Birthday Invitations
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Watch the Birthday Invitations overview from 4OVER4.COM. A short walkthrough of options, premium stocks, live pricing and fast turnaround.
- From $19.77 for 25 cards, with the per-card price sliding across 41 quantity tiers all the way to 100,000, where it lands near 2 cents each.
- 3 sizes: the classic 4.25" x 5.5" mailer, a roomy 5" x 7", and a modern 6" x 6" square, plus a custom size up to 6" x 7".
- 20 stocks from 10pt to 26pt: gloss, uncoated, cream, kraft, soft touch, white linen, metallic pearl in ice, champagne, silver and gold, and StarLustre platinum.
- Full color on the front with a blank or black back, or on both sides, finished Standard or with a High Gloss UV coat, with matching white wove envelopes and rounded corners optional.
- 3 business day standard turnaround, with 2-day, Next-Day and Same-Day rush, rated 4.9 out of 5 across 109 reviews.
Set the Party Before Anyone Walks In
The party starts on the fridge, weeks before anyone lights a candle. A birthday invitation is the first thing a guest sees, carrying the date, the time, the place and the mood on a single card people keep in view until the day arrives. Printed in New York by 4OVER4.COM since 1999, birthday invitations start at $19.77 for 25 and are rated 4.9 out of 5 across 109 reviews. They print full color on one or both sides, in 3 sizes from a 4.25 by 5.5 inch mailer up to a 6 inch square, on any of 20 stocks, so the card matches the party whether it is a kid's afternoon or a milestone night out.
These cards do real work for very little money. They cost about the same to print as a stack of flyers, they set expectations before the first guest arrives, and a heavier stock or a metallic finish makes the invite feel like part of the gift. Planning more than one event this year? Browse the whole range on invitations printing, or stay here and build your birthday cards from the choices below.
The price rewards a bigger run. A set of 25 starts at $19.77, and the per-card cost keeps dropping as the count climbs, so a big family reunion or a company party costs far less per card than a small guest list. Tap any tier below to see the live set total and exactly how much each step up saves before you commit.
What Are Birthday Invitations?
Birthday invitations are flat, full-color cards you mail or hand out to invite guests to a birthday party, printed in 3 sizes from 4.25 by 5.5 inch up to a 6 inch square on any of 20 stocks. You set whether the card prints color on the front with a blank back, color on the front with a black-ink back, or full color on both sides, then pick the stock, the size and the finish, and the price updates live as you go. The same card prints for every occasion on the calendar, so if the celebration is a cap and gown or a new baby instead, the Graduation Invitations and Baby Shower Invitations use the exact same options.
Kids Birthday Invitations
A kids party invitation has two readers. The child looks at the picture; the parent looks for the drop-off time and whether to stay. Print for both.
Themes and photos
Dinosaurs, unicorns, superheroes, soccer, space, a favorite film character. Whatever the theme is, keep it to the front and leave the back for details. A photo invitation works the same way: one large picture of the birthday child on the front, printed full color, with the party information on the back. Choosing full color on both sides rather than a blank back is what makes that layout possible, and on a photo card the gloss stocks hold skin tones and bright party colors better than the uncoated ones.
RSVP wording for parents
Parents need four things printed, not implied: the drop-off and pick-up times, the address, whether a parent is expected to stay, and an RSVP name with a phone number or email. Add any allergy note or a line about siblings being welcome. If the party is at a pool, a trampoline park or anywhere with a waiver, say so on the card so nobody arrives unprepared.
The size that fits an envelope
The 4.25" x 5.5" card is the classic mailer and the one that slips into a matching white wove envelope for handing out at the school gate. The 5" x 7" gives a big photo more room. The 6" x 6" square is the one to check before you post, since square cards want a square envelope rather than a standard one.
Adult and Milestone Birthday Invitations
A milestone card is judged the moment it is picked up, so the stock does as much work as the artwork.
21st, 30th, 40th and 50th
The number is the design. Set the age large on the front and keep the rest short: host, date, time, place, dress code, RSVP. For a 21st, the venue and whether there is a bar matters. For a 30th and a 40th, people need to know if it is a dinner or a drop-in. For a 50th, print the RSVP deadline plainly, since a seated dinner needs a real count.
Surprise party wording
Put the word Surprise at the top, not buried in the paragraph, and print the arrival time separately from the guest of honour's arrival time. Add the line asking guests not to mention it, and give an RSVP contact who is not the person being surprised.
