Wedding Invitations & More: Your Complete Wedding Stationery Checklist

Every bride and groom will have wedding invitations on their to-do list, but they may not realize how many other stationery items they might want. Below is a comprehensive wedding stationery checklist divided into the different phases of wedding preparation for easier planning. Although many are optional, this will help with choosing the paper goods you want.

Pre-Wedding Events

• Engagement party invitations
• Save-the-date cards
• Wedding website card (can be included with save-the-dates)
• Bridal shower invitations
• Bachelor/bachelorette party invitations
• Rehearsal dinner invitations
• Luggage tags and hotel welcome basket inserts (for destination weddings)
• Itinerary cards for the big day

Wedding Invitations – What’s Included?

• Invitation card
• RSVP card and inner envelope with printed return address and postage (or RSVP website information)
• Detail cards listing the accommodations, directions, and dress code
• Reception card (if some guests are only invited to the reception) with envelope, return address, and postage
• Outer envelope with optional liner. Don’t forget the postage may be more than a standard letter, based on the size and weight of the invitations.

Wedding Day Stationery

• Ceremony programs
• Welcome and directional (“this way to the ceremony”) signs
• Reserved seating signs
• “In loving memory” memorial displays
• Seating chart, table numbers, and place cards
• Menu cards, including bar menu or signature cocktails sign
• Guestbook
• Favor tags or labels
• Optional reception signs for hashtags, photo booth, bathroom baskets, cake and food flavors, etc.

After the Wedding

• Thank you cards for guests
• Thank you cards for vendors
• Optional photo sharing cards (to mail or post online)

Is it more than you expected? Once you decide on your stationery budget and the items you want to have, you can determine which paper goods to DIY, which to hire a professional for, and which can be handled electronically.

The best way to find help and ask questions about your wedding stationery needs is to talk to the wide variety of printers, graphic designers, and wedding planners available in your area. You’ll find them all under one roof January 10-11, 2026, at the 58th Annual Wonderful World of Weddings Show at the Exposition Center at Wisconsin State Fair Park. Tickets for the show go on sale next month. Start planning your wedding invitations now, and we’ll see you in January!