The Best Wedding Invitation Sites

Tuesday, October 8th

2024 Wedding Invitation Site Reviews

Zazzle

• Over 297,000 wedding invitation designs
• Unfiltered customer reviews on invitation styles
• Comprehensive design tools
• Incredible customer reviews
• Free shipping options
• 30-day refund policy

Zazzle is a global online marketplace that features designs from creators and makers all around the world. They are built on a foundation of innovation that allows them to seamlessly create custom products from visualization to production. Through their platform, customers can purchase designs and products that reflect their style and help support the independent creators who came up with the idea. Zazzle was established in 2005 and has over 500 global brand partners like Disney, Getty Images, and the Armed Forces. Since launch they've served over 30 million customers and have over 142 patents.

Unbeatable selection

Whenever you're pulling designs and styles from all different personalities and creators around the world, you're in for a treat. The selection at Zazzle is unbeatable both in artistic choices and the inventory you can choose from. There are over 297,252 results for wedding invitations here, which completely blows all other companies out of the water as far as selection goes. At Zazzle you'll find designs that are totally unique and never boring. The hardest thing will be finding your favorite choices since there are so many. Luckily you can filter by design color, number of photos, foil, shape, brand, product color, and delivery date. Once you've specified all these, you'll only be left with a few thousand that you have to choose from. Easy enough, right?

Customer reviews on cards

We truly wish you the best of luck in nailing down your favorite wedding invitation style. But once you do, you'll see a delivery timeframe if you were to order them today. The price per card is clearly listed, as well as customer reviews from people who have personalized the same template. The style we chose had 46,907 reviews and 4.9 stars, which totally blew our minds. You can choose from a variety of color options, the size, corner style, and paper type before you get to customizations.

Lots of design liberty

On other platforms, when you're editing someone else's design that they're making commission off of, it's not uncommon to have fewer options to alter the overall look of the invitation. Luckily, that's not the case at Zazzle. For most choices, it's easiest to use the invitation as-is, but just change out the text to fit your own names, addresses, and other wedding details. You can drag text boxes around to different areas, delete ones you don't want, and change the fonts and color of the words. But if you want to go further than this, you can add icons, change the colors in the artwork, add a QR code, upload photos, and more. You have a lot of liberty when it comes to design here. You can choose a template you like and then edit all the little details that would make it perfect in your own eyes.

Fair prices

Zazzle was offering 25% off of all orders when we were shopping, which isn't an unusual perk here. They frequently offer discounts, so you'll probably be able to save money regardless of the time of year. Places like Zazzle often charge a bit more for customized products like wedding invitations because not only do they have to turn a profit, but the person who designed the template you chose also has to make some money as well. Usually the idea of supporting a small business and the unique designs you'll get to choose from make up for the extra costs and people are willing to spend more money at a place like Zazzle. But just for comparison, you might be able to buy in bulk through some print shops and spend under $1 for your wedding cards, but at Zazzle, you'll likely spend over $1 on most designs and they don't offer bulk discounts. You could spend as much as $3.41 on a single invitation at Zazzle for something like a tri-fold or extra-large invitation. Still, overall we feel like the prices at Zazzle are totally doable and really competitive for what you're getting.

Options for free shipping

You'll see the cost of shipping based on your zip code at checkout. If you're a loyal customer at Zazzle, you might consider signing up for Zazzle Plus for $19.95/year. This gives you unlimited free standard shipping on all orders plus exclusive offers throughout the year. You can opt for a free 30-day trial and get free shipping on your orders in the meantime.

Love it or return it

There is a 100% satisfaction guarantee at Zazzle. It seems more generous than what we're used to, with the company offering an exchange, credit, or refund on all orders within 30 days of receipt if you aren't satisfied with your order for any reason. They really want you to love your wedding invitations, so they offer to take them back if you don't. Normally companies are really strict about no returns on custom products, but Zazzle takes a different approach and we're impressed.

Impressive customer responses

It's always important for us to see what rating the Better Business Bureau (BBB) gives a company before deciding to shop there. A lot goes into these scores and they're usually quite reliable - but not always. In Zazzle's case we found that they only have a "D-” rating, which is pretty bad. However, on their BBB profile they have over 1,500 reviews, all of which add up to a great 4.68 out of 5-star rating. They also have over 21,500 reviews we found elsewhere, most of which are extremely positive. There's an overwhelming number of customers who are thrilled with Zazzle and have nothing but good things to say, so it's more than enough to make us turn a blind eye to the BBB rating they've received (which is solely based on Zazzle's failure to respond to 15 complaints).

#1 recommendation

We've always really liked Zazzle and they never cease to impress us with their business model, generous policies, competitive pricing, and amazing selection. We can never resist awarding them our highest rating, so Zazzle is the #1 place we recommend for wedding invitations.

