What Goes in a Wedding Invitation Suite?

What Goes in a Wedding Invitation Suite?

You’ve picked out your wedding invitation, but where do you put the hotel block? Does the reception need its own card? And if you’re collecting RSVPs online, do you still need a response card?

The pieces you include depend on what your guests need to know. A wedding with the ceremony and reception at the same venue may only need an invitation and a small card with RSVP instructions. A wedding with events at several locations might benefit from a details card or a separate weekend itinerary.

The main invitation

Your main invitation tells guests who’s getting married and when and where to be there. It typically includes your names, the wedding date, ceremony time, and venue. If the ceremony and reception are at the same location, a simple “Reception to follow” works beautifully.

If the reception is somewhere else, you can include the second location on a details card or give it a card of its own. For example, if guests are heading from a church ceremony to a reception at a different venue, a separate reception card makes the second address and start time easy to spot.

The RSVP card

For mailed RSVPs, include a response card and a return envelope. The card can ask guests to accept or decline, select a meal if needed, and reply by a specific date.

If you’re collecting RSVPs online, you can use a small card with your wedding website, a QR code, and your reply deadline. We like including the website address in print so guests have another way to find it.

The details card

This is where the practical information goes. Think hotel blocks, shuttle pickup times, parking instructions, dress code, or an address that guests might have trouble finding.

A good question to ask is, What would I want to know before leaving the house? If guests need to catch a shuttle at a particular time, put that on the card. If you have a list of restaurants and things to do nearby, your wedding website gives you more room to share it.

A card for the wedding weekend

If you’re hosting a welcome party, wedding ceremony, and farewell brunch, a small itinerary can put the whole weekend in one place. Include the time and location for each event. If only some guests are invited to a particular gathering, you can print a separate insert and tuck it into their envelopes.

The finishing touches

Once you know which cards you need, you can decide how you’d like guests to discover them. A belly band keeps the cards together in a neat stack. A pocket gives each insert a place. An envelope liner gives guests a first look at your colors or artwork as soon as they open the flap.

One of our favorite ways to tie a suite together is to carry a detail from the invitation onto another piece. A little sprig from your invitation artwork might appear on the RSVP card, while the envelope liner shows the full floral design.

Wondering which pieces make sense for your wedding? 

Bring your venue information and any plans you’ve made for guests to your Violet Invitations consultation in Ronkonkoma. We’ll lay out sample suites together so you can see how the cards fit, what each one has room for, and how it all looks when you open the envelope.