What goes on a details card
A details card, sometimes called an information or reception card, carries everything that would crowd the invitation. Our guide to insert cards lists the usual contents:
- Reception details, especially if the reception is at a different place or time.
- Accommodations: one or two hotels, the room-block name or code, and the booking deadline.
- Your wedding website, which can hold the schedule, travel notes and registry.
- Dress code, a weekend schedule, transport or parking notes, or an adults-only note.
The maker gives you a heading and three sections, each with a short title and a few lines of text. Rename the titles to suit your wedding: Reception, Hotels and Online is a common set, but Weekend, Travel and Registry works just as well. Leave a section empty and it disappears.
Keep the invitation clean
The invitation itself only needs the hosts, the couple, the request line, the date, the time and the place. Moving logistics to a details card keeps the invitation easy to read and lets you change hotel or website details without reprinting the main card. When you assemble the suite, the invitation goes at the back, the details card on top of it, and the RSVP card on top of that, all facing up.
The best place for a QR code
If you want a QR code in your suite, the details card is the natural home for it. Our QR code guide suggests a specific label ("Scan for travel, schedule and RSVP"), a printed backup web address, at least about one inch of size on paper and a test scan on a printed proof. Turn the code on in the Photo and QR tab; on a details card it sits below the text by default, or you can move it to a corner. The QR code generator also makes a standalone code if you want to use it elsewhere.
Size and postage
The starting size is 4.5 x 6.25 in (A6 card), which our sizes guide lists for details and reception cards, small enough to sit on top of a 5 x 7 invitation. You can switch to A2 or any custom size. Every insert adds weight, and a heavier envelope can move into the next postage tier: a 1-ounce letter is $0.82 and a 2-ounce letter is $1.11 at current USPS rates. Weigh one fully assembled invitation at the post office before you buy stamps, or use the postage calculator to estimate.
Printing
Download at 3x for 300 dpi, or choose Print sheet PDF to place several cards on a US Letter page with cut marks. Print one test sheet on plain paper first and check the text against your invitation; it is the easiest way to catch a wrong hotel name or website address.
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between a details card and an RSVP card?
An RSVP card asks guests to reply and gives a reply-by date. A details card gives information that would crowd the invitation, such as the reception, hotels, dress code and your wedding website. Many suites include both.
What size is a wedding details card?
A common choice is 4.5 x 6.25 in (A6 card), which sits neatly on top of a 5 x 7 in invitation. The maker starts at that size, and you can switch to A2 or a custom size in the size menu.
Do I need a details card if I have a wedding website?
Not always. If most information lives online, a small card with the website address and a QR code can be enough. A details card is most useful when the reception is somewhere else or guests need hotel information.
Where should the QR code go in a wedding suite?
On a details or RSVP card, or on the back of the invitation, with a clear label and a printed backup web address. Avoid the envelope, where postal marks can damage it.
Does a details card add postage?
It can. Each insert adds weight, and a suite over one ounce costs more to mail: $1.11 for up to two ounces instead of $0.82 at current USPS rates (USPS Notice 123 price list). Weigh one assembled invitation before buying stamps.