Print-prep built for wedding stationery sellers
5x7 invitations, save-the-dates, RSVPs, programs, and thank-you cards — bleed, 300 DPI, suite-consistent mockups, all in one upload. Walk away while the suite generates.
Challenges we solve
Common problems that slow down your workflow — and how Ratio Ready handles each one.
Multi-piece suites take forever to prep individually
A wedding suite is 5-7 pieces (invitation, RSVP, save-the-date, program, thank-you, menu, place card). Resizing each one for 5x7 with bleed in Photoshop is hours of repetitive work — and you have to do it again every time you tweak the design.
Bleed and safe zones are easy to forget
Print shops trim cards after printing — without 0.125" bleed, you get a thin white edge. Without safe zones, your monogram or names get sliced. Most refund requests on wedding stationery trace back to bleed mistakes.
Buyers want to see the whole suite styled together
Etsy listings convert better when buyers see the suite in context — paper, envelopes, ribbon, wax seal. Hand-shooting a styled flat-lay for every design eats your weekend; templated mockups solve this in seconds.
Custom name and date personalisation slows you down
Every wedding suite gets customised with names, dates, and venue. Doing this in Photoshop file-by-file means an extra 20-30 minutes per buyer order on top of the design work itself.
Wedding stationery print-prep, bundled
Drop your suite designs once, get back the entire deliverable bundle ready for Etsy or your print shop.
- 5x7 with 0.125" bleed — standard wedding stationery format
- Folded card layout (5x14 unfolded with score line) for greeting-card variants
- A6, A5, and A2 international sizes for European weddings
- 300 DPI metadata stamped on every output
- Suite-consistent mockups (paper, envelope, wax seal styling)
- PNG transparency preserved through the pipeline
- Etsy listing PDF describing the suite contents (bundled free)
- Watermark on previews, clean print files for buyers
- Up to 50 pieces per batch — entire suites in one upload
- API access for personalisation automation via Make.com / n8n
Your workflow with Ratio Ready
Upload your suite designs
Drop the 5-7 pieces of your wedding suite — invitation, RSVP, save-the-date, etc. Each gets validated for size and format. Hand-letter scripts, watercolour florals, transparent PNG overlays — all preserved through processing.
Configure suite-wide settings
Set the print size (5x7 with bleed is the default; A5 or A6 for international), pick a mockup style (cream paper + wax seal, kraft envelope, dried floral flat-lay), enable the listing PDF describing the suite. One config covers every piece.
Process the entire suite at once
Each piece resizes to 5.25 x 7.25 inches at 300 DPI, gets the optional watermarked preview generated, drops into the mockup composite. Replaces 4-6 hours of one-at-a-time export.
Download bundled ZIP
Get a single ZIP with print/ folder (clean unwatermarked print files), preview/ folder (watermarked listing photos), mockups/ folder (styled suite scenes), and an optional listing PDF. Upload to Etsy or send to your print shop.
When you’d use this
Four common scenarios where Ratio Ready saves the most time:
- Launching a new wedding suite collection. You finalise an autumn-themed wedding suite (5 pieces). Drop the suite into Ratio Ready, get back print-ready files at 300 DPI with bleed, plus styled mockups showing the suite on cream paper with kraft envelopes and wax seals. The whole launch process — design to listing — takes an afternoon instead of a weekend.
- Refreshing an existing listing's mockups for spring/summer. Your current invitation listing's mockups feel stale heading into spring wedding season. Run the same designs through a different mockup set (linen tablecloth + dried wildflowers + sage ribbon) and refresh every listing's gallery in one batch. Visual brand stays current without redesigning anything.
- Pre-checking a custom commission for the print shop. A buyer commissions a custom suite. Before sending to the print shop, run the finished designs through Ratio Ready to confirm 300 DPI, correct bleed, safe-zone-respecting layout. Catches the 'oh no the date got trimmed' issue before it costs a reprint.
- Generating the Etsy listing PDF that describes the whole suite. Buyers love a printable summary of what's in the digital download — invitation + RSVP + save-the-date + program + thank-you, with print specs and recommended paper. Ratio Ready bundles a styled 2-page Etsy listing PDF into wedding stationery jobs at no extra credit cost.
Common mistakes
Mistakes I’ve seen (and made) that cost real time and refunds:
1. Forgetting bleed on the print files
Print shops trim 5x7 cards after printing. Without 0.125" bleed (file = 5.25 x 7.25 inches at 300 DPI = 1,575 x 2,175 pixels), the trim cuts inside the design and you get a thin white edge. Always design with bleed; Ratio Ready's wedding stationery setting includes it by default.
2. Putting names or dates inside the safe-zone risk area
Trim variation is up to 0.0625" each side. Names, dates, and key text within 0.125" of the trim line risk being sliced off. Keep critical text in the inner 4.5 x 6.5 inch area of a 5x7 card (the safe zone). Ornamental borders and backgrounds can extend to bleed.
3. Designing in CMYK instead of RGB for digital download
CMYK is for pro print shops; RGB is for everything else (home printing, browser preview, consumer print services). Etsy buyers print at home or via consumer services. Deliver RGB JPGs for digital downloads — CMYK confuses non-technical buyers and looks washed out in browsers.
4. Inconsistent mockup styles across the suite
If your invitation mockup is on cream linen but your RSVP mockup is on a marble countertop, the suite reads as disjointed. Pick one mockup style per suite and run every piece through it. Visual cohesion is what makes a wedding stationery shop feel curated rather than generic.
5. Selling a 5x7 file labelled 'fits A6 envelopes'
5x7 inches and A6 (105 x 148 mm = 4.13 x 5.83 inches) are different sizes. A6 envelopes don't fit 5x7 cards. International buyers expecting A6 need an A6-sized file. Always offer both sizes if you sell internationally — Ratio Ready outputs both from one source.
Frequently asked questions
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