Letterpress Wedding Invitations

These invitations are built to feel like the occasion. They print on premium 16pt stock, they carry the raised and metallic detail a wedding calls for, and every option is set in one place so you know exactly what you are ordering. Want to see how they sit next to the rest of the range? Browse every style on invitations printing, or stay here and build yours from the choices below.

The price rewards a bigger run. A set of 100 starts at $220.20, and the per-card cost keeps sliding as the count goes up, so a full guest list costs far less per card than a small first batch. Tap any tier below to see the live set total and exactly how much each step up saves before you commit.

What Are Letterpress Wedding Invitations?

Letterpress wedding invitations are premium wedding cards printed full color in 5 sizes, from a 4" x 6" card up to an 11" x 17", on any of 3 laminated 16pt stocks. What sets them apart is the finishing: foil stamping, embossing, spot UV, die cutting, edge painting, and rounded corners, each one adding a tactile, metallic, or shaped detail that a flat print cannot. Couples reach for them when the invitation itself should feel like part of the celebration. Coordinate the rest of the suite with matching Save the Date Cards and Folded Invitations so every piece reads as one.

Letterpress is a relief printing method that presses an inked plate into the paper, leaving a debossed impression you can feel with a fingertip. Each color is pressed in its own pass on a heavy stock, so the type sits below the surface, and the card reads by touch before anyone reads a word.

That impression is the whole reason couples ask for it. A digitally printed invitation puts ink on top of the sheet and feels flat; a pressed one gives the guest something to run a thumb over, which is why these are the invitations that end up on a fridge or in a keepsake box rather than in the recycling.

Letterpress, foil stamping and embossing, how the three differ

All three are tactile finishes and they are easy to confuse, so here is what you are actually choosing between in the configurator:

• Foil Stamping, available on the front, the back or both sides. Heat and pressure lay a metallic foil onto the sheet, so the element shines and catches candlelight. This is what people mean by a foiled monogram or a gold border. It adds color and shine, not just texture.
• Embossing, also front, back or both sides. The sheet is raised from behind so the element stands up off the surface, with no ink at all unless you combine it with a printed layer. A blind embossed monogram or border is the quietest of the three and reads as texture in the light rather than as color.
• Spot UV. A clear gloss varnish applied only where you want it, so names or a pattern sit as a wet-looking shine against the matte stock around them. It is flat to the touch compared with the other two, and it is the one that shows best on a dark or velvet finish.

They are not exclusive. A common suite is spot UV on a background pattern, foil on the couple's names and an embossed border, and all of them sit alongside die cutting, edge painting, rounded corners, scoring and perfing on the same order.

What paper do these invitations print on?

Three stocks run on this product, all 16pt and all with the lamination included, and the difference between them is entirely how the card feels in a guest's hand:

• 16pt Silk Laminated: a smooth, slightly soft surface with a low sheen. The safe middle choice, and the one that keeps photographs and color art looking clean.
• 16pt Gloss Laminated: reflective and sharp, so colors read at their most saturated. The pick when the design leans on a strong image or a bright palette.
• 16pt Velvet Laminated: a matte, powdery surface that grips the fingertip. This is the one that reads most expensive and the one that shows a foil or a spot UV element hardest, because the shine has a dead matte field around it.

Edge Painting is worth knowing about while you choose. It paints the cut edge of the card in a color of your choosing, so a white invitation carries a line of your wedding color all the way round when it is held. On a 16pt stock there is enough edge to see it clearly.

What Size Should Your Invitation Be?

The right size comes down to how much you need to say. A 5" x 7" card is the classic wedding invitation, roomy enough for the ceremony details and a line of copy, and it sits right in the middle of the range. The 4" x 6" default keeps things compact and mails easily. Going bigger, the 6" x 9" reads like a formal announcement, and the 8.5" x 11" or 11" x 17" sizes give you space for a full program, a map, or a folded keepsake. If none is exactly right, a custom size is made to order up to 11" x 17". All 5 sizes, both ink options, and the full stock and finishing 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 letterpress wedding invitation feel like the occasion.

The five sizes on this product

• 4" x 6": save the dates, reply cards, details and directions cards, and the smaller enclosures in a suite.
• 5" x 7": the wedding standard. If you are not sure, this is the size to pick. It is what guests expect an invitation to be, it takes a full wording block without crowding, and it is the size the rest of a suite is usually built around.
• 6" x 9": a step up in presence for a formal invitation, or the size to use when the wording runs long or a monogram needs room to breathe.
• 8.5" x 11": programs, menus and order of service sheets, or a folded invitation that opens to a full spread.
• 11" x 17": welcome signage, seating charts and large format pieces for the day itself, and the ceiling for a custom size made to order.

