Custom Luxury Invitation Boxes
Custom luxury invitation boxes from 100 — rigid lift-off and hinged boxes, wrapped in textured paper or velvet, with ribbon, foil and an insert that holds the invitation suite in order.
When the invitation arrives in a box, the event has already started
- Board
- Wrapped grayboard rigid, 1.5–2 mm, in textured paper, velvet or solid color wrap
- Styles
- Lift-off lid and base, hinged magnetic, ribbon tie, slipcase
- Insert
- Layered insert holding the suite in order, ribbon pull or thumb notch
Order online
Order luxury invitation boxes
Starting from $7.00 per unit
Printed to your artwork or plain, sold in runs of 100 up to 5,000 units per product online. Freight to the US, UK, Canada and Australia is inside the price.
How an online order runs
- Add the units you needThen check out with your delivery address. Add other products to the same order on the way.
- A digital proof comes backLaid on the dieline, before anything prints. Change it as often as you need.
- Pay once you approve itPay by PayPal invoice or bank transfer after you approve your digital proof, or cash on delivery in the US and Canada.
- We make it and ship it deliveredYour delivery date is confirmed with the proof, against the spec and your fill date. Freight and customs are handled on the way to you.
Another size, board or finish, or more than 5,000 units? Send the spec for a price instead. Freight by market and our terms cover delivery and remakes.
Get a price for Luxury Invitation Boxes
Send the size and quantity — we reply the same working day with a price, a dieline and a date. Artwork optional at this stage.
- Free dielineThe flat drawing comes with the quote, before you commit.
- Proof before pressNothing is printed until you have seen it laid on the dieline.
- Die kept for reordersTooling is paid once. Every reorder skips straight to press.
- Quoted in four marketsUS, UK, Canada and Australia, in the delivery currency.
Holding a suite in the right order
An invitation suite has layers: the main card, an RSVP card with its envelope, a details card, sometimes a map or a small gift. The insert is built so the main card sits on top and the rest sit beneath it in order, with a ribbon pull or thumb notch to lift them out. A suite that slides loose in an oversized box loses most of the effect.
Wraps that set the tone
| Textured paper | Linen, felt or pearlescent papers; quiet and classic |
|---|---|
| Velvet or suede-feel | Soft-touch fabric wrap for evening and black-tie events |
| Solid color with foil | Deep greens, navy and black with gold or silver foil names and dates |
| Acrylic lid on a wrapped base | Clear lid showing the top card; modern events |
Invitation box lid styles
- Lift-off lid and base: the most traditional, with a deep lid that slides off slowly.
- Hinged magnetic lid: opens like a book and stays attached to the box.
- Ribbon tie: a satin ribbon wraps the box and ties in a bow, or is threaded through the lid.
- Slipcase: the box slides out of a printed sleeve with the couple’s names on the spine.
Send the card sizes and number of pieces in the suite. The box and insert are cut to them.
Mailing a box instead of an envelope
A rigid invitation box does not go through a letter slot. It is posted in a fitted outer mailer or delivered by hand, and postage is by parcel rather than letter, so the weight of the box and the suite should be checked before printing. A magnetic closure is popular because it stays shut in transit; our page on rigid magnetic boxes and their closures covers how they are built.
Quantities for real guest lists
Guest lists are rarely round numbers, and a few spare boxes are always needed for late additions and keepsakes. Runs start at 100, which covers most weddings with spares, and names or dates can be foiled on the lid. The rest of our premium range is on our page for luxury boxes for gifts and events.
Luxury Invitation Boxes — specification
The rows that are specific to this build first, then what applies to every job we run. Anything not listed is a question, not a limit — send the brief.
This build
- Board
- Wrapped grayboard rigid, 1.5–2 mm, in textured paper, velvet or solid color wrap
- Styles
- Lift-off lid and base, hinged magnetic, ribbon tie, slipcase
- Insert
- Layered insert holding the suite in order, ribbon pull or thumb notch
- Finish
- Gold, silver or rose gold foil, blind embossing, acrylic lid option
- Mailing
- Fitted outer mailers for posted invitations
- Minimum
- 100 boxes per design
On every job
- Print process
- The wrap is printed offset as a flat sheet and applied to the board, so the print quality is that of a sheet rather than a box.
