Wedding Invitation Sizes: Choosing the Right Size for Your Invitations

There isn’t one set size for a wedding invitation. It really depends on how much you need to fit in and how you want the finished design to look.

A smaller card can be enough for names, date, venue and a few key details. If there’s more information to include, or the artwork needs a bit more space, going larger can make everything much easier to work with.

These are the wedding invitation sizes we offer and what each one gives you to work with.

Wedding Invitation Sizes at a Glance

The pixel measurements are there as a guide if your design includes photographs or other raster images. They’re based on the finished invitation size at 300dpi.

There isn’t one standard wedding invitation size everyone has to use. A5 and A6 are familiar formats, while DL and square invitations give you something a little different to work with.

A6 Wedding Invitations

At 105 × 148mm, A6 is the smallest size in the range.

It works well when the invitation is fairly simple. Names, date, venue and a few important details can fit comfortably without the card feeling too big.

It also works nicely when one photograph, illustration or piece of typography is doing most of the work.

The main thing to watch is how quickly the space fills up. Once you start adding timings, RSVP information, accommodation details and anything else guests need to know, A6 can start to feel cramped.

If you’re making the text smaller just to squeeze everything in, it’s probably worth moving up a size.

A5 Gives You a Bit More Room

A5 measures 148 × 210mm, so there’s noticeably more space to work with.

That can help when the invitation needs to carry more information, but it also gives detailed artwork a bit more breathing room. Larger illustrations, photographs or layouts with several sections are easier to fit without everything competing for space.

You don’t have to fill the whole card either. A simple design with plenty of open space can look just as good.

If your artwork already has quite a lot going on, A5 usually gives you more freedom to work with it.

Why Choose DL?

DL is the long, slim option at 99 × 210mm.

DL gives you a very different shape to work with than A5 or A6 and can suit designs that naturally run down the page. Names at the top, followed by the date, venue and other details can work really well in that taller format.

It also gives you plenty of height for decorative borders, floral artwork or illustrations that run along the edge.

Because DL is narrower, it’s worth looking at the wording before you get too far into the design. Longer lines of text may need breaking up differently than they would on a wider invitation.

148mm Square Wedding Invitations

Our square wedding invitations finish at 148 × 148mm.

A square invitation immediately feels different from A5, A6 or DL. It works particularly well with centred layouts, monograms, photographs or designs built around a border.

There’s still a good amount of space to work with, without the invitation feeling particularly large.

If you’re creating the artwork yourself, start with a square document rather than trying to crop a portrait or landscape design into shape afterwards. You’ll have much more control over how everything fits.

Flat or Folded?

We offer both flat and folded wedding invitations, with A5, A6, DL and 148mm square available as finished sizes.

A flat invitation keeps everything within the front and reverse of the card. That works well when the wording is fairly straightforward and you want the finished piece to feel simple and clean.

A half-fold gives you more panels to work with.

You could keep the front quite minimal, put the main invitation inside and use another panel for RSVP details, timings, accommodation information or anything else guests need to know.

The size you order is the finished size when the invitation is folded closed. The artwork therefore needs to be set up differently from a flat invitation, so check the artwork template for the product you’re ordering before you start designing.

Think About the Wording First

You don’t need every detail worked out before choosing a size, but it helps to know roughly how much needs to go on the invitation.

Names, date and venue won’t take up a huge amount of room. Add timings, dress code, RSVP details, a wedding website and other information though, and a smaller card can fill up quickly.

The design matters too. Portrait layouts often suit wording that runs naturally down the card, while landscape can work better with wider photographs or illustrations.

If everything starts looking squeezed, going up a size or moving some of the extra information onto another card will usually work better than simply making the text smaller.

Getting Your Wedding Invitation Artwork Ready for Print

Once you’ve chosen the size, create the artwork at the finished dimensions you intend to order.

If you’re using photographs or other raster images, aim for around 300dpi at the final print size. A photograph might look perfectly good to begin with, but if you enlarge a small section of it too far there may not be enough detail left for it to print sharply.

If colour, photographs or other elements run right to the edge, you’ll also need 3mm bleed around the outside of the finished size.

That gives us a little extra artwork to trim into and helps avoid unwanted white edges after cutting.

It’s also worth keeping names, dates and other important information comfortably away from the trim. Apart from being safer for print, a bit of space around the key details usually helps the design look better too.

Choosing the Right Wedding Invitation Size

There’s no single size that works for every invitation. The main thing is giving the artwork and wording enough room so the finished piece is easy to read and looks the way you intended.

A6 keeps things compact, A5 gives you more space, DL gives you a longer format and 148mm square gives you something different again. If you need more room without making the finished invitation larger, a half-fold is another option.

Once you know what size and style you want, take a look through our Wedding Invitations range to find the print option that works for your design.