Minted

• Over 1,400 wedding invitation designs
• Supports independent artists
• 20% off your first order with email signup
• Free samples
• Expedited shipping options
• Fantastic customer ratings
• "A+” Better Business Bureau rating

Minted is a creator-driven marketplace that began in 2007. Their community of artists come from all 50 states and over 100 countries and range from illustrators and designers to fine artists, stay-at-home moms, and first-timers. Minted's platform allows independent artists and customers to connect by opening design challenges, then letting customers vote and crowdsourcing to pick the best designs. The winning designs are listed on Minted and the artists receive ongoing commission as people buy their work.

Design diversity

The creativity and variety of designs at Minted is unmatched. After your wedding when other big occasions arise, we highly recommend looking through their invitations for parties and showers, thank you cards, and marketplace inventory with things like stationery accessories, wedding day accessories, decor, favors, gifts, and more. Since so many artists of different backgrounds come together to make up the full selection of products available at Minted, you'll get incredible diversity in design.

Invitations for every style

There are over 1,400 beautiful wedding invitations to browse at Minted. You'll probably find yourself torn between a bunch of them since the options are so fun, so it may help to filter the inventory by style (classic & formal, simple & minimalist, botanical, modern, vintage, rustic, bold & typographic, and bohemian). You could also filter by price, printing type, style, color, season, venue, and shape. Not all invitations are rectangles, so you can stray from the norm with some arch-style invitations, rounded edges, waved frames, curved edges, and more.

Free samples

You can order samples of a bunch of the invitations you're considering if you want to see the colors and feel the paper texture in-person before making a purchase. Just choose the card you like, then select "get a free sample” and add it to your cart.

No extensive customization

We had the hardest time choosing our favorite Minted wedding invitation, but when we finally nailed one down, we got to customizing. You won't be able to edit the actual design or drag around the individual pieces of the artwork, but rather you'll be able to make some small changes to colors and add your own information. At Minted, you should be able to find a design that you love enough to not need to make many changes to it. We were able to select the card size, silhouette shape, and paper type before adding the information about our wedding date, venue address, and more. You can also choose to add a photo to the front or back of the card, depending on the design you choose.

Priced with a purpose

If you decide to go ahead and order wedding invitations from Minted, sign up for their marketing emails. This will get you a 20% off discount code and will end up saving you a good amount on your order. You'll quickly find that Minted is not the cheapest choice you could go with for wedding invitations. That's because you're paying a bit more for the process - Minted and the artist have to make money, after all - and most invitations come with envelopes, guest address printing, a wedding website, consultation with a stationery expert, digital proofs, and unlimited rounds of edits. The more invitations you order, the better your price will be. For example, as long as we ordered 100 or more of the invitations we chose, they were $2.50 each. But if we ordered as few as 15, the cost was $6 each. So it's in your best interest to order quite a few invitations here.

See shipping options at checkout

Before you even start customizing your invitations, you'll see a date listed for the earliest possible time you could receive your order. For us, we could get our invitations as soon as 8 days from the day we placed the order if we chose expedited shipping. All the specific shipping options will be shown to you at checkout and will be based on your zip code and if you're willing to pay extra to have your order rushed.

No returns on customizations

Since you're customizing the art you purchase through Minted, you can't return it. However, we're sure the company would work with you if for some reason they misprinted something or your order arrived differently than it appeared online. If you aren't happy, you can email Minted with your order number, a brief description of the issue, a photo illustrating the problem, and how you'd like the issue resolved.

Fantastic ratings

Minted has a flawless "A+” rating from the Better Business Bureau. Even better, they have phenomenal reviews from customers who had a great experience with their customer service team, loved the quality of the products, were thrilled with the selection of designs, and so much more. There are thousands of people who have positive things to say about working with Minted.

Worth the price and wait

Minted has easily earned its reputation as a top place to buy wedding invitations. As soon as you reach their website and start looking at their options, you'll understand why. They have the most beautiful designs we've found anywhere, and we love the idea of supporting small businesses and artists along the way. You may find that Minted is slightly out of your budget or the invitations take a little longer than through some other retailers, but we believe that the quality and designs here make it worth it.

Vistaprint

• Over 560 wedding invitation designs
• As low as $0.82 per invitation
• Free shipping on orders over $100
• Clear delivery timeframes
• Fantastic customer reviews
• "A-” Better Business Bureau rating

VistaPrint was created to help small business owners make expertly-designed, up-to-date custom marketing materials - to feel "prepared, professional, and plugged-in”. They got their start printing business cards when they were founded in 1995. Their selection of custom print material now consists of things like signs, posters, banners, labels, clothing bags, promotion products, stationery, gifts, and everything in-between.

