Free Invitation Maker — Print-Ready 5×7 in Wedding & Event Invites at 300 DPI

What is the Invitation Maker — Wedding & Event Invites 5×7 in?

The Invitation Maker is a focused canvas tool that designs 5 × 7 inch invitations at 300 DPI with 0.125" full bleed (1575 × 2175 px). Four style presets (Elegant, Modern, Playful, Botanical), seven editable fields covering hosts, names, event line, date, time, venue and RSVP, three-colour palette, and direct export to print-ready PNG for any stationer or print-on-demand service.

Key features

• 1575 × 2175 px export (5 × 7 in @ 300 DPI + 0.125" bleed)
• Four refined styles (Elegant, Modern, Playful, Botanical)
• Seven editable fields: hosts, names, event line, date, time, venue, RSVP
• Three-colour palette (background, accent, text)
• Live full-resolution preview — what you see is what prints
• Classic Georgia serif + modern Space Grotesk/DM Sans typography
• Print-on-demand ready (Minted, Vistaprint, MOO, local stationers)
• 100% client-side — no upload, no signup, no watermark

How it works

The tool renders the entire invitation on a single HTML5 canvas at 1575 × 2175 px — the exact pixel dimensions of a 5 × 7 inch invitation at 300 DPI with 0.125" bleed on each edge, which is the global standard for formal invitations and fits standard A7 envelopes. Style logic is dedicated per preset: Elegant draws a double-border frame, centres the wording in Georgia 400 with italic preamble, sets the names in display-scale serif, separates sections with a small dot-and-bar ornament, and ends with italic RSVP at the bottom. Modern uses Space Grotesk 800 for the names at display scale, pairs with DM Sans for body, frames the design with thin accent rules at top and bottom, and resolves details centred with restrained spacing. Playful scatters small confetti rectangles across the canvas in palette colours, sets the headline in Space Grotesk 800 with a YOU'RE INVITED chip, then renders names in accent colour for a celebratory tone. Botanical draws large organic ellipse shapes in the accent colour at the corners to suggest florals, sets the wording in Georgia serif with generous spacing, and treats the venue line as a typographic moment in accent. Word-wrapping is dynamic — long names, long venues and multi-line event lines reflow automatically inside the safe area. Italic and roman weights are mixed deliberately so the visual hierarchy survives at viewing distance when a guest holds the card in hand. Export calls toBlob('image/png') on the live canvas, producing a lossless PNG at exactly 1575 × 2175 px. Most printers and stationers accept PNG uploads directly; the file size is small enough to email or upload over slow connections. Everything runs client-side. Style state, colour palette, text fields, the canvas and exported PNG all stay in your browser. No telemetry, no daily limit, no watermark.

Why use this tool

Most online invitation makers watermark exports, gate elegant layouts behind subscriptions, force you to print through their in-house stationery service, or upload your guest list and wording for marketing tracking. PikDraw runs in your browser, exports print-ready 300 DPI PNGs with bleed, gives full style and colour control, lets you print at any stationer of your choice, and asks for nothing — no account, no email, no watermark, no daily limit.

Common use cases

• Wedding invitations and save-the-dates
• Engagement parties, bridal showers, bachelor / bachelorette events
• Birthday parties (kids, milestone adult birthdays, surprise parties)
• Baby showers, gender reveals and welcome parties
• Anniversary celebrations and renewal-of-vows ceremonies
• Formal dinners, gala fundraisers and charity events
• Christmas, holiday and seasonal gathering invitations
• Religious ceremonies (christenings, bar mitzvahs, quinceañeras)
• Corporate events (product launches, milestone celebrations)
• Housewarming, retirement and farewell parties

How to use this tool

1. Pick an invitation style — Elegant (double-border classic for weddings and formal events), Modern (sans-serif minimal for engagements, anniversaries), Playful (confetti for birthdays, baby showers, kids parties), or Botanical (organic shapes for outdoor weddings, brunches). Switch instantly — your text follows the new style.
2. Fill in the wording — Hosts / preamble ("Together with their families"), names of honorees, event line ("request the honour of your presence at their wedding"), date, time, venue, RSVP. Each field renders live on the canvas as you type. Leave any field blank and the layout reflows automatically.
3. Pick palette — Three colour controls — background, accent and text. Warm cream + soft brown reads classic; ivory + navy reads formal; pastel + black reads playful; sage + terracotta reads botanical-modern. The accent is reused on rules, ornaments and date emphasis for cohesion.
4. Preview at print size — The preview renders at the exact 1575 × 2175 export pixels (5 × 7 in @ 300 DPI with 0.125" bleed) so what you see is what prints. Zoom your browser to 100% to proof letter spacing and italics as they will appear on cardstock.
5. Export the print-ready PNG — Click Export — the PNG downloads at 1575 × 1875 px. Upload to any print-on-demand stationer (Minted, Vistaprint, MOO, local printer) for production on premium card stock with optional foil, letterpress or matte finish.