How long do letterpress wedding invitations take?

Letterpress wedding invitations here run a 10 business day standard production time once your artwork is approved, on a minimum order of 100 pieces. A free online proof comes before that clock starts, so allow a few extra days for your own review, and order well ahead of the date you plan to mail.

Work backwards from the mailing date rather than the wedding date, and leave room for addressing, stuffing and postage after the box arrives. If the suite has several pieces, order them together so the whole set is pressed on the same stock from the same run and the colors match across every card.

Pick a stock that sets the feel in the hand

All 3 stocks are a substantial 16pt with lamination included. The Silk Laminated reads soft and smooth, the Gloss Laminated makes color and photos pop, and the Velvet Laminated has a warm, tactile finish that suits a formal invitation. The stock is the first thing a guest feels, so it does a lot of the work before they read a word.

Add the finishing that earns the name

Foil stamping adds a metallic monogram or border, embossing raises detail off the surface, and spot UV lays a glossy shine over matte for contrast you can feel. Die cutting shapes the card, edge painting adds a band of color along the edge, and rounded corners soften the look. Scoring and perfing are there when a piece needs to fold or tear. Combine a couple of these and a simple card becomes a keepsake.

Set your ink coverage

Print 4/0 for full color on the front with a blank back, or 4/4 for full color on both sides when you want details, a map, or a monogram on the reverse. The choice sits in the same configurator as the stock and finishing, and the price updates as you set it.

How Much Do Letterpress Wedding Invitations Cost?

Letterpress wedding invitations start at $220.20 per set of 100, about $2.20 a card, and the per-card price keeps dropping as the quantity climbs toward 5,000. A run of 300 is $244.80, 1,000 is $306.32, and 5,000 lands at $736.87, roughly 15 cents a card, across 9 quantity tiers in all. Foil, embossing, spot UV, or a heavier finishing choice raise the total, and you see every change in real time. You also earn 4OVER4 loyalty coins on the order and can apply them for up to 15% off at checkout. 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.

Can You Print a Name on Each Invitation?

Yes. Turn on variable data and you can drop a different guest name, a table number, or a one-off RSVP code onto every single invitation in the run, so each card ships personalized instead of identical. That turns one order into a whole addressed guest list, printed together in a single run. Before anything prints you decide how to proof: send the file straight to production when you are confident, or select a Free Online Proof to check the layout, colors, and finishing placement first. Pair variable data with full color on both sides and a finishing choice that fits, and a single order covers everyone on the list.

Variable Data (Codes, Names, Etc.)

The option is listed in the configurator as Variable Data (Codes, Names, Etc.), and it does what it says: every card in the run can carry different text pulled from your guest list, so card 1 reads for one household and card 87 reads for another without a second order or a second setup.

What couples use it for, in practice: each guest's name printed on the invitation itself, a personal RSVP code or link per household so replies match to the right invitation on your side, table or meal selections printed on reply cards, and numbered pieces for a suite you want tracked. Send the list as a clean spreadsheet with one row per invitation and one column per changing field, spelled exactly as you want it printed, and check the proof against your own list before approving, since the press prints what the file says.

How Do They Compare to the Rest of the Suite?

Letterpress wedding invitations are the centerpiece, but they are not your only move. If you are weighing a folded format, a save the date, or an enclosure card, it helps to see the trade-off in plain numbers. The chart below lines up letterpress wedding invitations against their closest siblings so you can compare the starting price on each before you choose, then coordinate stocks and finishes across the whole set. The matching Invitation Cards cover your RSVP and details enclosures.

How Fast Can You Get Your Invitations?

Letterpress wedding invitations print on a 10 business day standard production time, so plan for that window before your mailing date and leave room to address and stamp them. Before the press runs you can select a Free Online Proof to confirm the layout and where the foil, embossing, or spot UV lands, which is the safest way to be sure a finished invitation looks the way you pictured it. Every order is backed by 4OVER4's Gold Standard guarantees, and 99.8% of orders arrive on time, so the date is not a gamble.

See the Rest of Our Invitations

Letterpress wedding invitations are one stop in a much larger stationery lineup, and you can scan the full print product range any time. If a folded format, a save the date, or a matching enclosure would round out your suite, the rest of the family is one tap away. Each option shows its own starting price and links straight to its product page, so building a coordinated set takes minutes.

Print Your Letterpress Wedding Invitations 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 finishing you pick, these letterpress wedding invitations are built to feel like the occasion and earn a spot on the fridge long after the day. Set your size, choose your stock and finishing, proof it online, and print your letterpress wedding invitations today.