User-friendly site

VistaPrint has a big selection of every type of product, so we weren't surprised to see that they have over 560 options for wedding invitations. Like many websites, VistaPrint has options for you to specify exactly what you're going for, so that you don't spend so much time looking item-by-item at their whole collection. You can choose the trim, embossed foil, style, theme, logo/photo area, size, season, color, fold, and orientation you prefer. There is a good spread of simple, modern, trendy, and classy invitations here. We quickly identified quite a few wedding invitations we liked a lot, so we're sure you would too.

Use a template or create your own

In addition to having hundreds of templates to choose from at VistaPrint, they give you an option to upload your own. If you've created your own custom, dream wedding invitation on the side and just need somewhere for it to be printed, this is a place that will do it.

Make it your own

Since VistaPrint is expert in printing and offers all those custom designs, you'll have a lot of design options here. With the invitation we chose, we had 7 color options, 4 trims, 4 types of embossed foil, and the chance to edit the template with graphics, photos, tables, text variations, QR codes, and more. You could start with a template here and besides making changes to the artwork, you could end up with an invitation that looks completely different from what you started with. If we had to choose one print shop that gives you the most flexibility with every aspect of the customization process on your wedding invitations, VistaPrint would take the cake (pun intended).

Competitive pricing

When we were shopping at VistaPrint, they offered 20% off orders over $75 with a discount code. You'd easily hit this mark with wedding invitations and be able to save quite a bit. We do wish you could sort all the wedding invitations by price, but unfortunately that's not an option here. You can't view price ranges or sort them by low to high prices, so you'll just have to find your favorite styles and check pricing from there. We noticed that quite a few of them say that they start at $0.82, so assuming you're buying a few hundred of your invitation, you might not have to spend too much on each one.

Free shipping

As soon as you select a wedding invitation you want to view details for, you'll be shown a delivery date for your zip code and the shipping cost. On orders over $100, your wedding invitations will ship free, so most of the time you can get them within about a week and a half from the time you place your order and you won't have to pay a thing for delivery. If you really need your order sooner, you could opt for priority or express shipping for up to $40 more.

No returns... understandably

We've come to expect pretty much the same return policy for all print shops that offer custom materials: there really isn't one. Unless VistaPrint makes an error on their end and your invitations arrive damaged or with poor quality, you can't simply change your mind about your wedding invitations and expect a refund. So be sure to double- and triple-check all your spelling, wording, and the details, because you'll be the one responsible for the cost of reprinting in these situations.

Customers sing their praises

VistaPrint has nearly 1,000 reviews from customers about their wedding invitations and save-the-dates. Nearly all of them seem to be 5 out of 5 star ratings, so we can't be totally sure that they're unfiltered. However, we know that third-party reviews are typically unfiltered and these also sing the praises of VistaPrint. People are really happy with this company because of their customer service, accurate follow-through, and quality of their products. They also have an "A-” rating from the Better Business Bureau, so we are completely satisfied with how people view their experience here.

One of the best

Without a doubt VistaPrint is one of the best options for finding wedding invitations. They have great prices, a huge selection, and plenty of options for you to customize their templates to your heart's content. We feel confident in their delivery timeframes and like that they are transparent with their costs and shipping speeds. They have great ratings from customers, so there is nothing holding us back from giving VistaPrint one of our top ratings.

Paper Culture

• Certified B Corporation
• Every order plants a tree
• Eco-friendly cards
• Free shipping on orders over $125
• Bulk pricing
• 100% satisfaction guarantee
• "A” Better Business Bureau rating

Paper Culture's mission is to inspire people through contemporary design and sustainability. They believe that our actions must work towards solving the climate crisis issue of our generation. That's why with every order, Paper Culture will plant a tree by partnering with national and international arborists to plant trees in the most needed areas around the globe. To date they've planted over 1,000,000 trees and they're a certified B Corporation.

Eco-friendly, recycled cards

There are 238 eco-friendly wedding invitations to choose from at Paper Culture. All the products here are made from materials like 100% post-consumer recycled paper where no new trees are cut down to produce things like holiday cards and wedding invitations. They've been featured by media outlets like RealSimple, Refinery29, Brides, The Wall Street Journal, The Knot, and People for their efforts.

Specify invitation features

If you have specific features you're looking for in a wedding invitation, Paper Culture's website allows you to choose the size/format you want, number of photos printed on the card, photo orientations, color, item orientation, and foil color. We wish you could filter by price too, but that's not an option. However, at the time of this review, Paper Culture was running a sale for 30% off wedding invitations and 50% off save the dates. Plus, customers qualify for free shipping when they spend over $125.

