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Does Zola have digital wedding invitations? (And The Knot, Minted, Joy)

What each company says on its own site, and what couples do when the answer is no.

By Ratko Ray Mladenovic · Published September 22, 2026

No: Zola's own help page says it does not offer digital wedding invitations, and points couples to its free digital save the dates instead. The question usually comes with three more attached, so here are all four in one line each. Zola: printed invitations and free digital save the dates. The Knot: printed invitations and save the dates, with its own article pointing couples to other sites for digital ones. Minted: free online invitations for parties, printed cards for the wedding itself. Joy: free and premium digital wedding invitations. We make one of the alternatives covered at the end, digital wedding invitations with the reply collected on the invitation, and we say so where it comes up.

Zola

Does Zola have digital invitations?
No. Zola's help center page titled "Do you offer digital invitations?" says it does not offer them at this time. The same page adds that many couples customize Zola's digital save the dates to look more like a traditional invitation.
Does Zola have digital save the dates?
Yes, and they are free. Zola's digital save the date page says you can text one to everyone at once through the Zola app or send to guests individually, that Zola creates a link for online access, and that you can see who has received it. The card links to your Zola wedding website.
Where do guests RSVP with Zola?
On the wedding website. Zola's help page on online RSVPs says guests go to the RSVP page of your website and search for their names; one guest can reply for everyone in a grouped party and select meal preferences, plus answer any questions you have added.
What does Zola charge for invitations?
Zola sells printed invitations. Its paper page on September 22, 2026 showed designs from $1.79 each for an upload-your-own-photo invitation and $1.99 each for several house designs, with free guest and return envelope addressing. Digital save the dates are listed as free.
The Aisle invitation: a watercolor ceremony under olive trees, the couple standing at a flowered arch at the end of a grass aisle lined with white chairs, their names in dark script above.
Aisle, from our Vows collection. Guests open one link, watch the scene move, and reply on the same page.

The Knot

Does The Knot have digital invitations?
The Knot's invitation shop sells printed cards. Its wedding invitations page lists more than a thousand designs in two printed formats, standard and all-in-one, each with an "Order a sample" option. The Knot's own article on digital wedding invitations does not point to a digital product of its own: it lists other services for that, namely Bliss & Bone, Evite, Greenvelope, Etsy, Paperless Post and Punchbowl.
Does The Knot have digital save the dates?
Its save the date shop lists printed formats only: standard cards, postcards, petite cards and magnets. No digital format appears among its filters.
Where do guests RSVP with The Knot?
On a The Knot wedding website. The same article recommends going paperless for replies through the website's digital RSVP, and the invitations page offers a free wedding website with a theme to match your printed cards.
What does The Knot charge?
On September 22, 2026 its wedding invitations page showed list prices from $1.99 each, and its save the date page showed a price range of $0.89 to $2.29 per card.

Minted

Does Minted have online invitations?
Yes, free ones, but for parties. Minted's online invitations page is titled "FREE Online Invitations" and lists 1,147 designs. The occasions it offers are children's birthday, birthday, cocktail party, engagement party, bachelorette, housewarming and retirement. A wedding is not among them, and Minted's address for wedding online invitations shows a page not found.
Does Minted have digital wedding invitations or save the dates?
Its wedding invitations and save the dates are printed. The save the date page lists no digital category and describes free recipient addressing on postcards; the wedding invitations page describes letterpress, foil and other printing methods.
Where do guests RSVP with Minted?
On a Minted wedding website. Minted's wedding websites page offers them free with online RSVP, registry links and travel details, and gives a $50 credit toward wedding stationery once you create one.
What does Minted charge for wedding invitations?
On September 22, 2026 its wedding invitations page said classic size invitations start as low as $2.34 each for 100, and petite size as low as $2.00 each. Its save the date page gave about $1.63 per card for classic sizes.

Joy

Does Joy have digital wedding invitations?
Yes. Joy's wedding invitations page says couples can choose free digital e-cards or premium digital invitations, and send them by email, shareable link or text. Its save the date page says hundreds of designs can be sent for free.
Where do guests RSVP with Joy?
Joy describes online RSVP as part of its wedding website and guest list, with responses stored on the guest list automatically. The card leads guests to that RSVP.
What does Joy charge?
The website, planning tools, registry, guest list and online RSVP are free, and its pricing page lists unlimited guests and hundreds of digital invites under the free plan. Paid upgrades exist for a custom domain, text messaging and premium designs; their prices were not shown on the pricing page on September 22, 2026. Printed invitations were shown "as low as" $1.39 each.
ServiceDigital wedding invitationDigital save the dateReply happensPrice as stated
Zolano, per its FAQyes, freeon the Zola wedding websiteprinted invitations from $1.79 each
The Knotno, printed only; its article lists other sitesno, printed formats onlyon The Knot wedding websiteprinted invitations from $1.99 each list price
Mintedno; free online invitations are for partiesno, printedon the Minted wedding websiteprinted invitations from $2.34 each for 100
Joyyes, free e-cards and premium cardsyes, free designson the Joy wedding websitewebsite, RSVP and digital invites free; premium prices not shown
The Digital Envelope (this site)yes, animated scene with musicyes, $29.99, credited toward the invitationon the invitation itselfClassic $99 up to 100 guests replying; Signature $199, no limit

