and 16pt gloss cover to uncoated, cream, kraft, and recycled options up to 100 percent post-consumer waste, plus white linen, metallic pearl in ice, champagne, silver, and gold, and a StarLustre platinum. Finishes are Standard or High Gloss UV. Ink prints 4/0 front only, 4/1 front plus black back, or 4/4 full color on both sides.

Pick the stock by the look of the event. Start with everyday 14pt or 16pt gloss cover, or reach for an uncoated or cream stock when you want a softer, matte hand. Kraft and recycled covers up to 100 percent post-consumer waste suit a rustic or eco look. The 14pt and 18pt white linen add fine texture you can feel, and the metallic pearl stocks in ice, champagne, silver, and gold catch candlelight like foil without the foil price. For finish you pick Standard or a High Gloss UV coat that makes a photo or a red-and-gold design snap.

Two extras help a mailed card. Round the corners at a 1/8 inch or 3/8 inch radius for a softer edge, and add matching white wove envelopes so the set arrives ready to address. Print full color on both sides and the back can carry the travel details or a wedding website.

Matching the stock to the holiday look

Twenty stocks is a lot to sort through, so here is the short version by look. Metallic pearl puts a low shimmer across the whole card, which reads as candlelight rather than glitter and suits a Christmas wedding. StarLustre platinum is the brighter of the two, a cool silver sheen that makes white type and snow scenes glow without any foil press work. White linen gives a woven texture under the fingers for formal wording. Cream warms the whole card, which flatters gold and red ink. Brown kraft and the recycled stocks up to 100% PCW take the rustic route and hold hand lettered artwork well.

For photography, stay on gloss and add the High Gloss UV coating; for anything guests will write on or a card that wants to feel handmade, stay uncoated. If the metallic look is the whole point of the card, the metallic save the date cards page is built around that stock family.

What Do People Use Christmas Save the Date Cards For

Couples, companies, families and nonprofits send them for holiday weddings, company Christmas parties, open houses, family reunions and December fundraisers. Their job is to lock a date on guests' calendars weeks before the formal invitation, which matters most in a season packed with events. Matching envelopes and mailer sizes make them easy to send by post.

December fills up fast, and a save the date is how you claim a spot before the calendar is gone. Couples planning a Christmas or New Year wedding send them so out-of-town guests can book travel early. Companies use them for holiday parties and client events. Nonprofits mail them ahead of a December gala, and families announce a reunion or an open house. Print your date, a short line, and a photo on the front, add matching white wove envelopes, and the card is ready to send. The Christmas Invitations carry the full details a few weeks later, and our folded invitations give a formal event more panels for the program.

How Fast Can You Get Christmas Save the Date Cards

4OVER4.COM prints Christmas save the date cards on four turnaround speeds, from Same Day out of the New York City facility to a standard 3 business days, with Next Day and 2 Day in between. Same Day orders approved by noon EST ship that day, and faster options adjust the price.

The holidays do not wait, so neither does the press. The standard turnaround is 3 business days and keeps the price lowest. When a date sneaks up, move to 2 Day, Next Day, or Same Day production. Same Day orders need approval by noon EST to ship the same day from the NYC plant. Across all speeds, 99.8 percent of 4OVER4.COM orders arrive on time and 82 percent ship early, so a December deadline is not a gamble. Same-day printing covers the last-minute sends, and you only pay for speed when you actually need it.

How Do Christmas Save the Date Cards Compare

Save the date cards are one piece of a larger holiday and celebration range. The chart below lines up Christmas save the date cards against their closest siblings in invitation printing so you can compare the starting price on each before you choose.

See the Rest of Our Cards

Christmas save the date cards are one stop in a much larger lineup, and you can scan the full print product range any time. If a wedding save the date, a folded invitation or a heavier metallic stock suits your event better, each option shows its own starting price and links to its product page.

If the event is not tied to the holidays, the standard save the date cards run the same stocks without the Christmas framing. For something that stays on the fridge until the invitation arrives, save the date magnets do the job a card cannot, and plenty of couples mail both. Everything else seasonal, from cards to gift certificates and signage, sits in the Christmas printing collection.

Print Your Christmas Save the Date Cards Today

At 4OVER4.COM, quality comes first, and it is backed by our satisfaction guarantee and 25+ years of printing since 1999. Pick the size, the stock and the envelopes, and upload your photo and date or start from a holiday layout. Need them before a December deadline? Our Same-Day production keeps you covered. Twenty-five Christmas save the date cards start at $19.77.