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A black and white save the date reads cleanly from across the room and suits every venue from ballroom to backyard. Personalize the names, date, and city online, then send digitally or order prints.
Letting those closest to you know about your plans to marry your partner can allow these guests to plan to attend more easily. If you are planning a modern wedding, black and white Save the Date designs from Bliss & Bone can provide the perfect complement to your decor and your overall wedding theme.
Save the Dates are increasingly popular as a way to alert guests about your upcoming plans. At Bliss & Bone, we offer an extensive array of options that will allow you to coordinate all aspects of your wedding stationery. If you are looking for stark contrasts and dramatic black and white Save the Date, invitation and website designs, we can provide you with the best options for your upcoming wedding day.
Bliss & Bone is a great source for inspiration when planning your own black and white Save the Date. Some of our most popular design options can complement your own unique wedding theme:
Black and white floral themes can be the basis for your own unique Save the Dates and invitations. Our Amber design can provide you with inspiration for your own unique black and white Save the Date notifications.
Dramatic and playful, our Hendrix black and white Save the Date cards can make a real impression on your guests.
For a clean and classic look for your entire wedding stationery suite, our Brigitte Save the Date design offers a traditional take on black and white Save the Date notices.
Sending your Save the Dates as soon as you have a venue and a date for your wedding can help you in planning your wedding and can provide your guests with plenty of advance time to ensure that they will be able to attend. This can ensure better attendance at your celebration and an improved experience for you, your partner, your wedding party and everyone on your guest list.
Whether you decide on printed or paperless Save the Dates, Bliss & Bone can help you to create a coordinated wedding suite that includes invitations, a wedding website, rehearsal dinner announcements and Save the Dates that are precisely designed to suit your needs. Here are the basic steps you will need to follow to create a customized and unique Save the Date for your celebration:
Enter some basic information, including your name, your partner's name, the city in which you plan to marry and the date of your wedding.
Choose a background and images to create your own unique and beautiful design
Add email addresses for paperless Save the Dates and physical addresses for printed Save the Date cards.
Set up an account with Bliss & Bone that includes information about your venue, the precise time and location of your wedding ceremony and reception and some basic contact information for you or your partner.
Proofread your Save the Date to make sure that all information on it is accurate and spelled correctly.
Tweak your design to create the perfect look.
Send your Save the Dates digitally or printing them and scheduling a delivery of these wedding notifications.
At Bliss & Bone, we make creating stunning black and white Save the Dates easy and convenient for you and your partner. To learn more about your options for wedding stationery and wedding websites at Bliss & Bone, visit us online or email us at hello@blissandbone.com. We are here to help you to design the most beautiful and elegant black and white Save the Dates to create the right mood for your once-in-a-lifetime wedding ceremony and reception.
No. The palette scales to the occasion through its typography and layout. A relaxed sans-serif line with a candid grayscale photo reads casual and warm, while heavy serif capitals with wide margins read black-tie. Black and white is a neutral canvas, so a backyard or beach wedding suits it as naturally as a ballroom does.
Keep it to the essentials: both partners' names, the wedding date, the city and state, and a short line noting that a formal invitation will follow. Add your wedding website URL in small type if you have one. Save the ceremony time, venue address, and dress code for the invitation that arrives later.
Send them six to eight months before a local wedding and eight to twelve months ahead for a destination or peak-season date. Timing depends on your date and location, not your design, so lock the venue first. Only send to guests who will receive a formal invitation.
Yes, and grayscale is the ideal treatment. Converting an engagement portrait to black and white unifies it with the type and removes the distraction of clashing colors in the background. A single well-composed image with a slim caption turns the card into a keepsake guests want to keep.
Matching is the mark of a considered suite. Carrying the same typeface, ink, and layout from your black and white save the date into your invitation, details card, and day-of stationery creates a cohesive look guests notice even subconsciously. Coordinating pieces also make the whole celebration feel planned with care.
Often, yes. Two-color designs use simpler printing than full-color or multi-foil cards, which keeps the price down. Per-recipient online pricing lowers the cost further by charging only for the guests you send to, with rates that drop as your list grows.
A thick cotton stock flatters black ink and gives a formal card a luxurious feel, while a bright smooth sheet sharpens fine type and photo detail. Ivory warms the palette toward vintage; true white keeps it modern. Match the finish to your printing method, with matte for a contemporary look and letterpress for a tactile, heritage impression.
Yes. Monochrome translates cleanly to screens because the high contrast stays legible at any size. You can send a digital card by link or dispatch it by email with delivery and open tracking, which is faster than print and easy to update if a detail changes.
Start designing as soon as your date and venue are confirmed, ideally a month or two before your send window opens. That leaves time to proof the wording, gather addresses, and order or schedule the send without rushing. Designing early also gives you room to coordinate the matching invitation.
They do, as long as the accent stays restrained. A single note, such as a gold monogram, a colored envelope liner, or one line of colored type, adds warmth while preserving the black and white contrast. Keep it to one accent so the card still reads as monochrome instead of a full-color design.