The first four rows come from each company's own pages. Our row is from our price list.

What couples do instead

The common pattern is to keep the registry and the website where they are and send the invitation from a service that makes one. The Zola or The Knot registry stays put, the hotel block stays on the website, and the invitation is what guests open first, with the website linked from it. Whether you need the website at all once the invitation carries the schedule, places and registry is a separate question, worked through in digital wedding invitation vs wedding website.

We make one such service, so read this paragraph as ours. There are 31 designs in six collections, and each is an animated scene with music rather than a still card: the guest opens one link, breaks the seal, and the scene moves. The reply is collected on the invitation itself, one per household, with each person's meal choice and allergies, and it lands in a dashboard that counts meals for the caterer. Guests need no account and no app. Classic is $99 for up to 100 guests replying; Signature is $199 with no guest limit, your own photograph on the first screen and the guest photo album included. A Save the Date is $29.99, and that amount comes off the invitation when you buy it later with the same email.

Two things to know up front. We do not send the invitation to your guests: you get one link and text it or put it in an email yourself. And there is no free tier, though you can try it with your names first, with no card and no account.

The Orangerie invitation: a needlepoint-style glasshouse with potted orange trees, boxwood hedges and a fountain, ranunculus and peonies along the bottom, pearls draped across the top on linen.
Orangerie, from our Old Money collection.

Keep your Zola or The Knot registry and website. Send an invitation guests open with one tap, with the reply collected on the page: Classic $99 for up to 100 guests replying, Signature $199 with no limit.

See the designs
Sources
  1. Zola, Do you offer digital invitations?, read September 22, 2026
  2. Zola, Digital Save the Dates, read September 22, 2026
  3. Zola, Wedding Stationery, Paper and Digital Invites, read September 22, 2026
  4. Zola, How can my guests RSVP online? What does that experience look like to them?, read September 22, 2026
  5. The Knot, Wedding Invitations, read September 22, 2026
  6. The Knot, Save the Dates, read September 22, 2026
  7. The Knot, Everything You Need to Know About Digital Wedding Invitations, read September 22, 2026
  8. Minted, FREE Online Invitations, read September 22, 2026
  9. Minted, Wedding Websites, read September 22, 2026
  10. Minted, Wedding Invitations, read September 22, 2026
  11. Minted, Save the Dates, read September 22, 2026
  12. Joy, Wedding Invitations, read September 22, 2026
  13. Joy, Pricing, read September 22, 2026
  14. Joy, Save the Date cards, read September 22, 2026
  15. The Digital Envelope, Prices, September 22, 2026

Questions people ask

Does Zola do digital invitations?
No. Zola offers free digital save the dates, which some couples customize to read like an invitation, and sells printed invitations. The reply is collected on the Zola wedding website.
Does Zola send digital invitations?
Zola sends digital save the dates, not invitations: by text through its app, to everyone at once or one by one, using a link Zola creates.
Can you send digital wedding invites on The Knot?
Not from The Knot's own shop, which sells printed invitations and save the dates. Its article on digital invitations points to other sites, and replies can be collected on a free The Knot wedding website.
Does The Knot have free digital invitations?
No digital invitation product appears in The Knot's paper shop. What it offers free is the wedding website with RSVP.
Does Minted do digital wedding invitations?
Minted's free online invitations cover parties such as engagement parties, bachelorettes and birthdays, not the wedding. Its wedding invitations and save the dates are printed, and its free wedding website handles the RSVP.
Is Joy really free?
The core is: website, registry, guest list, online RSVP and free digital cards, with no guest limit. Premium designs, a custom domain and text messaging are paid upgrades.
Do guests need an account to reply to a digital wedding invitation?
None of the RSVP pages we read for Zola or Joy mention a guest account; guests find their name on the wedding website. With our invitations the guest replies on the invitation, with no account and no app.
Can I keep my Zola registry and use a different digital invitation?
Yes. The registry and website stay on Zola, and the invitation links to them, so guests still reach the registry in one tap.