Buy more, save more

We found quite a few designs from Paper Culture that called our name. They all got cheaper in price when we purchased more. The one we liked best was just $1.22 each (on sale) if we purchased at least 300 of them, but got up to $1.99 (on sale) if we were to only buy 10. Either way, these prices fall in line with what we're seeing with competing companies. As a plus, the wedding invitations here come with envelopes and free address printing.

Text personalization only

Like some other wedding invitation sites, the customization options here are really simple. You can't make any changes to the artwork, colors, or font, but rather just input your own information where text fields already exist. You can move the text around a bit (left, right, or center) and slightly adjust the size of it, but that's where the customization ends. If you really want some colors changed to match your theme better, you can reach out to Paper Culture and they can make adjustments to the artwork for you.

Standard ground shipping

Standard shipping on all orders is $8.99 if you spend under $125. Paper Culture says orders usually ship in 1-5 business days, but the timing is not guaranteed. At checkout, you'll likely get a more accurate delivery date that you can go off of and options to upgrade for faster shipping. In order to get to this point, you will have to create an account with Paper Culture using your name and email address.

100% satisfaction guarantee

Paper Culture has a customer satisfaction guarantee that says if you aren't 100% satisfied with your order, they'll give you a refund. This doesn't apply to proofs you approved with missing information, typos, or capitalization mistakes though. If the issue is the photo you're using and the resolution, this also doesn't qualify for a refund. However, if the issue is with printing or something on Paper Culture's end, then you can submit a ticket within 7 days of receiving your invitations to have them either reprint or refund your order.

Thumbs up

Paper Culture has really positive reviews from their customers. Many people love their mission and feel like shopping here is a wise, earth-conscious thing to do. Paper Culture has many returning customers who shop here every year for birthday cards, Christmas cards, and other special events without any issues. The Better Business Bureau gives Paper Culture an "A+” rating, which is also a great sign of a trustworthy company.

A strong option

Paper Culture is a place with a great selection of beautiful wedding invitations. You won't be able to put your full creativity to work since there are minimal changes you can make to any of the templates, but we really like the designs you can choose from. The only thing we wish to see here is a bit more transparency on delivery dates for a particular invitation design. We don't like that you have to create an account before you can go to checkout and see your shipping options and total cost. Otherwise, Paper Culture has competitive prices, a strong satisfaction guarantee, and good customer feedback, so they've earned a great rating from us.

Ann's Bridal Bargains

• Starting at $0.99
• Over 580 templates for wedding invitations
• Rush shipping available
• Unfiltered customer reviews
• "A+” Better Business Bureau rating

Ann's Bridal Bargains is a specialty print shop where customers can "design smart, print smart.” They have a selection of wedding invitations, save the dates, bridal shower invitations, thank you cards, ceremony programs, bachelorette party invitations, rehearsal dinner invitations, engagement party invitations, and much more. Ann's Bridal Bargains is part of a family of brands that also includes Pear Tree, a one-of-a-kind announcement and greeting card company for holidays, birth announcements, parties, graduations, and other special events.

Easily find your favorites

There are over 580 templates you can choose from when you're on the hunt for the perfect wedding invitations here. You can filter by product types, occasions, format, theme, style, collection, color, and size. Browse through all the choices and you'll pretty quickly identify the ones that fit your style. If you create an account with Ann's Bridal Bargains, you can "favorite” invitations styles as you go and then view a collection of your top options to make a final choice.

Quickly select preferences and see pricing

As soon as you want to start customizing an invitation, you can get pricing by inputting the quantity you need printed. We noticed that a lot of choices don't come with bulk discounts, so the cost per invitation that you see is what you get. You can input your zip code for an estimated ship date to make sure your wedding invitations would arrive in a timely manner. You'll select the size and format, the paper type you want, your preferred envelope, if you want addressing done, and select if you want any matching items - think thank you cards, information cards, a guest book, or envelope seals.

Easy editing

Finally, you can get to customizing your invitation. Oftentimes if the template comes with a floral design or some other type of artwork, you won't be able to change the colors or get rid of it unless you "clear the canvas” completely and end up with a completely blank, white invitation. Many of the templates just allow you to add all your personal information, arrange text boxes, change the fonts and spacing, and add photos. So be sure to pick a template that mostly fits your style from the beginning.

Rush shipping options

A big selling point that Ann's Bridal Bargains pushes is that their wedding invitations start at just $0.99. We found that most of their selection is either $0.99 or $1.25, so when you select how many you'd like printed, you'll see your total cost. For us, US ground shipping took about 5 days and cost $9.99 for all our invitations. You can rush your shipping and pay a bit more. For example, if you need 3-day shipping, you can pay $15, 2-day shipping for $25, or next-day for $36.40. If you're doing some last-minute wedding invitation designing, it may be worth the extra cost to be sure it gets to you ASAP, otherwise ground shipping still comes in a reasonable timeframe. Input your zip code to see accurate pricing and delivery dates.