- Color
- CMYK on the wrap with spot colors for a brand match. A textured or soft-touch wrap mutes a solid color slightly.
- Tolerance
- Board cut plus or minus 0.5 mm. Lid fit is set on a sample and held on the run, with an allowance for the delivery climate.
- Tooling
- No cutting die on the box itself. The tooling is the wrap print and any foil or emboss die, made once and kept.
- Food contact
- A food-grade liner or an inner tray where a rigid box holds unwrapped food.
- Sustainability
- Board and paper recycle together. Magnets, ribbon and foam come out first, and the spec says which the box has.
- Artwork
- Vector PDF or AI, 3 mm bleed, 4 mm safe area, fonts outlined. We check every file and send a proof before press.
- Dieline
- Supplied free with the quote, before you commit. Yours whether or not you order.
- Sample
- A plain unprinted sample at the finished size on request, for fit and construction.
- Reorders
- Skip the tooling and go straight to press at a lower unit price.
- Lead time
- Quoted with the price against your fill date rather than promised before we have seen the spec.
- Markets
- United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia — priced in the delivery currency, freight included.
Boards and films we build luxury invitation boxes on
A rigid box is two materials: the grayboard that holds the shape and the paper wrapped around it. The board decides the feel; the wrap decides everything a customer sees and touches.
Grayboard 1.2–1.5 mm
The light rigid box: jewelry, small cases, card boxes. Heavy in the hand for its size without thick walls on a small cavity.
1.2–1.5 mmGrayboard 2–3 mm
The full rigid box. Resists crushing, bends poorly — thickness is chosen from box size so a wide lid does not sag.
2–3 mmArt paper wrap
Printed coated paper, matte or gloss laminated. Full color, photographs, any design. The most flexible wrap and the least tactile.
128–157gsmSoft-touch wrap
A velvet-feel laminate over printed paper. Reads expensive, shows fingerprints on white, and scuffs at the corners before anywhere else.
128–157gsm laminatedLinen and textured wrap
Texture woven into the paper, so it cannot scuff off. Takes foil and deboss beautifully; breaks up a solid print.
120–140gsmLeather-grain and specialty
Embossed grain papers, metallics and colored stocks. One color and a foil mark, not a photograph.
120–160gsmFlocked and velvet liners
A short-fiber or woven pile for the interior and the insert. Holds a product without marking it and sets the color the piece is seen against.
Applied to board or foamMagnets and hardware
Neodymium magnets under the wrap, ribbon pulls, and hinges built from the wrap itself. Each is a line on the quote.
Per closureNot sure which? Say what goes in it and where it is sold — the material follows from that. Our notes on recycled, recyclable and compostable cover which claims each stock can honestly carry.
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Send what you have
A dimension, a photograph beside a ruler, or the product itself. No technical drawing needed — that part is ours.
- 02
We quote and draw
A price, a dieline and a date come back together. If a different build would suit the product better, that is in the reply too.
- 03
Approve the dieline
The flat drawing is yours to check: which panel is the front, where the folds fall, how deep the cavity really is.
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Artwork on the dieline
You place your design on the flat we sent, or we place it for you, and you see a proof before anything goes to press.
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A sample if you want one
A plain unprinted sample at the finished size shows fit and construction — the things a drawing cannot.
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Cut, printed, shipped
The die is cut once and kept, so every reorder skips the tooling and goes straight to press at a lower unit price.
Format
Vector PDF or AI where possible. Raster artwork at 300dpi at final size, in CMYK.
Bleed
3 mm past every trim line, so a fraction of drift on the cutter never leaves a white edge.
Safe area
Keep type and anything important 4 mm inside the cut and away from every fold.
Color
Convert to CMYK before sending. Uncoated stock prints lighter; a spot color is the only exact match.
Fonts
Outline them or supply the files. A missing font substitutes silently and the proof will not match.