Formal stocks and metallic looks
Twenty stocks run from 10pt to 26pt. White linen and cream carry a formal evening invitation. Soft touch gives a matte, suede-like feel in the hand. The metallic pearl shades come in ice, champagne, silver and gold, and StarLustre platinum is the brightest of them, which is why gold and champagne end up on 50th cards and silver and ice on a 25th or a winter party. A High Gloss UV coat on top of a gloss stock is the loudest finish on the list; Standard finish is the quiet one.
What Size Should a Birthday Invitation Be?
The right size comes down to how much you need to say and how you plan to send it. The 4.25 by 5.5 inch card is the classic mailer, small enough to slip into a standard envelope and cheap to post. Step up to 5 by 7 inch when the design needs room for a photo or a longer note, the size most people picture for a proper invitation. The 6 by 6 inch square reads modern and stands out in a stack of rectangles on the fridge. Need a shape none of those hit? Order a custom size up to 6 by 7 inch. All 3 set 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.
Here are a few easy ways to make a birthday invitation feel like an event.
Pick a stock that feels like more
A heavier coated stock gives the card real presence in the hand. A cream or kraft uncoated reads warm and handwritten, the white linen adds texture you can feel, and the metallic pearl stocks in ice, champagne, silver and gold catch the light like foil without the foil price. The default keeps it bright and cheap, and a High Gloss UV coat makes a birthday photo snap. Thickness runs from 10pt right up to a sturdy 26pt for a card that feels like an event, not a flyer.
Design it without a designer
You do not need a design background to make a birthday invitation look sharp. Start from a professionally built layout in our design templates, then change the colors, the copy and the photo in the online editor in minutes. Set the date, drop in a picture, and the card is ready to print.
Already have your artwork? Skip the editor and download a press-ready blank instead. Each blank 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.
Wally sets the party before it starts
Why a $19.77 stack of invites does the inviting for you.
Twenty-five birthday invitations start at $19.77, print full color on any of 20 stocks, and come in 3 sizes up to a 6 inch square. Add matching envelopes, round the corners, and Wally gets them printed as fast as same-day out of New York.
Press-Ready Blank Templates
How Much Do Birthday Invitations Cost?
Birthday invitations start at $19.77 for 25, about 79 cents a card, and the per-card price keeps dropping as the quantity climbs toward 100,000, where it works out to about 2 cents each. A run of 700 is $106.55 and 6,000 run $238.14, across 41 quantity tiers in all. 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.
Can You Add Envelopes and Round the Corners?
Yes. A birthday invitation usually needs to travel, so you can add matching white wove envelopes right in the configurator and skip the separate envelope hunt. Prefer a softer shape? Round the corners at a 1/8 inch or 3/8 inch radius for a card that feels finished. And before a big run prints, you choose how you approve the file: send it straight to production when you trust your artwork, request a free online proof to check it on screen, or order a next-day hardcopy proof to hold the real card in your hand. You can also bundle the finished cards and split an order into multiple sets.
How Do Birthday Invitations Compare to Other Occasions?
Birthday invitations are the everyday pick, but they share the same press, stocks and sizes as the rest of the invitation family, so choosing the right one is really about the occasion on the front. If you are also weighing a graduation, a shower or a wedding, it helps to see the starting price on each side by side. The chart below lines birthday invitations up against their closest siblings, including Wedding Invitations, so you can compare before you choose.
How Fast Can You Get Birthday Invitations?
Birthday invitations print on a 3 business day standard turnaround, and when the party 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 need to be approved by the daily cutoff to ship that day. Compare every turnaround tier below and see exactly what the rush adds before you pick.
See the Rest of Our Invitations
Birthday invitations are one stop in a much larger lineup, and you can scan the full print product range any time, or stay in the family on invitations printing. Each option shows its own starting price and links straight to its product page, so finding the right card for the occasion takes seconds.
See the whole range on invitations printing, order the thank-you notes that follow the party as birthday thank you cards, or browse the rest of the birthday printing range for banners, signs and favors that match the card.
Print Your Birthday Invitations Today
At 4OVER4.COM, quality comes first, and it is backed by our five Gold Standard guarantees and 25+ years of printing since 1999. Whatever size, stock or finish you pick, these birthday invitations are built to feel good in a hand and set the tone for the day. Cutting it close to the party? Our same-day printing keeps you covered. Print your birthday invitations today.
