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The invitation editor (Edit Studio)

How the Edit Studio works — the step rail, autosave, undo, reset, and restoring an earlier version of your card.

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On this page6 sections
  1. Opening the editor
  2. The step rail
  3. Editing the card on the Design step
  4. Saving, undo, and safety nets
  5. Common questions
  6. Related articles

The Edit Studio is where you turn a design into a finished invitation. You open it the moment you personalize a design, and you can come back to it any time before — and after — you send.

Opening the editor

There are two ways in:

  • From a design. On any template's page, tap Personalize. We make a private draft that's yours to edit and drop you straight into the Edit Studio.
  • From your event. On your event's host desk, tap Edit Studio to reopen the same card. (There's also an Edit Invitation button for quick wording and fact changes — see Editing after you've sent.)

Everything you do is saved to your own private draft until you decide to send.

The step rail

Across the top you'll see a short rail of steps you move through in order:

  1. Design — personalize the card itself.
  2. Details — the who, when, and where your guests need (see The details step).
  3. Guests — build your guest list (see Add guests).
  4. Plan — pick the plan that fits your headcount. You only pay when you send (see Plans and pricing).
  5. Review — see the finished invitation exactly as a guest will, then send.

Each step unlocks the next once its essentials are filled in. If a step still needs something, the rail shows you what's missing and jumps you straight to the field when you tap it. You can always step backward to change anything.

Editing the card on the Design step

How you edit the card depends on the design:

  • Guided (AI) designs give you one Edit button that opens a short questionnaire — you answer a few questions and the card is rebuilt around your event (see Redesign with AI). You can also fine-tune the Background, Style (the envelope), and Audio.
  • Classic designs let you edit directly on the card: tap any text to reword it, and use the Text, Image, Background, Position, Style, and Audio tools. You can add up to ten of your own images to a card.

If a card still shows our sample names, you'll be asked to personalize it before the next step opens — the words on the card should be yours, not ours.

Saving, undo, and safety nets

  • Autosave. Your changes save automatically as you work, and the toolbar shows the save status. You can also press Ctrl/Cmd + S or tap Save Draft any time. If you leave with unsaved edits, we ask before you go — saved drafts wait in Drafts on your dashboard, right where you left off.
  • Undo and redo sit in the toolbar (and as floating buttons on phones). Press ? on a computer to see every keyboard shortcut.
  • Reset returns the card to the template's original design. Your guests, RSVP data, and dashboard details stay untouched.
  • Restore an earlier version brings back a previous version of the card. We save one automatically each time you change the design, and we save your current version first — so you can always switch back.

Common questions

Do my changes save automatically? Yes. Edits save to your private draft as you work; the toolbar shows when it's saved. You can also save manually with Ctrl/Cmd + S.

Can I go back to the original design? Yes — use Reset to return to the template's defaults, or Restore an earlier version to step back to a version you had before. Neither touches your guest list or RSVPs.

I made a mistake — how do I undo it? Use the undo button in the toolbar (or the floating undo on mobile). If you've already moved on, the Restore option can bring back an earlier saved version of the card.

Where did my draft go? Unsent invitations live under Drafts on your dashboard. Reopen one and you land back on the step you left.

Can I edit on my phone? Yes. The editor works on phones, with floating undo/redo and zoom controls so your design stays the focus.

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