Which Card Sizes To Use For Invitations

Which size card should you choose for your Wedding Invitations?
This is very much down to personal choice - but there are a few pointers to consider & bear in mind.

1. Choose your envelopes first or at least check the Size of envelopes are available for your chosen card size.
Its usually not a problem if you are going for a nice Ivory or White envelope and a standard size card, but if you want something a little different and more unusual, then check that you can get the envelopes you want in the right size before deciding on your card size. It is relatively easy to cut a singlefold card to fit an unusual size envelope, but envelopes are not so easy to make yourself and unusual envelopes tend to come in a small range of sizes.

2. The difference in the card sizes A5 & A6...
Most people will recognise A4 as the size of paper you put in your printer. A5 is half the size of A4 and A6 half of A5 and so on. Card blanks are usually described in the same way. Remember that the size for card blanks refers to the FOLDED dimensions of the card.

For envelopes you need the corresponding C size - so a C6 envelope goes with an A6 card & a C5 envelopes goes with a A5 card, and so on... The envelopes will be slightly larger all round so they fit your folded card easily.

Which size card to use for Order of Service:
Most people choose a larger size card for an Order of Service so that there will be plenty of room for printing hymns and/or readings etc without using a tiny font size or lots of pages - A4 folded to A5 is the most common size.

Which size card to use for RSVP Cards:
If you are including RSVP cards, you should normally make these smaller than the invitation as you will need to fit the card (and reply envelope) into the main envelope. Or use an unfolded piece of card the same size, A6 postcard style or A7 Size cards are good for RSVP.

Our Suggestions:

Wedding Invitations - A6 single fold, A6 Gatefold, Square 155 x 155 single fold, Square 155 x 155 gatefold, or Tall(DL) Single fold, Tall(DL) Gatefold

Evening Invitations - A6 single fold, A6 Gatefold, A6 postcard style, or Small Square Single Fold (130x130), Small Square Gatefold (130x130)

RSVP - A6 postcard style, or A7 Singlefold.

Order of Service - A5 Singlefold.

Menu - A5 singlefold or Tall (DL)

Thank You - A6 single fold, A6 Gatefold, A6 postcard style, or Small Square Singlefold (130x130), Small Square Gatefold (130x130).