No returns

The return policy at Ann's Bridal Bargains is pretty simple and straightforward. They say that due to the nature of their personalized products, they aren't eligible for returns at all. If you aren't satisfied with your order because it has errors or arrives differently than what you thought you ordered, you can contact the company either by phone or live chat.

Positive reviews

Aside from having an "A+” rating from the Better Business Bureau, it was great to see that Ann's Bridal Bargains has a place for customers to leave reviews on their products. Not every invitation has feedback with it, but quite a few of them do and the overwhelming majority of people have good things to say. People say that the invitations turn out exactly like they see them online and that they had a good experience with the company, so they plan to work with them again in the future.

A safe and simple choice

Ann's Bridal Bargains is a good place to turn if you don't want to have to start your wedding invitations from scratch. If you want to be able to browse a solid selection of pre-made designs and find something that matches your style, that's what you'll get here. You can easily make simple customizations and get your invitations printed same-day. We're happy to see that they give a few delivery timeframe options and shipping isn't crazy expensive. We do wish they offered bulk discounts for individual invitations, but that's our only criticism here. Ann's Bridal is a safe choice for wedding invitations.

Shutterfly

• Starting at $0.69
• Over 350 wedding invitation designs
• 40% off wedding products with email signup
• Bulk discounts
• 100% happiness guarantee
• Free shipping over $79
• Unfiltered customer reviews on products

Shutterfly is an American e-commerce company that specializes in custom designs, headquartered in Redwood City, California. They have become a go-to online destination for people to personalize products and prints. Want a calendar with all your family's photos on it? How about a puzzle with your dog's face on it? They have hundreds of unique products and gifts that you can completely make your own.

Solid selection

Included in Shutterfly's huge inventory are over 350 wedding invitation designs. You can filter by style, theme, featured, size, card format, design color, designer, trim options, number of photos, photo orientation, foil color, glitter color, price, or paper type. You'll probably want to slim down your options at least a bit because it would take a while to browse through all the choices here.

Starting at $0.69

When we sorted the price of Shutterfly's wedding invitations from low to high, we discovered some options starting as low as just $0.69. They aren't the most vibrant and exciting designs, but they're cheap. When you select an invitation and the quantity you want to print, you'll see the cost per invitation. You'll need to order around 300 to get the lowest listed price. We were offered 40% off of all wedding items through Shutterfly if we signed up for their emails, so this may be worth doing to bring your overall cost down, especially if you're going for one of the more "expensive” designs (as much as $2.70 for a tri-fold).

Free shipping over $79

There's a shipping page on Shutterfly's website that lays out all the methods they use for delivery, the production and delivery time, and what to expect. Basic economy is 6-10 days and is often free with qualifying purchases (orders over $79). Standard shipping takes 5-7 business days, and the fastest option is super rush shipping that happens in 1-2 business days, although there is limited availability for this option. When you go to checkout, you can select your preferred shipping option.

Quick and efficient personalization

Shutterfly does a good job of letting customers make their templates their own. When you choose a design, you can then choose the foil color, theme color, trim (round, square, bracket, ticket, scallop), paper type, and format. To help you get started, you're given a "suggestion” box where you can enter the names of the couple, event date, times, and address. This information will be placed on the template in their proper places. You can't change the font, sizes, or even drag around the text boxes. Next, you can choose to customize your envelope (may come with added costs), and input the address information of your guests (an extra $0.21 per envelope). For $0.99 per invite, Shutterfly will even mail your cards for you.

Happiness guarantee

The 100% happiness guarantee from Shutterfly is actually a little vague. They say that their customers' satisfaction means everything to them and they won't stop working until they are 100% happy. But what does that mean exactly? From everything we found, it seems like if they make an error, they'll work to fix it until it's correct. This is similar to the guarantee provided by many other print companies. We can assume, though, that if an error is made in the information given or a typo is submitted to printing, Shutterfly won't take responsibility for it.

Declining reputation

For as popular as Shutterfly is, we were really surprised to see that they aren't rated by the Better Business Bureau. On the flip side, they have plenty of third-party customer reviews, and, spoiler alert: they aren't good. People complain that their quality has gone downhill, it's difficult to communicate about the printing and delivery process, orders sometimes never arrive, and so much more. The only positive things we really found were some sparse customer reviews on individual invitations, but these weren't very helpful for us.

Better options elsewhere

Shutterfly's customer reviews have been going downhill for a while. We trust that there are plenty of people who also have good experiences with this company, which is why they are so popular. However, it does seem that their customer service has gone downhill lately. We like that they have a big selection of wedding invitations, but so do many other companies, so we recommend checking there first before committing to Shutterfly.

