Sweet 16 Invitations

What Are Sweet 16 Invitations

Sweet 16 invitations are full-color invitation cards for a sixteenth birthday, printed in 3 sizes from a 4.25" x 5.5" card up to a 6" x 6" square, on any of the 20 stocks this invitation offers. For other ages and themes, see our custom birthday invitations. You set the size, stock, ink coverage, finish, rounded corners, and matching envelopes in the live configurator, and the price updates as you build.

We print on card stock in full color, so a photo, a metallic look or a bold color scheme prints the way you designed it. For help choosing a birthday invite size and layout, see our design guide. You set front-and-back printing with 4/0, 4/1, or 4/4 ink, choose your stock, pick the size, and add matching envelopes as you go. Prefer a plainer everyday card? The Invitation Cards cover the general invite, and the Sweet 16 version dresses it up for the birthday.

What Size Should a Sweet 16 Invitation Be

A Sweet 16 invitation comes in 3 set sizes: the 4.25" x 5.5" default that is easy to mail, a 5" x 7" with room for a photo, and a 6" x 6" square. For anything else, set a custom size up to 6" x 7", and round the corners at a 1/8" or 3/8" radius for a softer edge.

The 4.25" x 5.5" default is the standard invitation card, easy to mail and easy to read. Step up to 5" x 7" when you want room for a photo and full party details, or choose the 6" x 6" square for an invite that stands out on a fridge or a table. Need a shape that is not on the list? Set a custom size up to 6" x 7". All 3 sizes, both finishes, and the full stock list are grouped below exactly the way the live configurator presents them, so you know what you can change before you change it. For a folded card with an inside spread, the Folded Invitations give you more panels to work with.

Pick a layout from the invitation design templates in our library of 10,000+ designs, then swap in the photo, the colors and the party details in the online editor. Put the name and the date on the front and move the address, dress code and RSVP to the back if you print 4/1 or 4/4.

Already have your artwork? Skip the editor and download a press-ready blank instead. Each blank Sweet 16 invitation template is built at the real trim size with the 1/8" bleed and safe margin drawn in, so your design never crowds the cut. Grab the size that matches your order below, drop your art in, and upload.

What Paper Stocks and Finishes Can You Choose

This invitation runs on 20 stocks, grouped into gloss covers at 14pt, 15pt, 16pt and 24pt, uncoated, cream and kraft covers, white linen, and metallic pearl in ice, champagne, silver and gold, with a 10pt StarLustre Platinum at the thin end and a 26pt pearl at the thick end. Finish is Standard or High Gloss UV Coating, and ink prints 4/0 front only, 4/1 front plus black back, or 4/4 full color on both sides. Our guide explains how 100lb text and 10pt stock differ in paper weight and thickness.

The stock decides how the invitation feels in the hand. Start with everyday 14pt and 16pt gloss cover for crisp color, or reach for uncoated, cream, or kraft when you want a softer, natural touch you can feel. The white linen adds fine texture, and the metallic pearl stocks catch the light like foil without the foil price. Thickness climbs from a slim 10pt up to a chunky 26pt; our guide to 10pt paper thickness and other pt sizes explains the scale. For finishes you pick Standard or a High Gloss UV Coating, and you set ink coverage depending on whether you print the back.

How Much Do Sweet 16 Invitations Cost

Sweet 16 invitations start at $19.77 for a set of 25, close to 79 cents a card, and the per-card price keeps dropping as the quantity climbs toward 100,000. A 700-card run is $106.55, 6,000 run $238.14, and a 100,000-card run is $2,255.62, close to 2 cents a card. There are 41 quantity tiers in all, so you can dial the count to the guest list, and our bulk discounts keep a large run affordable. Drag the slider below to set your count and watch both the set total and the true per-card cost update live.

Do Sweet 16 Invitations Come With Envelopes

Yes. You can add matching white wove envelopes to the order so the invitations arrive ready to address and mail, with no separate envelope run to chase down. You can also bundle the cards into sets, up to 10, which keeps a big order organized.

Before anything prints, you choose how to approve the file. Send it Straight To Production, get a free online proof to check on screen, or order a Next Day Hardcopy Proof to see the real stock and color in your hands. Add rounded corners at the same step if you want a softer edge, and pair full color on both sides with a finish that fits.

How Do Sweet 16 Invitations Compare

If you are also looking at a folded card, a general invite or a save-the-date, the chart below puts the starting price of each next to this one, including Save the Date Cards.

How Fast Can You Get Sweet 16 Invitations

Sweet 16 invitations 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 step buys back time for a set amount on top of the base price, so you only pay for speed when you actually need it. Order by the daily cutoff and our same-day printing ships your invitations the same afternoon from the NYC plant, and 99.8% of 4OVER4 orders arrive on time with 82% shipping early.

See the Rest of Our Invitations

The whole invitations category shows the closest matches with their starting prices, and the full print product range lists everything else we print.

Print Your Sweet 16 Invitations Today

At 4OVER4.COM, quality comes first, and it is backed by our Gold Standard guarantees and 25+ years of printing since 1999. Pick the size, a stock from gloss to metallic pearl, and matching envelopes if you are mailing them. Need them before the big day? Our same-day production keeps you covered. Print your Sweet 16 invitations today.