1. Size Your Cards Correctly
Wedding invitations come in a range of sizes, and it’s really up to you how large or small you’d
like the card to be. You do, however, need to carefully consider your size in relation to a number
of factors.

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First, you need to make sure the invite will be small enough to be posted as a letter. Anything
larger than the maximum mailing dimensions (for the US, this is 6 1/8 inches by 11 1/2 inches)
will cost more money to post and can make a signicant dent in your wedding budget. If your
invite is smaller than the standard (3 1/2 inches by 5 inches in the US), you may also ending up
paying more. So it’s wise to nd a size somewhere in-between. 
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The second consideration to take into account is tting your card into a standard-size
envelope. It is much cheaper and more convenient to bulk-buy standard-size envelopes than
making your own or ordering a custom size. The wisest thing to do is to source your envelopes
rst, before you begin designing your invitation, and design your cards to t them. Some
standard envelope sizes which work well for wedding invites are: A6 (4 3/4 x 6 1/2 inch), A7 (5
1/4 x 7 1/4 inches), A9 (5 3/4 x 8 3/4 inches), 5 7/16 x 7 7/8 inch (also known as ‘Jumbo’
envelopes), and 6 x 8 1/4 inch ‘baronial ap’ envelopes.
If that all sounds like too much hassle, you can get round the need for envelopes by designing
your invite as a postcard. In the US, this should be between 3.5 by 5 inches and 4.25 by 6
inches. Then all you need to do is stamp and mail it! This is also a great solution for easy save
the date cards, which tend to be smaller and contain less information than an invite.
The nal thing to consider when sizing your invites is whether you want the cards to be
orientated portrait or landscape (or even square!). A portrait invite is traditional, and looks very
elegant. Landscape invites have become more popular in recent years, and these allow you to
t on more information about the event while keeping the design looking balanced and not
over-crowded. If you want to save money on printing, choosing a landscape style will allow you
to t on all the key information required, without necessarily needing to print on the other side
of the card.
Many people turn to a tried-and-tested, standard invite size to avoid any envelope sizing and
costly postal issues. Some of the most popular invite sizes are: 6 3/8 by 8 7/8 inches, 5 1/2 by
7 1/2 inches and 4 1/2 by 6 1/4 inches. All of these will t into a standard envelope size and
abide by mailing restrictions.

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