When should wedding invitations be sent?

Invitations should reach guests roughly two to three months before the wedding — earlier for anyone travelling internationally, who need time for flights and visas.

Then add design rounds, proofing, printing and assembly. A custom suite with a designer is a months-long process, not a weeks-long one. Save-the-dates buy you breathing room if the design is running late.

How do you proofread an invitation in another script?

If the invitation includes Hindi, Punjabi, Gujarati, Tamil, Urdu or Arabic script, have someone who reads that script check the proof. Designers who do not read it can and do place characters incorrectly.

Check names, dates and venue addresses separately and slowly. A reprint is expensive and slow, and there is no fixing one that has already been posted.

One invitation card or several?

Some families send a single invitation covering every event; others send the main card to everyone and separate inserts for the smaller functions. Both are normal.

Decide this before design starts, because it changes the entire piece — and it is also where a lot of the printing cost sits.

Are digital wedding invitations acceptable?

Digital invitations, and a wedding website carrying the full multi-day schedule, do a job paper cannot: they update when something changes, and they reach relatives abroad instantly.

Plenty of couples do both — a printed card for elders and the family shrine, digital for everyone else and for logistics.

Are welcome bags worth it?

If guests are flying in for several days, a welcome bag with the schedule, venue addresses and something to eat does real work. Favours at the reception mostly get left on tables.

If you are choosing between the two, spend on the welcome bag.

What do wedding invitations cost?

Invitations are quoted per suite, so quantity moves the total more than anything else. Digital invitations sit far below the range below; a printed suite with foil, boxes and assembly sits at the top of it.

What moves it: quantity, how many pieces per invitation, printing technique, and postage — which people routinely forget until the end. Ask for the quote to include assembly and postage rather than just the printing.

Invitations, Gifts & Details — common questions

How much do wedding invitations cost?

See the figure on this page — digital-only sits at the bottom of that range and a printed suite with foil, boxes and assembly at the top. Postage is quoted separately and is the part people forget until the counter.

How many invitations should you order?

Count households, not people, then add 10–15% for mistakes and late additions. A reprint of twenty cards costs nearly what a hundred did, so the spare set is cheap insurance.

Do you need separate invitations for each event?

Not usually. Many families send one suite with inserts for the mehndi, sangeet and reception, which is cheaper than separate sets and lets you invite different people to different events by varying the inserts.