Most wedding invitations get a fortnight on the fridge and a lifetime in landfill. Seeded invitations end differently: your guests plant them, and months after the confetti’s swept up, there are wildflowers growing in gardens across the country with your names on the packet. It’s the rare wedding detail that gets better after the wedding.
What makes a seeded invitation different
The invite is printed on 300gsm handmade seed paper — thick, textured, flecked with visible seeds. It reads and handles like luxury uncoated stock, because that’s what it is; the seeds pressed through the sheet are the surprise. We print with cool inkjet (heat kills seeds, so the usual hot presses are out), which is exactly why the finish has that soft, watercolour-adjacent character that suits wedding stationery so well.
Sizes and what they’re for
A6 (105 × 148mm) is the classic invitation size — substantial in the hand, fits standard C6 envelopes. A5 gives you room for the full running order or an illustrated design. A7 makes beautiful save-the-dates and RSVP cards. And folded leaflets turn into orders of service and menus that match the set. Mix sizes across the suite and keep one design language running through.
How many to order
Count households, not guests — one invite per couple or family — then add 10–15% spare for late additions, keepsakes, the photographer’s flat-lay, and the one your nan loses. For most weddings that lands between 25 and 100. Our minimum is five, which also makes a cheap way to order a proof batch first: five copies of your design in hand before you commit to the full run. On seed paper, where colours print softer than a screen shows them, that proof run is the smartest tenner you’ll spend.
Designing for seed paper
The texture is the star, so let it breathe. What works: generous serif type, botanical line illustrations, plenty of unprinted paper showing the seeds, earthy and muted palettes. What to avoid: text below 8pt (the handmade surface softens fine detail), edge-to-edge dark ink floods, and photographic backgrounds. If your design risks any of it, we’ll flag it — every file gets checked by a human before printing.
The line that makes the magic work
Somewhere on the invite, tell guests what they’re holding — otherwise even the loveliest seed paper is just nice paper. A single line does it: “This invitation is made of wildflower seed paper — plant it, water it, and watch it grow.” Put full planting steps on the back, or send guests to a page on your wedding website.
Timeline
Tradition says save-the-dates at 6–9 months and invitations at 3–4 months out. The pleasant surprise: our turnaround is next working day when you order by 11am, so seeded stationery doesn’t need the long lead times bespoke stationers quote. Order the proof batch, approve it, order the run — comfortably inside a fortnight.
Seeded wedding invitations, answered
How much do seeded wedding invitations cost?
As a guide, 25 A6 invitations printed single sided start around the low-£40s, moving with size, quantity and double-sided printing. Small-batch friendly — no 50-copy minimums here.Can guests really grow them?
Yes. Torn up, laid on compost under a light 5mm covering, watered and kept bright, they shoot in 2–4 weeks. Wildflower mix or pure poppy paper — same instructions either way.Do they work with normal envelopes?
Perfectly — A6 fits C6, A5 fits C5. The 300gsm sheet is thick, so allow for that if you’re stuffing multiple pieces per envelope.Can you print the whole suite?
Yes — invites and save-the-dates from the invites & flyers range, orders of service as folded leaflets, and place cards cut from blank sheets.
Start with a five-copy proof of your design — seeded invites & flyers, next working day delivery when you order by 11am.