--- type: hub title: "Invitation & Card Guides" description: "Design invitations and greeting cards: flat vs folded formats, standard sizes, wedding and envelope etiquette, and adding save-the-date QR codes." resource: https://www.4over4.com/guides/invitation-card-guides tags: ["hub"] generated: by: "process:4over4-mapp-build" at: 2026-10-20T21:15:07.583Z timestamp: 2026-10-20T21:15:07.583Z sources: - resource: https://www.4over4.com/guides/invitation-card-guides title: "Invitation & Card Guides" status: stable --- # Invitation & Card Guides Design invitations and greeting cards: flat vs folded formats, standard sizes, wedding and envelope etiquette, and adding save-the-date QR codes. - [Apparel Merch Guides](https://www.4over4.com/guides/apparel-merch-guides) - [Banner Sign Guides](https://www.4over4.com/guides/banner-sign-guides) - [Brochure Guides](https://www.4over4.com/guides/brochure-guides) - [Business Applications](https://www.4over4.com/guides/business-applications) - [Calendar Notebook Guides](https://www.4over4.com/guides/calendar-notebook-guides) - [Color Guides](https://www.4over4.com/guides/color-guides) - [Comparisons Reviews](https://www.4over4.com/guides/comparisons-reviews) - [Design Process Guides](https://www.4over4.com/guides/design-process-guides) - [Design Software Guides](https://www.4over4.com/guides/design-software-guides) - [Dimensions Templates](https://www.4over4.com/guides/dimensions-templates) - [File Prep Guides](https://www.4over4.com/guides/file-prep-guides) - [Finishes Guides](https://www.4over4.com/guides/finishes-guides) - [Finishes Techniques](https://www.4over4.com/guides/finishes-techniques) - [Flyer Guides](https://www.4over4.com/guides/flyer-guides) - [Invitation Card Guides](https://www.4over4.com/guides/invitation-card-guides) - [Layout File Setup](https://www.4over4.com/guides/layout-file-setup) - [Logo Branding Guides](https://www.4over4.com/guides/logo-branding-guides) - [Marketing Strategy Guides](https://www.4over4.com/guides/marketing-strategy-guides) - [Packaging Guides](https://www.4over4.com/guides/packaging-guides) - [Paper Stock Guides](https://www.4over4.com/guides/paper-stock-guides) - [Postcard Mailer Guides](https://www.4over4.com/guides/postcard-mailer-guides) - [Pricing Cost](https://www.4over4.com/guides/pricing-cost) - [Printing Basics Guides](https://www.4over4.com/guides/printing-basics-guides) - [Product Explainers](https://www.4over4.com/guides/product-explainers) - [Rules Regulations](https://www.4over4.com/guides/rules-regulations) - [Shipping Postage](https://www.4over4.com/guides/shipping-postage) - [Step By Step Creation](https://www.4over4.com/guides/step-by-step-creation) - [Sticker Label Guides](https://www.4over4.com/guides/sticker-label-guides) - [Stock Substrate Selection](https://www.4over4.com/guides/stock-substrate-selection) - [Wording Messaging](https://www.4over4.com/guides/wording-messaging) ## Latest Invitation Card Guides ### [Types of Greeting Cards, Flat vs Folded, and When to Use Each](https://www.4over4.com/guide/types-of-greeting-cards-flat-vs-folded-when-to-use-each) Flat or folded greeting cards compared on sizes, stocks and finishes, with a simple rule for choosing one for weddings, holidays, thank yous and business. ### [Quick Guide to Standard Greeting Card Sizes](https://www.4over4.com/guide/quick-guide-to-standard-greeting-card-sizes) The standard greeting card size in inches is 5 x 7 folded, with 4.25 x 5.5 as the compact standard, and every size in mm and pixels plus its envelope. ### [How to Save the Date With a Wedding QR Code](https://www.4over4.com/guide/save-the-date-with-a-qr-code-how-to-add-a-wedding-qr-code) How to save the date with a QR code that links to your wedding website or RSVP, sized to scan, on save the dates printed from $19.77 at 4OVER4.COM. ### [How to Design Wedding Invitations](https://www.4over4.com/guide/how-to-design-wedding-invitations) How to design wedding invitations from mood board to mailbox, with wording, style and the matching suite, then print foil, letterpress or velvet. ### [How To Organize A Work Notebook Or Journal](https://www.4over4.com/guide/how-to-organize-a-work-notebook-or-journal) To organize a notebook for work, number every page, index the first three, write one dated entry a day, keep reference at the back and review on Fridays. ### [Adding Magnetic Stripes and Barcodes to a Gift Card Order](https://www.4over4.com/guide/custom-gift-card-printing-with-magnetic-stripes-and-barcodes) Gift card stock, magnetic stripe options and barcode or QR encoding, plus the variable data a POS system needs before a card run goes to press. ## All Invitation