How Much Does a Digital Wedding Invitation Cost?

A digital wedding invitation typically costs one of three ways: a monthly subscription, a per-guest rate, or a single one-time fee. A one-time fee is the only model that doesn't get more expensive the longer you keep the page online or the longer your family argues over the guest list. On a purpose-built invitation with RSVP and entry passes included, that one-time fee is $99 — and the only thing that ever adds to it is entry passes for a guest list past the first fifty.

Last updated: August 2026

Guest lists don't shrink easily, and neither should the invitation you send to them. Before you pick a tool, it's worth knowing exactly which parts of a "digital wedding invitation" price actually move as your list grows, and which parts never should. Below is the honest breakdown, plus a comparison of the three billing models you'll run into while shopping around.

What are the three ways digital wedding invitations charge?

Almost every tool in this category falls into one of three billing shapes:

1. A subscription. You pay monthly or annually for as long as the page stays live, whether or not you're actively using it. Miss a renewal after the wedding and the page — and the RSVP history — can disappear.
2. A per-guest rate. You pay roughly per head, often for message delivery. A 400-person list costs meaningfully more than a 150-person one, before you've picked a design.
3. A one-time fee. You pay once to publish, and the page is yours for a fixed window regardless of how many people open the link or how many times you edit it afterward.

The three behave completely differently once a list gets long or a wedding season stretches across months of nikah, henna and reception planning. A subscription keeps billing you after the event is long over. A per-guest rate punishes exactly the families who most need an invitation that doesn't nickel-and-dime them — the ones with the biggest lists.

How much does a digital wedding invitation cost, step by step?

Here's exactly how the price is built on a one-time-fee invitation, from nothing to published:

1. Design it for free. Pick from painted designs, type your names, add your line, and preview exactly what a guest will see — no account needed yet, and nothing charged.
2. Add your schedule. Nikah, henna, the wedding itself, each with its own date, time, hall and directions — still free.
3. Create a free account to save your work. You need an account to save your draft and eventually publish it; this is honest to say up front, since nothing here claims "no signup" for the couple building the page. Your guests never see a login screen.
4. Publish for $99. This one payment covers the painted invitation card, online RSVP with unlimited replies, 18 months online, and QR entry passes for your first 50 guests.
5. Add entry passes only if your list runs past 50. Passes are sold in packs — 150, 400, or 1,000 guests at a time — and each pack size can only be bought once, so they stack to cover a list of up to 1,600 guests.
6. Everything else stays flat. The link, the RSVP replies, and the invitation page itself never cost more, whether ten people open it or ten thousand.

How much do entry passes cost as your guest list grows?

This is the only number in the whole price that moves, and it moves in fixed packs, not per head:

Guest list size	What you buy beyond the $99 base	All-in total
Up to 50 guests	Nothing — passes for 50 are included	$99
200 guests	+150-guest pack ($75)	$174
450 guests	+400-guest pack ($180)	$279
800 guests	+1,000-guest pack ($400)	$499
1,600 guests	+150, +400 and +1,000 packs, stacked	$754

Every one of those totals is the whole cost — the invitation, the RSVP, 18 months online, and the entry passes for the door. There's nothing else to add. If your list keeps growing after you've already bought a pack, you simply add the next size up; you never pay twice for the same size. Our guide on cutting down a wedding guest list is worth a look before you commit to a size — it's often the cheapest lever in the whole budget.

Do I pay per guest for a digital wedding invitation?

Not for the invitation itself. You never pay per guest to send the link, to have it opened, or to receive an RSVP reply — those are unlimited and included in the $99 from the first guest to the last. The only per-guest-adjacent cost is entry passes for checking people in at the door, and even those are sold in flat packs rather than a per-head rate, so a 200-guest pack costs the same $75 whether 150 or all 200 people in that bracket actually show up. If you want passes scanned at the door, see our breakdown of how QR entry passes and check-in actually work at the venue.

How does a one-time fee compare to a subscription or a per-guest tool?

Here's the same category, compared honestly and without naming any specific product:

	A typical subscription tool	A typical per-guest service	This one-time invitation
Design & preview	Often free to start	Often free to start	Free, no account needed yet
Ongoing cost while live	Recurring monthly/annual charge	None, but each send costs per head	None — one payment, 18 months included
Cost on a 450-guest list	Same subscription regardless of list size, but capped features on lower tiers	Rises roughly in step with guest count	$279 all in, entry passes included
What happens if you stop paying	Page and RSVP history can go dark	N/A — it's a per-send cost	Nothing to cancel — it's already paid, once
RSVP replies	Usually included, sometimes tier-gated	Usually included	Unlimited, included in the $99 base

The short version: a subscription bills you for time you're not using, and a per-guest rate bills you for exactly the families who most need a large invitation. A one-time fee does neither — you pay once, for the wedding you're actually having.

Frequently asked questions

Is there a monthly subscription?

No. There's a single $99 payment to publish, and nothing recurs after that — no monthly charge, no annual renewal, and no bill that shows up after the wedding is over.

Do I pay per guest?

No, not for the invitation, the link, or RSVP replies — those are unlimited at no extra cost however many guests you have. The only thing sold in guest-based units is entry passes for checking people in at the door, and those come in fixed packs of 150, 400 or 1,000 rather than a per-head rate.

What happens if my guest list grows after I publish?

You buy the next pack size up when you need it — 150, 400 or 1,000 additional entry passes — and each size stacks with whatever you've already bought, up to 1,600 guests total. The invitation, the link and every RSVP reply keep costing exactly what they already cost: nothing extra. If replies are trickling in slower than expected, our guide on what to do when wedding guests don't RSVP covers how to chase the rest of the list without hounding anyone.

What do I pay if I never check guests in at the door?

Just the $99 base, and nothing else. Entry passes exist for the door — if you're not scanning anyone in there, you never need to buy a pack, no matter how many people are on the guest list or how many of them RSVP.

Start pricing your own invitation

The fastest way to know your real number is to build it: design a digital wedding invitation for free, add your real guest count, and see the exact total before you pay anything. Publishing is $99 once — see the full digital wedding invitation pricing and what's included on the invitation page itself.