Digital invitation or paper wedding card
A paper wedding card costs between € 240 and € 440 in printing and postage together for a hundred guests. A digital wedding invitation at Invitesly costs € 99 one-off, with no guest limit, and keeps track of RSVP responses automatically instead of you having to process them separately by post or message.
Last checked on 1 August 2026The honest cost difference
A hundred paper cards cost between € 240 and € 440, depending on paper type and finish, plus the current postage rate. The full substantiation with sources is in what a paper wedding card really costs. A digital wedding invitation at Invitesly costs € 99 one-off, regardless of the number of guests.
What paper does not arrange automatically
A paper card stops at sending. Whoever responds does so through a separate email, message or phone call, and you keep track of that yourself, usually in a spreadsheet or notebook. Nobody automatically keeps track of who has not responded yet, and after the wedding there is no obvious place where the guests' photos come together.
What paper does have
A paper card is a tangible object. It lies on the doormat, you can pick it up, and for many people it ends up in a drawer or scrapbook as a keepsake. A digital link does not give that feeling by itself, and that is a real difference, not something to brush aside.
The middle way: both
You do not have to choose. Many couples send a paper save the date or wedding card, and put a link or QR code on it to the digital page where guests can respond and find the latest news. That way you keep the tangible moment of a card, without having to keep a guest list by hand yourselves.
For whom which choice fits
Choose pure paper if the tangible element weighs more for you than the convenience of automatic RSVP, and your guest list is small enough to keep by hand. Choose digital, or the combination, if you do not want to administer RSVP and guest list yourselves and want to keep something that remains after the wedding. See also what a digital wedding invitation exactly is.
Working with a wedding planner? That makes no difference to the choice: the planner simply works along in the digital invitation.
Frequently asked questions
Is a digital wedding invitation cheaper than a paper wedding card?
Usually yes, and by a lot. A hundred paper wedding cards cost € 240 to € 440 together in printing and postage: € 100 to € 300 in printing, plus € 1.40 per stamp. A digital wedding invitation from Invitesly costs € 99 one-off, with no guest limit, including RSVP and memory page.
What are the disadvantages of a digital wedding invitation?
A digital invitation is not a tangible object: you cannot hang it on the fridge or keep it in an album. And it requires an email address or phone number for every household. For those who value that, the solution is a paper card or save the date with a QR code to the digital page.
What are the advantages of a digital wedding invitation compared to paper?
RSVPs come in automatically, per person and per part of the day, with dietary needs. You see who has not responded yet and those who have not responded automatically get a reminder. Changes are visible to all guests at once. And after the wedding the page remains as a place of memories. With paper you do that work yourself, by hand.
Can you combine a paper wedding card with a digital invitation?
Yes, many couples do exactly that: a paper save the date or wedding card as a tangible keepsake, with a QR code or short link to the digital page for RSVP, the programme and the latest news. That way you have the feel of paper and the convenience of digital.
Is a digital wedding invitation suitable for older guests?
Yes, if it is simple. With Invitesly a guest opens one link, sees the names already filled in and clicks yes or no; no account, no app, no password. Does a guest have no email? Then you put the household on the list and fill in the answer yourself on their behalf.
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