Save the date email template

An early notice that puts the date first and lets guests add it to their calendar.

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From: Northwind <[email protected]>
Subject: Save the date: Fernhill Gallery's tenth birthday on Saturday 12 June 2027
Preview text: Please keep Saturday 12 June 2027 free. A formal invitation will follow nearer the time.

save-the-date.txt

Please keep {{eventDate}} free. A formal invitation will follow {{invitationTiming}}.

{{hostName}}

{{eventName}}

{{eventMonth}}

{{eventDay}}

{{eventDate}}

{{eventLocation}}

Please save the date. {{hostName}} wanted you to know early, so you can plan around it.

A formal invitation with the full details and a way to reply will follow {{invitationTiming}}.

Add to calendar [{{calendarUrl}}]

There is nothing to reply to yet. You can answer once the invitation arrives.

You are receiving this because you are on the guest list for {{eventName}}.

Shown with sample values. The HTML and plain-text tabs keep the placeholders.

About

When to send it

Send it months ahead, once the date and the place are fixed but the full details are not. It holds a large date card with the place, a line on when the formal invitation will follow and a button to add the day to a calendar.

9 values to fill

What each send fills in

Required values have to come with every send. The rest fall back to the default shown here.

Placeholder	Kind	Required	Default
`{{hostName}}`	Text	Required	None
`{{eventName}}`	Text	Required	None
`{{eventDate}}`	Text	Required	None
`{{eventMonth}}`	Text	Required	None
`{{eventDay}}`	Text	Required	None
`{{eventLocation}}`	Text	Required	None
`{{invitationTiming}}`	Text	Optional	nearer the time
`{{calendarUrl}}`	Link	Required	None
`{{unsubscribeUrl}}`	Link	Optional	None

API

Send it from your code

Create a template from this design once, then send it with the values for each message.

import { init, nextmail } from '@nextmail/sdk' init({ apiKey: process.env.NEXTMAIL_API_KEY }) await nextmail.templates.create({  name: 'Save the date',  slug: 'save-the-date',  starter: 'save-the-date',  publish: true,}) const sent = await nextmail.templates.send('save-the-date', {  from: 'Northwind <[email protected]>',  to: '[email protected]',  props: {    hostName: 'Fernhill Gallery',    eventName: 'Fernhill Gallery\'s tenth birthday',    eventDate: 'Saturday 12 June 2027',    eventMonth: 'Jun',    eventDay: '12',    eventLocation: 'Fernhill Gallery, 8 Canal Wharf, Leeds',    calendarUrl: 'https://example.com/fernhill/tenth-birthday/calendar',  },}) console.log(sent.id, sent.status)