The Knot

• 874 wedding invitation designs
• Starting at $1.79
• Bulk pricing
• Lots of design functions
• Free reprint for wedding detail changes

The Knot is a family of brands focused on providing products, services, and content to celebrate life's biggest milestones. Their sister companies include WeddingWire, The Bump, The Bash, Hitched, and Bodas. Whether you're looking for a destination for your wedding, needing help from a professional for planning, celebrating a big birthday, or getting ready to add a new little one to your family, The Knot's family of brands has you covered. They have locations in Washington D.C., New York, Texas, Spain, India, Ireland, and the United Kingdom, among others.

Plenty of options

There are a whopping 874 wedding invitation designs to choose from at The Knot. This is a commendable selection that we can confidently say will cater to just about any type of customer. You can sort by price, style, color theme, foil, season, and the number of photos that can be arranged onto the design. Some were plain colors, some had minimalist cityscapes printed throughout the background, some mostly focused the attention on the photo of the happy couple, others had big florals, and more. We were pleased with the variety and enjoyed getting inspiration from the collection we found.

Try out a sample

We're partial to neutral designs with subtle pops of color and found the prettiest invitation that checked all our boxes called "Rolling Hills.” We were able to pick between 5 colors for the theme of the invitation and color of the envelope, which we liked. There were 3 types of paper we could have this invitation printed on, depending on how much we wanted to spend. At most, our invitation was $2.39 each and if we ordered at least 300, it became $1.59. Next, we could either order a sample for $1.99 (with free shipping) before we do customizations to see what the invitation is like in-person, or just get right to designing.

Lots of design freedom

The design process allowed us to edit the existing text boxes with our own information and adjust the size, font, and placement of everything. We could add whatever extra text boxes we wanted, add shapes, upload photos, and add a QR code if we wanted to easily link extra information or registry details. You can also add a design note when you're finished, and The Knot team will email you within 3-4 days to finalize your design. Overall, you can make quite a few changes to any template from The Knot besides altering the existing artwork.

Frequent sales

At the time of this review, all wedding products were 25% off. It's pretty common to see sales like this here, so it's not very hard to avoid paying "full price” most of the time. Of the 874 wedding invitations, 672 of them fall in the $1.79 - $2.39 range, so this gives you an idea of what to budget for when you order your invites here. The lowest end of wedding invitation prices are a bit higher than what we've seen from other online print shops, so keep that in mind.

4-day printing

The Knot says that most items are printed within 4 business days, which is pretty quick. The only exception to this is guest books since those take closer to 6. At checkout you'll choose your preferred shipping method and see estimated delivery windows and how much each option costs. FedEx Ground takes 7-10 business days, which will be the least expensive option.

Possible free reprint

Returns are not accepted through The Knot since their products are customized. However, in the rare event that a printing issue affects the quality of your wedding invitations, you can email customer service with your name, phone number, order number, and photos indicating the problem for it to get taken care of. They also sometimes allow a free reprint of invitations if you end up having a change in the wedding date or location and need all your invitations changed. This only applies to certain qualifying orders, so it will be at the discretion of customer service whether or not they allow that for you.

Dismal ratings

Any good traction we had going with The Knot started to fall apart when we found their "F” rating from the Better Business Bureau. This isn't due to just 1 or 2 complaints, but over 220. They have failed to respond to complaints or to resolve a lot of issues that have been brought against them. Then we found hundreds of third-party reviews that scared us with stories of a glitching website that wipes out people's designs, delivery windows that aren't honored, and poor customer service. Many people also related negative experiences with The Knot's sister companies and feel that the family of brands has a lot of issues spread across them.

Fun place to browse

We're dropping our score of The Knot because of the bad feedback we've seen from so many customers. However, outside of this, we were happy with the great selection we found from this company and how flexible they were with letting customers make changes to their templates. Their pricing is slightly higher than their competitors, but overall it's a fun place to look (and maybe you use The Knot for inspiration only, then go to a higher-ranked invitation store for the actual print).

Hanson Ellis

• Starting at $7.95
• Unique wedding favors to complement your invitations
• Unfiltered customer reviews

Hanson Ellis isn't just known for their wedding invitations, but also for their gifts and unique party favors. They boast that they set the trend for "Latest and Most Popular Personalized Gifts & Wedding Favors”. Since 1999 they have grown to include gifts for weddings, anniversaries, birthdays, and corporate functions. Hanson Ellis' mantra is "Celebrate life with Love, Trust, & Faith.” Just a few of the respected names of companies who have used Hanson Ellis for their customized products include SpaceX, Delta, Celebrity Cruises, Allstate, Lexus, CenturyLink, Samsung, Walt Disney World, Smith's, Morgan Stanley, and others.

