Invitation Cards

What Are Invitation Cards?

Invitation cards are flat, full color cards that announce an event and ask guests to attend. At 4OVER4 they print in 3 sizes, from a 4.25" x 5.5" up to a 6" x 6" square, on any of 20 stocks. People reach for them for weddings, bridal and baby showers, birthdays, anniversaries, graduations, and open houses. Because they are flat rather than folded, the design stays clean and the price stays down, and a matching envelope turns the pair into a finished mailing. If you prefer a folded format instead, the Folded Invitations cover that, and these flat cards sit right beside them as the simpler, lower-cost pick.

What Size Should an Invitation Card Be?

The right size comes down to how much you need to say. A 4.25" x 5.5" is the classic invite proportion, compact enough to mail cheaply and familiar to every guest. A 5" x 7" gives room for a full-bleed photo, a monogram, or more event detail without crowding the layout. A 6" x 6" square reads modern and stands out in a stack of rectangles on a mantel. 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 formal wedding suite, the Flat Wedding Invitations follow the same flat format with wedding-ready detail.

Here are a few easy ways to make an invitation card feel like the event.

Pick a stock that feels like the occasion

A heavier or textured stock tells a guest this matters before they read a line. White linen and premium 18pt linen read tactile and refined, the metallic pearl stocks in ice, champagne, silver and gold catch light like foil at a fraction of the cost, and the 24pt ultra thick gloss cover gives a genuinely substantial, keepsake weight. The default 14pt Gloss Cover keeps it clean and affordable, and a High Gloss UV Coating makes a photo or a foil-look accent snap.

Add the matching envelope

You do not have to source envelopes separately. Choose the matching white wove envelope in the configurator and it ships sized to your card, so the mailing piece arrives complete and ready to address. Need extra envelopes on their own, or a coordinating outer for an RSVP? The Invitation Envelopes are built to pair with these cards.

Proof it before it prints

A wrong name or a wrong date on an invitation is the one mistake you cannot take back. Go Straight To Production when the art is final, request a Free Online Proof to check the layout on screen, or order a Next Day Hardcopy Proof to hold the real card first. On a whole guest list, a two-minute proof is cheap insurance.

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

How Much Do Invitation Cards Cost?

Invitation cards start at $19.77 per set of 25, and the per-card price keeps dropping as the quantity climbs toward 100,000, so a cheap invitation really comes down to how big a run you order. Most people land around a set of 100 for a print, which is also our best-rated quantity. So how many do you actually need? Drag the slider below to set your count and watch both the set total and the true per-card cost update live, and find the point where one more step up barely moves the budget.

Do Invitation Cards Come With Envelopes?

Yes, as an add-on. In the configurator, choose the matching white wove envelope option and it ships sized to your card, so the pair arrives ready to address and mail. If you are hand-delivering or inserting the cards into your own stationery, leave the envelope off and keep the cost down. Pair a full color both-sides print with a finish that fits the event, add rounded corners at a 3/8" or 1/8" radius if you want a softer edge, and a simple flat card starts feeling like a full invitation suite.

How Do Invitation Cards Compare to the Rest of the Range?

Invitation cards are the value pick when you want a clean flat card and a matching envelope, but they are not your only move. If you are weighing a folded format, a wedding-specific suite, or a coordinating envelope, it helps to see the trade-off in plain numbers. The chart below lines up invitation cards against their closest siblings so you can compare the starting price on each before you choose.

See How a Finished Invitation Card Lands

Words only go so far. Want to see how stock, color and finish come together on a real card? The gallery below collects work our own customers printed in-house, across different sizes, stocks and finishes, so you can borrow ideas and see how a choice actually reads at 4 to 6 inches. 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 step buys back time for a set percentage on top of the base price, so you only pay for speed when you actually need it. Same Day orders must be approved by noon EST to ship that day. With 99.8 percent of 4OVER4 orders landing on time and 82 percent shipping early, a fixed wedding or party date is not a gamble.

See the Rest of Our Invitations

Invitation cards are one stop in a much larger lineup, and you can scan the full invitations printing range any time. If a folded card, a wedding suite, or a coordinating envelope would serve you better, the rest of the family is one tap away. Each option shows its own starting price and links straight to its product page, so finding the right fit takes seconds.

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. Whatever size, stock or finish you pick, these invitation cards are built to feel good in a hand and earn a spot on a fridge or a mantel. Need them before a wedding or an event? Our Same-Day production keeps you covered. Print your invitation cards today.