One of the most common questions we get asked about wedding invitations is “how much do they cost?” One of the things that I love about my job is that I get to work along side brides and grooms and help educate them on the art of putting together a wedding. Most couples that I work with have no idea what invitations should/could cost. I thought I would share a little bit about what you can get in different price points in case you were wondering how much invitations cost as well!

I typically quote invitation prices as an “ensemble”. What I mean by this is your invitation, the invitation envelope(s), the response card and the response card envelope. I think this is an important distinction to be aware of. Most websites will only tell you the invitation price which can be quite misleading! I should also note that the following prices are based on an average of 100 invitations. (If you only need 25 or 50, the price per ensemble can actually be quite a bit higher.)

2.00 – 5.00 per ensemble

If you are on a tight budget, this is the category you will be looking in. These styles tend to be fairly basic - flat invitations without pockets or layers of paper. As a rule, they don't offer many customization options (other than font, wording and ink color.) They also tend to be a bit more traditional, although if you have the time to flip through a number of albums, you can find styles mixed in that are more contemprorary and graphically oriented. Here is an example of an ensemble that would cost 142.80.

3.00 – 6.00 per ensemble

When you get up into this price range you will find a couple of different options. First, you will find simple styles that look similar to the lower budget invitations but offer a higher paper quality.

Second, you will find flat invitations with some customization. For examples, you can choose two colors for the following invitation as well as a colored envelope of your choice. (this invitation would cost 319.30.)

Third, we also carry a line of budget pocketfolds that will cost between 5.00 – 8.00 per ensemble based on the options you choose. These pocketfolds have fairly limited color options and come unassembled.

6.00 – 10.00 per ensemble

This price range offers many more options and is our most popular price range. You will have a lot of customization options including shapes, sizes, papers, colors and printing styles. We carry a number of different albums that offer layers, beautiful graphics and/or ribbons. Here are a couple of examples with their corresponding prices:

This style would be 762.00:

This Letterpress invitation would be about 750.00 depending on the options you choose:



This is one of our in-house customizable invitations that would be 838.00:

10.00 and above per ensemble:

This price range offers you the most custom options available. We can design a custom letterpress invitation for about 12.00 per ensemble or a custom pocketfold invitation for 10.00 – 15.00 per ensemble. Here are a couple of examples of our custom invitations:

There really is a huge range for invitation pricing. When you are creating your budget, make sure to also think about additional options that you may want such as guest address printing, reception cards or direction cards. You may also want to consider additional stationery items such as save the date cards, programs, menus, place cards and thank you cards which all need to be factored into your budget as well.

If you have additional questions or want us to work up an individualized quote for you, please don't hesitate to get in touch with us!