Card Guides ### [How to Make a Greeting Card Template in Microsoft Word](https://www.4over4.com/guide/how-to-make-a-greeting-card-template-in-microsoft) A greeting card template in Word starts as the flat sheet, 10 by 7 for a 5 by 7 card, zero margins and a two cell table for the fold, saved as a .dotx. ### [Affordable Invitation Printing and Where Cutting Cost Actually Shows](https://www.4over4.com/guide/affordable-invitation-printing-cheap-quality-invites) Real prices for affordable invitation printing, from $19.77 for 25 flat cards up to foil, plus the envelope cost budgets miss and where cheap really shows. ### [Boarding Pass Invitation Design, From Field Map to Tear-Off Stub](https://www.4over4.com/guide/boarding-pass-invitation-guide) The field layout of a boarding pass invitation, the 9 x 4 size that fits a #10 envelope, real perforation versus a printed tear line, and what each costs. ### [The Graduation Season Printing Timeline That Keeps Nothing Late](https://www.4over4.com/guide/graduation-printing-season-planning-guide) Order graduation announcements, invitations, photo cards, banners and yard signs on a timeline counted back from the ceremony, with real starting prices. ### [Greeting Card Printing Sizes, Stocks and How to Order a Run](https://www.4over4.com/guide/greeting-card-printing-sizes-stocks-and-how-to-order) Greeting card printing sizes, the 17 stocks, the envelope that fits each fold, real 4OVER4 prices and turnarounds, and the six steps to order a run. ### [How to Choose an Invitation Printer That Gets Stock, Foil and Envelopes Right](https://www.4over4.com/guide/how-to-choose-an-invitation-printer) What to check before handing an invitation job to a printer, from stock caliper and real foil versus digital to matched envelopes, proofs and turnaround. ### [How to Collect Wedding Guest Addresses and Print Invitations That Mail Correctly](https://www.4over4.com/guide/how-to-collect-wedding-guest-addresses) How to collect wedding guest addresses with a shared form, clean them into one row per household, and print invitations and envelopes that mail correctly. ### [How to Design Custom Thank You Notes That Still Feel Handwritten](https://www.4over4.com/guide/how-to-design-custom-thank-you-notes) Design a custom thank you note that still reads as personal, with the panel map, A2 envelope sizing, stock a pen will not skid on and what to print. ### [How to Design Professional Holiday Cards That Clients Actually Keep](https://www.4over4.com/guide/how-to-design-professional-holiday-cards) Design professional holiday cards step by step, with sizing, folded or flat, printed signatures, foil, matching envelopes and the art deadline. ### [How to Get Birthday Cards Printed, From Single Boxes to Bulk Client Runs](https://www.4over4.com/guide/how-to-get-birthday-cards-printed) Which size and fold to print birthday cards at, the stock that takes a pen, envelope and postage rules, and how bulk price breaks work on a client list. ### [How To Get Envelopes Printed For Invitations That Fit and Mail Cleanly](https://www.4over4.com/guide/how-to-get-envelopes-printed-for-invitations) Envelope sizes that fit your invitation, where the return address goes, why square envelopes cost extra postage, and how many spares to order. ### [How to Print Cheap Invites That Still Look Expensive](https://www.4over4.com/guide/how-to-print-cheap-invites) Print cheap invites without the cheap look: starting prices from $16.48, the envelope line that breaks budgets, and free design moves that read premium. An invitation or greeting card carries an occasion, so the fold, the size, and the paper set the tone before anyone reads the message. These guides walk through flat versus folded, standard sizes, and modern touches like adding a QR code for RSVPs. ## Invitation and Greeting Card Sizes With Envelopes Flat [Invitation Cards](https://www.4over4.com/product/invitation-cards) come in 4.25 x 5.5, 5 x 7 and 6 x 6 inches, from 25 for $19.77 with a 3 business day turnaround. [Folded Invitations](https://www.4over4.com/product/folded-invitations) fold to the same three finished sizes, on stocks that include 18pt uncoated, 14pt white linen and 18pt premium white linen, from 25 for $38.22. [Greeting Cards](https://www.4over4.com/product/greeting-card-printing) fold to 4.25 x 5.5 or 5 x 7 inches, from 50 for $56.02, shipped folded or scored flat. Match the envelope to the finished size: [Invitation Envelopes](https://www.4over4.com/product/invitation-envelopes) include A2 (4.375 x 5.75 inches) for a 4.25 x 5.5 card, A7 (5.25 x 7.25 inches) for a 5 x 7 card and 6.5 inch squares for a 6 x 6 card, from 250 for $170.42.