Barcodes
On a light, matte, unvarnished patch with the quiet zone clear — a code on gloss fails the scanner.
Not set up that way? Send it anyway — fixing a file is a short conversation, and we check every one before press. Our guide to preparing print files covers each point.
On a rigid box the wrap is the finish, and the corners are where it is judged.
Soft-touch wrap
Velvet in the hand. The category default, and it scuffs at the corners first.
Linen and laid
Texture woven into the paper; hides marks and cannot rub off.
Hot foil
Stamped into the wrap. Small block, cheap die, large effect on a lid.
Blind deboss
Shape with no ink. On a textured wrap it is the quietest premium mark there is.
Spot UV on matte
A gloss shape on a matte field; a pattern that only shows at an angle.
Colored liner
A wrap on the inside face, seen for a second as the lid lifts. The cheapest thing that changes an opening.
Leather-grain
Embossed grain paper. One color and a foil mark, never a photograph.
Ribbon and hardware
A pull under the product, magnets under the wrap, a hinge built from the paper.
Not sure which suits the shelf it sells from? Say where the product is sold and we suggest one — our notes on specialty finishes show them on real boxes.
Sizing a rigid box, where the wrap is part of the wall: luxury invitation boxes
A rigid box is built up rather than folded, so the internal size is set first and the board and wrap are added outside it. The lid is then made to fit the base, and that fit is the thing people judge.
- Internal dimensions
- The product plus its insert, at the widest point. Everything else is built outward from this number.
- Wall build-up
- Each wall is the grayboard plus the wrap on both faces — roughly 2.5 mm on a 2 mm board. A small box gains noticeably in outside size.
- Lid clearance
- A few tenths of a millimeter. Set on a plain sample: a slow, air-cushioned lift, not a lid that drops off or has to be prised.
- Insert depth
- The tallest item plus 2 mm. On a two-layer box, this sets the total height and the ribbon lift.
- Humidity
- Board takes up moisture and a lid set snug in a dry factory can bind in a damp shop. We allow for the delivery market.
- Tolerance
- Plus or minus 0.5 mm on a rigid box, tighter than folding board because nothing springs back.
Not sure your numbers are right? Send the product dimensions rather than the box dimensions and we work the box out — the full method is in our guide to measuring for a box.
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Build your Luxury Invitation Boxes in 3D
Pick a shape, type a size, choose a board and a finish. The preview on the left redraws as you go, and the spec lands with us exactly as you set it.
Frequently asked questions
Got a question about luxury invitation boxes? The answers below cover what we get asked most. If yours is not here, send it with a brief, message us on WhatsApp, or call +1 503-461-4788 — we reply the same working day.
What goes inside a luxury invitation box?
The invitation suite: main card, RSVP card and envelope, details card, and sometimes a map or small gift.
Can a luxury invitation box be mailed?
Yes, in a fitted outer mailer. It travels as a parcel, so check the weight of the box and suite for postage.
What wraps are available for luxury invitation boxes?
Textured papers like linen and felt, velvet or suede-feel fabric, and solid colors with foil.
Can names be foiled on a luxury invitation box?
Yes. Names, dates and monograms can be foiled in gold, silver or rose gold on the lid.
Does a luxury invitation box hold the cards in order?
Yes. A layered insert keeps the main card on top and the rest beneath it, with a ribbon pull to lift them out.
What lid style is best for a luxury invitation box?
Lift-off lids are traditional; hinged magnetic lids stay shut in the post and stay attached to the box.
Can a luxury invitation box have a clear lid?
Yes. An acrylic lid on a wrapped base shows the top card, which suits modern events.
How many luxury invitation boxes should I order?
Your guest count plus spares for late additions and keepsakes. Runs start at 100.
Can a luxury invitation box include a small gift?
Yes. The insert can include a cavity for a small gift, such as a favor or a sample.
Are luxury invitation boxes used for events other than weddings?
Yes. Galas, product launches, corporate dinners and milestone birthdays all use boxed invitations.
Do luxury invitation boxes ship flat?
No. They are rigid and ship assembled, so allow storage space for the run.
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