Invitation Cards

What Are Invitation Cards

An invitation card announces an event and asks guests to attend, on a single flat sheet. For a card that opens, see the Folded Invitations.

What size is a standard invitation card?

The 4.25" x 5.5" is the standard invitation size, fits an A2 envelope and suits showers, birthdays and parties. The 5" x 7" is the formal size, with room for a full-bleed photo, a monogram, a date block and directions. The 6" x 6" square reads modern and stands out in a stack of rectangles on a mantel. For a formal wedding suite, the Flat Wedding Invitations follow the same flat format, and our guide to what Wedding Invitations cost sets out the budget.

Pick a stock that feels like the occasion

White linen and premium 18pt linen add texture, the metallic pearl stocks in ice, champagne, silver and gold catch light like foil, the 18pt kraft is 100% recycled for a rustic event, and the 24pt ultra thick gloss adds keepsake weight. The 14pt Gloss Cover keeps the price down, and a High Gloss UV Coating deepens a photo. Ink runs 4/0, 4/1 for details in black on the back, or 4/4 for a color map.

Add the matching envelope

Choose the optional white wove envelope and it ships sized to your card, or leave it off if you hand-deliver the cards. For extra envelopes on their own or an RSVP outer, see the Invitation Envelopes, and our guide on how to get envelopes printed for invitations that fit and mail cleanly covers sizing. Optional rounded corners at a 3/8" or 1/8" radius soften the edge.

Proof it before it prints

A wrong name or date on an invitation is the one mistake you cannot take back. Request a Free Online Proof to check the layout on screen, or a Next Day Hardcopy Proof to hold the real card first; go Straight To Production when the art is final.

Names and dates set in your own layout stay clear of the trim on the blank invitation templates below, drawn at each size with the 1/8" bleed and the safe margin.

Poster Invitations: When to Go Bigger Than a Card

• An announcement people walk past. A recital, a fundraiser or a campus party read from across a hall is a wall piece, so print it as a poster.
• An invitation that has to land face up in the mail. Go up to an oversized postcard, where the 6" x 11" jumbo mails with no envelope.

How Much Do Invitation Cards Cost

A set of 25 works out to about 79 cents a card, and at 100,000 each card costs roughly 2.3 cents. Set the slider below to your guest list to see the set total and the per-card cost.

How Do Invitation Cards Compare to the Rest of the Range

The chart below sets invitation cards beside the folded, kraft and diamond glitter invitations on price, stock and turnaround.

See Invitations Our Customers Printed

The gallery below shows invitations printed in our own plant on different sizes, stocks and finishes. Tap any print to see it larger.

How Fast Can You Get Invitation Cards

Invitation cards print on a 3 business day standard turnaround, and when a date sneaks up you can move that to 2-Day, Next-Day or even Same-Day production, each for a set percentage on top of the base price. Same Day orders must be approved by 12pm ET to ship that day, and 99.8 percent of 4OVER4 orders land on time with 82 percent shipping early.

See the Rest of Our Invitations

Banners, signs and thank-you cards for after the event can be ordered from the full catalog.

Print Your Invitation Cards Today

At 4OVER4.COM, quality comes first, and it's backed by a satisfaction guarantee and 25+ years of printing since 1999. Pick a size and a stock, and print your invitation cards today.