Atypical invitations

It's pretty obvious from a quick look around Hanson Ellis' website that they have really unique products that you wouldn't find at your typical wedding invitation store. However, in this case it means that you won't really find "normal”, traditional wedding invitations at all. They have a "Wedding Cards + Save the Date” category with just 5 products. One of them is a wedding invitation that comes in a bamboo box, a sailboat magnet favor, a genie lamp message holder, rhinestone save the date fans, and wedding postcards. The "Wedding Invitation in a Bottle + Scrolls” category comes up with equally entertaining-but-unhelpful results. They have a variety of different types of bottles and small boxes that you could print your wedding invitation on, roll up, and send to your guests.

Minimal customization

There are really minimal customizations you can make to the invitations from Hanson Ellis. Say you choose to order a scroll that slides into a bottle. You can add 24 characters to line 1, 24 characters to line 2, add a map and directions (for an added cost), type a brief message, and add a response card (for another additional fee) with your RSVP date, return name, and address. With the RSVP you can choose from a few clipart images like a seashell, palm tree, beach chair, or dolphin to add to the card. You could pay more to personalize the tag on the bottle or add a charm. There is nowhere to change fonts, change the layout of the wedding invitation, or add photos. Really all you can do is add your own information to the already existing, simple format.

Expensive invitations

Since you aren't just buying a simple piece of paper at Hanson Ellis if you choose to order wedding invitations, you'll be paying quite a bit more. Instead of paying maybe $1.25 per invitation, you'd need to plan to pay closer to $7 - $15 each. This might be more reasonable if you just send these unique invitations to a handful of people or use them as invitations to a bachelor/bachelorette party, but if you're hoping to invite hundreds of people to your big day, you'll have a fat bill for that.

Made-to-order = no refunds

Since wedding invitations are made-to-order, they do not qualify for any type of exchange or refund from Hanson Ellis. The only way you can have a refund or reprint is if the product comes with defects. You can contact Hanson Ellis by phone to get any issues taken care of.

Read product reviews

Hanson Ellis is not rated by the Better Business Bureau and they aren't popular on any third-party sites or forums. The best resource for finding out how people's experience is with wedding invitations here are by the customer reviews one each product. One of the invitations in a bottle has 49 customer reviews and all of them are glowing. Some other products have a handful of reviews, and a few of them don't have any at all. If you are interested in a particular product, be sure to read any reviews they might have for a good gauge on quality.

Not what most people need

Unless you have plenty of money to spend on invitations and your wedding theme revolves around the beach or is nautical, you probably won't find what you want at Hanson Ellis. It's fun to look at their unique wedding invitation choices, but there aren't very many and it's definitely not what 99% of people are going for when they want to send out invitations for their wedding day. Because of this, Hanson Ellis has earned one of our lower ratings.

Fine Stationery

• Starting at $1.31 each
• 20% off your order with email signup
• 25% discount on reprints
• 30-day returns on non-custom items
• Shipping starts at $8.99

Fine Stationery began in 2000 in a family garage with just one employee. The founder, Maggie Swanson, was 9 months pregnant with her third baby and came up with the idea for Fine Stationery when the thought of dragging her children to the stationery store to buy birth announcements filled her with dread. She decided to take to the internet to provide people with convenient options for all types of personalized invitations and announcements. The company has continued to grow since then and now offers well-known brands like Crane & Co., William Arthur, and Boatman Gellar.

Fewer choices than expected

Fine Stationery has a selection of business stationery, seasonal greeting cards, party invitations, and announcements for all of life's important events. We were a bit surprised to find that their wedding invitation inventory only consists of 52 choices in total. When we've seen companies that offer hundreds and thousands of customizable designs, 52 just doesn't seem very impressive. You can choose between romantic, vintage, modern, or floral sub-categories when you start your shopping journey here.

Not our favorite designs

Everyone has different preferences, so we can't speak for every happy couple here, but the styles we found at Fine Stationery weren't anything we were excited about. They were either really bright and bold, which may be over-the-top for some, or so subtle that they bored us to look at. We wouldn't be surprised if customers quickly browsed through all the choices here and moved on because nothing really fit their theme.

Limited customizations

The design process is very basic when you're adding your information to a template at Fine Stationery. You can't edit the design or add photos, but you can just change out the text to fit your wedding details. The customization here is really limited, so unless you really love one of the templates, we'd shop somewhere else because you won't be able to change much about the wedding invites you see.

Not the cheapest option

If you sign up for emails from Fine Stationery, they'll send you a 20% off code on your next order. However, at the time of this review, they were also running a sitewide sale where you could get 20% off any order with their provided discount code. So rather than having to sign up for emails, we were able to get the deal anyway. The least expensive wedding invitations here cost $1.31. We've seen cheaper prices at other places, especially when you consider that the prices shown here reflect the lowest possible prices. That means you'll only pay that much if you order around 500 invitations. The less you order, the more you'll pay per invitation.