Who should use this

Couples planning weddings on a budget, event planners iterating on client concepts, party hosts who want polished invites without a designer fee, agencies prototyping invitation systems for corporate events, charity-event organisers needing dozens of formal invites, family members coordinating birthdays and anniversaries, and anyone who values privacy enough to keep guest details off third-party SaaS servers.

How to get started

Pick a style (Elegant is the safest default for weddings), type the wording — hosts, names, event line, date, venue, RSVP — pick a palette that matches your event colours, and click Export. Upload the PNG to your stationer. First print-ready invitation in under five minutes — no signup, no watermark.

Best practices

• Spell-check the date, names and venue three times — reprinting is expensive and embarrassing
• Keep critical text inside the safe area — anything within 0.125" of the trim risks being cut off
• Use one accent colour at brand-saturated strength — multiple accents dilute formality at this scale
• Print one test invitation on real cardstock before ordering 100+ — colour and texture shift between screen and paper
• Match accent across the full stationery suite (menus, programmes, thank-yous) for cohesion
• Add 4–6 weeks lead time for premium stocks; 2–3 weeks for standard digital print

Pro tips

• Spell-check the wedding date and names three times — reprinting hundreds of invitations because of a typo is expensive and embarrassing.
• Keep RSVP details inside the safe area — anything within 0.125" of the trim risks being cut off in production.
• Use one accent colour at brand-saturated strength; multiple accents fight at invitation scale and dilute the formality.
• Print one test invitation on real cardstock before ordering 100+ — colour and texture shift between screen and paper.
• Match accent to the broader wedding palette (programme, menu cards, thank-you cards) for cohesive stationery.
• Add 4–6 weeks lead time for premium stocks (cotton, linen) and 2–3 weeks for standard digital print.

Expert insights

Limitations to be aware of

• No image / illustration upload in v1 — typography + organic accent shapes only
• Fixed 5 × 7 in size — square 5.5 × 5.5, A6 and A5 presets are on the roadmap
• Single-side only — no back design or matching reply-card export yet
• RGB PNG output — premium foil / letterpress workflows may need a separate mask file

Frequently asked questions

What size and DPI is the invitation?

1575 × 2175 px — that's 5 × 7 inches (standard formal invitation size) at 300 DPI with 0.125" full bleed on each edge. 300 DPI is the universal print standard; lower resolutions show pixelation when held in hand. The bleed gives printers margin for trimming so the background reaches the very edge without leaving a thin white border.

What size is best for wedding invitations?

5 × 7 in is the standard formal invitation size globally — fits standard A7 envelopes, posts safely at standard letter rates, and gives enough room for elegant typographic hierarchy. The tool ships at exactly this size with bleed pre-included for print-on-demand workflows.

Can I print at any stationery service?

Yes — 1575 × 2175 PNG at 300 DPI with bleed is a standard upload format for Minted, Vistaprint, MOO, Paperless Post Print, Helloprint, Saxoprint, and most independent printers. Upload the PNG; the service handles colour conversion (RGB→CMYK) and stock selection in-house.

What about foil, letterpress or thermography?

Most premium-finish printers accept a flat PNG and ask you to mark the foil areas separately as a vector mask. For v1, export the design as PNG and ask your premium printer for their foil-mask template — they will help you mark the accent areas for foil application.

Are envelopes included?

No — most printers sell envelopes separately. 5 × 7 in invitations fit standard A7 envelopes (5.25 × 7.25 in / 133 × 184 mm). Order envelopes in coordinating colour at the same time as the invitation print.

What fonts are used in each style?

Elegant and Botanical use Georgia (a classic serif, widely supported, beautiful at small italic sizes for formal wording). Modern and Playful use Space Grotesk + DM Sans for a contemporary geometric pairing. All fonts render identically in browser preview and exported PNG.

Can I add a photo or floral illustration?

v1 is typography + colour only — clean, fast, brand-cohesive. Photo and illustration upload is on the roadmap. The Botanical style uses programmatic organic accent shapes that approximate florals without uploading anything.

Is anything uploaded to a server?

No. All wording — guest names, hosts, date, venue, RSVP details — stays in your browser. The tool runs 100% client-side, useful when designing surprise events, private weddings or before public announcements.