Invitation Size Generator
Pick an invitation size, envelope and insert set, and get the card sizes, the envelope code and the cutting list for the whole suite.
At a glance
- What you enter
- Invitation size, Orientation, How many pieces in the suite, How many invitations, Spare allowance, Envelope clearance per side
- What you get
- Invitation width, Invitation height, Invitation width, Invitation height, Insert card width, Insert card height, Belly band width, Belly band length, Envelope width needed, Envelope height needed, Envelope width needed, Envelope height needed, Envelope code to order, Reply envelope width, Reply envelope height, Invitations to make, Reply cards to make, Information cards to make, Belly bands to make, Spare invitations, Card area for the whole suite, Approximate thickness of the suite
- Formula shown
- Yes, every step, right below your results.
- Cost and privacy
- Free, no account needed, and nothing you type is stored.
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Results are estimates for general information only, always verify with a professional or official source before acting on them.
How to use the Invitation Size Generator
- 1 Enter Invitation size
- 2 Enter Orientation
- 3 Enter How many pieces in the suite
- 4 Enter How many invitations, One per household, not one per guest. A wedding of 120 guests is often 60 to 70 invitations.
- 5 Enter Spare allowance (%), Spoilage is higher on a suite than on a single card, because every piece has to be right at the same time.
- 6 Enter Envelope clearance per side (mm), A suite of three heavy cards needs more clearance than a single card.
- 7 Press Calculate. You get Invitation width, Invitation height, Invitation width, Invitation height, Insert card width, Insert card height, Belly band width, Belly band length, Envelope width needed, Envelope height needed, Envelope width needed, Envelope height needed, Envelope code to order, Reply envelope width, Reply envelope height, Invitations to make, Reply cards to make, Information cards to make, Belly bands to make, Spare invitations, Card area for the whole suite, Approximate thickness of the suite, and every intermediate step stays visible under "How is this calculated?"
- 8 Change one number at a time to see what moves the result, that is usually the most useful thing a calculator can tell you.
Worked examples
Real numbers run through this calculator. Open any example to load it into the form above and change it.
Sixty A6 invitations with inserts
The standard handmade wedding suite: invitation, reply card and information card.
You enter
- Invitation size
- 2
- Orientation
- 1
- How many pieces in the suite
- 3
- How many invitations
- 60
- Spare allowance
- 12%
- Envelope clearance per side
- 3 mm
You get
- Invitation width
- 105.00 mm
- Invitation height
- 148.00 mm
- Invitation width
- 4.13 in
- Invitation height
- 5.83 in
- Insert card width
- 78.75 mm
- Insert card height
- 111.00 mm
- Belly band width
- 0.00 mm
- Belly band length
- 0.00 mm
- Envelope width needed
- 111.00 mm
- Envelope height needed
- 154.00 mm
- Envelope width needed
- 4.37 in
- Envelope height needed
- 6.06 in
- Envelope code to order
- 2
- Reply envelope width
- 84.75 mm
- Reply envelope height
- 117.00 mm
- Invitations to make
- 68
- Reply cards to make
- 68
- Information cards to make
- 68
- Belly bands to make
- 0
- Spare invitations
- 8
- Card area for the whole suite
- 2.25 sq m
- Approximate thickness of the suite
- 0.80 mm
An A6 invitation of 105 by 148 millimetres, inserts of 79 by 111 millimetres, and a C6 envelope at 111 by 154 millimetres needed.
Fourty 5 x 7 formal invitations
A formal suite at the larger size, with a reply card only.
You enter
- Invitation size
- 3
- Orientation
- 1
- How many pieces in the suite
- 2
- How many invitations
- 40
- Spare allowance
- 10%
- Envelope clearance per side
- 4 mm
You get
- Invitation width
- 127.00 mm
- Invitation height
- 178.00 mm
- Invitation width
- 5.00 in
- Invitation height
- 7.01 in
- Insert card width
- 95.25 mm
- Insert card height
- 133.50 mm
- Belly band width
- 0.00 mm
- Belly band length
- 0.00 mm
- Envelope width needed
- 135.00 mm
- Envelope height needed
- 186.00 mm
- Envelope width needed
- 5.31 in
- Envelope height needed
- 7.32 in
- Envelope code to order
- 3
- Reply envelope width
- 103.25 mm
- Reply envelope height
- 141.50 mm
- Invitations to make
- 44
- Reply cards to make
- 44
- Information cards to make
- 0
- Belly bands to make
- 0
- Spare invitations
- 4
- Card area for the whole suite
- 1.55 sq m
- Approximate thickness of the suite
- 0.55 mm
An A7 envelope at 135 by 186 millimetres, which is just over the standard A7 of 133 by 184. Check the actual envelope before you order.
A landscape A5 menu card
Eighty landscape A5 cards for a reception, invitation only.
You enter
- Invitation size
- 4
- Orientation
- 2
- How many pieces in the suite
- 1
- How many invitations
- 80
- Spare allowance
- 10%
- Envelope clearance per side
- 3 mm
You get
- Invitation width
- 210.00 mm
- Invitation height
- 148.00 mm
- Invitation width
- 8.27 in
- Invitation height
- 5.83 in
- Insert card width
- 157.50 mm
- Insert card height
- 111.00 mm
- Belly band width
- 0.00 mm
- Belly band length
- 0.00 mm
- Envelope width needed
- 216.00 mm
- Envelope height needed
- 154.00 mm
- Envelope width needed
- 8.50 in
- Envelope height needed
- 6.06 in
- Envelope code to order
- 5
- Reply envelope width
- 0.00 mm
- Reply envelope height
- 0.00 mm
- Invitations to make
- 88
- Reply cards to make
- 0
- Information cards to make
- 0
- Belly bands to make
- 0
- Spare invitations
- 8
- Card area for the whole suite
- 2.74 sq m
- Approximate thickness of the suite
- 0.30 mm
Landscape swaps the dimensions, so 210 by 148 millimetres, and the envelope code moves up to a C5.
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