Higher shipping prices with bigger orders

If you visit Fine Stationery's shipping page, you can quickly identify how much you'll be paying for your invitations. Ground shipping starts at $8.99 for orders between $0 and $24 and then goes up from there. Some companies offer free shipping if you spend a certain amount at their store, but the more you spend with Fine Stationery, the more expensive your delivery will be. Many invitations show a delivery window of 10-13 days, but you could pay more for 1- to 3-day shipping if your product qualifies and you're in a rush.

Reprints with a 25% discount

Since most everything is considered customized and personalized at Fine Stationery, you can't return your order after it has been placed. If you made a mistake with the information in your wedding invitations, you can order a reprint with a 25% discount. If you happen to order something that's not customized, Fine Stationery has a 30-day return policy. They say they guarantee all their orders though, so if you're unsatisfied, they ask that you contact them. This isn't reassuring to us, since it seems pretty vague, but if you were to run into an issue, you should absolutely try contacting customer service by email and phone until you get an adequate response.

Poor reviews

We wish we were able to find out more information about Fine Stationery like what rating they would earn from the Better Business Bureau, but unfortunately they don't have a profile with the BBB. They don't have unfiltered customer reviews on their own website, and there are very few third-party reviews about them. The few things we found were all pretty negative and ranted about how slow delivery is, how hard it is to reach customer service, and how poor the quality of the products are. Unfortunately, we really weren't able to find anything that instilled confidence in Fine Stationery.

Skip Fine Stationery

We had a hard time finding reasons to want to shop at Fine Stationery. They have few wedding invitation designs, they're more expensive than some of their competitors, there are no options for free shipping, and their satisfaction guarantee is pretty pathetic. There are so many beautiful wedding invitations out there, so we definitely recommend finding them through a higher-ranked option on our list.

PsPrint

• 16 templates for wedding invitations
• 15% off your first purchase with email signup
• Bulk pricing discount
• Satisfaction guarantee
• "A+” Better Business Bureau rating

PsPrint is a branch of the Deluxe Corporation company. They want their potential customers to know that it should be an easy decision to print with them since they've been providing personalized service to their customers since 1990. They've served over 750,000 customers and say they dedicate themselves to helping their customers stand out from the crowd with their printed materials. In addition to wedding invitations, PsPrint offers business prints, postcards, greeting cards, and promotional products.

Underwhelming selection

We'll say upfront that PsPrint talks a big talk, but their wedding invitation selection is completely underwhelming. They don't have classy, timeless, modern, or unique designs. Their whole inventory consists of only 16 templates, most of which are cheesy with bright colors and bold florals. Some of them come in both a 4x6 and 5x7 size, while others come in only a 5x7. PsPrint's website is really plain and seems a bit outdated, so it's not necessarily an enjoyable experience to browse your options.

Outdated customization options

For each wedding invitation you click on, you'll have a few choices to start with. First, you can pick from a few options that change the border color or the background of the text. You can't make any changes to the overall layout or design of the template, though. Personalization means being able to edit the text on the template, add an image and drag it to where you want, and even add random cheesy clipart if you're so inclined. It's like having a template and then the ability to use the old version of Microsoft Paint to make a mess of it. The customization options seem a bit odd and you'll likely be best off just leaving the invitation template as-is.

Vague pricing

You'll get a 15% off code sitewide if you sign up for emails from PsPrint. We found it totally annoying that to see pricing on the invitation you personalize, you have to do all your customizations and then select, "Get Price.” For a simple floral invitation we were charged $35.55 for 50 cards, $53.06 for 100, and $95.40 for 200. You aren't shown what the price is per invitation, so you'll have to do your own math to figure that out. However, it's obvious that you can get a bulk discount here if you order more invitations. You can choose an estimated production time of 1-5 business days to see how that will affect pricing as well.

Call with concerns

There is nothing mentioned about returns at PsPrint, but they do have a satisfaction guarantee. It's pretty straightforward: if you aren't happy with your wedding invitations, you can call the company within 7 days from the date you receive your order and they'll work with you to resolve the issue.

Few reviews

PsPrint has an "A+” rating from the Better Business Bureau but they have very few customer reviews. There are none on their website and very few on third-party sites either. This isn't entirely surprising to us, considering how unimpressive their website is. We can't imagine people are flocking to PsPrint to get wedding invitations (...or much else...).

Waste of time

Overall, we don't feel like shopping for wedding invitations at PsPrint will be worth your time. Their selection is so slim, the customization options are minimal, and their pricing is somewhat unclear. Do yourself a favor: skip PsPrint and have fun browsing all the beautiful wedding invitations that can be found through other print shops.