Folded Invitations

What Are Folded Invitations

Folded invitations are scored cards printed full color and folded along a crease, offered in 3 sizes, from an 8.5" x 5.5" card that folds to 4.25" x 5.5" up to a 12" x 6" card that folds to a 6" x 6" square. People reach for them when a flat card would feel too plain: wedding suites, bridal and baby showers, milestone birthdays, anniversaries, and formal announcements. For a baby shower, see our printed baby shower invitations. Because the card opens, the cover can carry the artwork while the inside holds the date, time, and address, so the design and the details never fight for the same space. If you want a single flat card instead, the Invitation Cards cover that, and the folded version sits right beside it as the piece with a little more presence.

What Size Should a Folded Invitation Be

Pick the size by how formal the event is and how much the inside has to say. The 8.5" x 5.5" sheet folds to a compact 4.25" x 5.5" card, the everyday pick that drops into a standard envelope. The 10" x 7" sheet folds to a 5" x 7" card, the roomy classic most weddings and formal events reach for. The 12" x 6" sheet folds to a clean 6" x 6" square when you want the card to feel a little different on the table. The chart below lists this card's 3 sizes, both finishes, its 12 stocks, and the ink and envelope choices. Our video on different folds for wedding invites shows the wedding version of this card. If you are printing a wedding specifically, the Folded Wedding Invitations are tuned for that, and the Folded Bridal Shower Invites handle the shower.

The stock, the envelope and the file decide how the invitation arrives.

Pick a stock that sets the tone

The stock is the first thing a guest feels. The default 14pt gloss cover keeps the color bright and the price low. The white and cream linen stocks add a woven texture that reads formal and expensive, and the four metallic pearl finishes in ice, champagne, silver, and gold catch the light like foil without the foil price. For a soft, writable surface with a handwritten name, the recycled uncoated covers, including a 100 percent post-consumer waste option, take pen ink cleanly. A High Gloss UV Coating on top makes a cover photo or monogram shine.

Add the matching envelope

Mailing a folded invitation takes an envelope. Add matching white wove A2 envelopes right on the order and the invitations and envelopes ship together as a set, ready to address the moment the box lands. If you need envelopes on their own or in another size, the Invitation Envelopes cover that separately.

Grab a press-ready blank

If your artwork is finished, download a press-ready blank built at the real trim size with the 1/8" bleed and safe margin already drawn in, so your design stays clear of the fold and the cut. Take the size that matches your order below, place your art on the right panels, and upload.

How Much Do Folded Invitations Cost

Folded invitations start at $38.22 per set of 25, and the per-piece price falls at each tier toward 100,000, so the size of the run sets the unit cost. A 100-piece set runs $93.58, our best-rated quantity, while 300 land at $146.30 and 1,000 come to $363.79. Set your guest count on the slider below; it shows the set total and the per-card cost at that count, and the point where one more step up barely moves the budget.

Do the Invitations Come Folded or Flat

By default the card is scored along the fold line and ships flat, which keeps it crisp for hand-assembly and lets you insert any extras before folding. If you would rather it arrive ready to drop into the envelope, choose the option to fold it to the finished size, and it ships closed. Either way the score is done for you, so the fold lands clean and square instead of cracking the stock. Before anything prints you can go straight to production, request a free online proof, or order a next day hardcopy proof to check the color and paper in your own hands first.

How Do Folded Invitations Compare to the Rest of the Range

Folded invitations are the pick when you want a card that opens. If you are weighing a wedding-specific suite, a shower invite, or a single flat card, the chart below sets folded invitations beside those siblings with the starting price of each.

See How a Finished Folded Invitation Lands

The gallery below shows folded cards our customers printed in our own plant, across different sizes, stocks, and finishes. Look at what each one puts on the cover and what it saves for the inside spread before you lay out yours. Tap any print to see it larger.

How Fast Can You Get Folded Invitations

Folded invitations print on a 5 business day standard turnaround, and when a date sneaks up you can move to a faster rush tier, down to Same Day production. Each step buys back time for a set percentage on top of the base price, so you only pay for speed when you actually need it. Same Day orders must be approved by noon EST to ship that day, and anything approved after that is treated as approved the next business day. Pick the speed from one dropdown and you are set.

See the Rest of Our Invitations

Folded invitations are one stop in a much larger lineup, and you can scan the full invitations printing range any time. The wedding suites, shower invites and flat cards each show their own starting price there and link to their own product page.

Print Your Folded Invitations Today

At 4OVER4.COM, quality comes first, and it is backed by a satisfaction guarantee and 25+ years of printing since 1999. Whatever size, stock, or finish you pick, these folded invitations are built to open well and feel good in a hand. Need them before a save-the-date deadline or the big day? Our rush production keeps you covered, right down to Same Day. Print your folded invitations today.