First Communion Set: The 3 Pieces That Work Together
A first communion is not one print job. It is an invitation that has to reach relatives in time, a banner that ends up in every photograph, and a card the child still has years later. Print the three together and the whole day looks like it was planned by one person.
The first communion set is three printed pieces that share one look. Communion invitations mail six weeks out and set the guest list, a communion banner names the child and anchors the room on the day, and communion cards close the occasion as keepsakes and thank you notes. Each piece prices live by quantity, size and stock, so you can order the exact run your family needs in a single checkout.
The picks
What the communion invitations, cards and banner cost
Start here. These are the three pieces families order for a first communion, each with instant pricing by quantity, size and stock. Pick your run on any card below, and the calculator shows the exact total with turnaround before you commit.
Design and print help
One design across the invitation, the card and the banner
The set only works if every piece looks related. These tools keep the type, the colors and the artwork identical from the invitation in the mailbox to the banner on the wall.
How they work together
Print in the order the day unfolds
Each piece owns a stage of the occasion, from the first save the date phone call to the last thank you note. Print in this order and nothing arrives too late to matter.
Invitations go out first because travel, hotels and a booked parish calendar all depend on them. Give guests a date, a time and an RSVP they can answer.
The banner turns a hall, a yard or a church basement into the room the family remembers. It names the child, carries the date, and frames every photo taken that day.
Keepsake and thank you cards close the occasion. They reach the relatives who could not travel and they give the child something to read again at confirmation.
1. Communion banners: the backdrop every photo is taken against
A communion banner does one thing no other piece can do. It turns a parish hall, a backyard or a rented room into a place that belongs to this child on this date. Guests arrive, find the banner, and every photograph taken that afternoon has the name and the year built into it.
Keep the layout quiet. Name, date, one short line such as First Holy Communion, and a generous margin so the grommets never crop a letter. Two colors are plenty, and the same two you used on the invitation. If you are still deciding, choosing your colors explains how to lock a pair and repeat them, and print materials for events covers what else a gathering needs on the day.
Order the banner at least a week before the ceremony. Hanging it the night before, in daylight, beats discovering an hour ahead that the wall has no hooks.
2. Communion cards: the keepsake that outlives the afternoon
Cards do the quiet work after the guests go home. A thank you note to the aunt who drove four hours, a keepsake for the godparents, a card mailed to the relative who could not travel at all. Each one carries the same name, date and colors as the rest of the set, so the whole occasion reads as one piece rather than three errands.
Print them at the same time as the banner, not later. The artwork is already approved, the colors already match, and a second short run weeks afterward costs more and rarely lands on the same white. Choose a stock heavy enough to feel deliberate in the hand, and leave the inside open so a real message can be written there. Good lettering carries a card with almost no decoration, which is exactly what type that carries a layout is about.
Order about twenty percent more than your guest list. The spare cards become the ones handed to teachers, catechists and neighbors who ask.
3. Communion invitations: the piece that sets the whole calendar
The invitation is the first thing anyone in the family sees, and it decides who is actually in the room. Godparents book flights from it, grandparents mark a calendar from it, and the reception headcount comes straight off the replies. Mail it six weeks before the ceremony and the rest of the planning gets easier.
Put the essentials where a reader finds them in three seconds: the child name, the parish, the date and start time, the reception address, and one clear way to RSVP. Everything else is decoration. Set the type and the two colors here first, because this is the piece the banner and the cards will copy. Printed pieces get kept in a way a text message never is, which is the same reason a printed portfolio still wins work.
Count households rather than guests, then add a handful of extras. Families always want a copy for the memory box, and the spare invitations cost far less now than a rush reprint would.
Specs and pricing
Anchor the set: communion invitation specs and live pricing
The invitation sets the stock, the trim size and the color pair the other two pieces follow. Check its specs first, then price your run by quantity and turnaround.
| Quantity | Price Per Unit | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | 79.1¢ | $19.77 |
| 50 | 50.5¢ | $25.27 |
| 100 | 42.8¢ | $42.84 |
| 200 | 25.8¢ | $51.62 |
| 300 | 20.1¢ | $60.42 |
| 400 | 17.3¢ | $69.20 |
| 500 | 15.6¢ | $77.99 |
| 600 | 15.4¢ | $92.26 |
Wally explains the set
Three pieces, one look, printed before the ceremony
Wally thinks of a first communion the way a family remembers it, in order. The invitation goes out first because travel and RSVPs depend on it. The banner goes up on the morning and quietly ends up in every photo. The cards go out last and are the pieces still around in ten years. Print all three at once and they share a stock, a color run and a delivery date instead of drifting apart.
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Common Questions
Common questions about the first communion set
What is in the first communion set?
Three printed pieces that carry the whole occasion. Communion invitations announce the date and collect RSVPs, a communion banner names the child and anchors the room and the photos, and communion cards work as keepsakes and thank you notes afterward. Each one is priced live on its own product page, so you order the quantity your guest list actually needs.
In what order should I print and use these pieces?
Follow the calendar. Invitations print first and mail about six weeks out, because relatives need lead time to travel and the parish date is fixed. The banner is next, finished at least a week before so it can be hung without a rush. Cards print alongside the banner and go out in the days after the ceremony while thank you notes still feel personal.
How many communion invitations should I order?
Count households, not people, then add ten percent. One invitation per family address covers most guest lists, and the extra ten percent absorbs the late additions, the godparent who wants a keepsake copy, and the one that gets lost in the mail. Ordering the spare now costs far less than a second short run two weeks later.
What should go on a first communion banner?
The child name, the date and one clear line such as First Holy Communion. That is the whole job. Guests read a banner from across a room and photograph it from the side, so anything smaller than a couple of inches disappears. Keep the middle open if you want people to stand in front of it, and leave a quiet border so the grommets do not crop your type.
Can the invitation, banner and card all match?
Yes, and they should. Pick two colors and one typeface at the start, then repeat them on every piece. Use the same photo or the same small emblem across all three. Ordering the set together from one printer keeps the color run consistent, which is the part families notice most when the pieces sit side by side in the album.
How much does the full first communion set cost to print?
Each piece prices live on its own page, so the total depends on quantity, size and stock. Communion invitations start at $19.77, communion cards at $16.48 and communion banners at $79. Choose your quantity on each product page and the instant price calculator shows the exact figure with turnaround options before you commit to anything.
Can I add more printed pieces later?
Yes. The set is a starting point, not a limit. Families often come back for thank you cards in a second round, table signs for the luncheon, or a photo print for the grandparents. Because your colors, type and artwork are already set from the first order, every later piece drops into the same look without a redesign.
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Communion invitations start at 25 for $19.77
Order the invitations, the keepsake cards and the banner together from 4OVER4.COM, and the three arrive matched, on one delivery, with time left before the ceremony.
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