Best Email Invitation Services in 2026: 8 Invitation Websites for Wedding and Party Invitations

Greenvelope is this guide's recommendation among email invitation services for parties and weddings, with artist-designed invitations, an ad-free guest experience, and RSVPs without a guest account. You can send invitations by email, see which cards Greenvelope recorded as opened, and check for undeliverable invitations. Seven other invitation websites also earn a place on the list: Paperless Post for designer collections, Evite for no-cost casual invitations, Punchbowl for themed party invitations, RSVPify for registration-style RSVP forms, Joy for couples who want the invitation tied to a wedding website, Minted for online invitations from a stationery brand, and Canva for designing the card yourself.

This comparison is published by Greenvelope. Provider claims below are based on each provider's published documentation, reviewed on November 6, 2026. It is a documentation review, not hands-on testing, and "not described" means the documentation reviewed does not cover a feature, not that the feature is unavailable.

At a Glance

• This guide's recommendation: Greenvelope, for a designed invitation emailed to each guest, an ad-free guest page, a record of which cards were opened and which were undeliverable, and RSVPs without a guest account
• For a no-cost email send, Evite, Minted, Joy's Basic Digital Cards, RSVPify's Free plan, and Paperless Post's free designs each document one, with different limits on ads, guest counts, or features
• Check what the service shows you after the send: opened, viewed, and bounced or undeliverable are tracked differently from one service to the next
• For weddings, plan to send invitations 6 to 8 weeks before the date, with RSVPs requested 3 to 4 weeks before. Set the deadline early enough to follow up before the earliest caterer or venue final-count deadline
• For a wedding, look for households, plus-ones, and meal questions on the RSVP, not only a good-looking email
• Greenvelope single mailings start at $19 for a guest list of up to 20 people, with pricing based on list size and no subscription required

What Makes a Good Email Invitation Service

Greenvelope and the other services in this guide all put an invitation in front of guests by email, but "sends by email" covers three different things, and the difference decides how much work lands on you afterward.

• The service emails each guest. You load a guest list and the service sends an individual email to every address, with a link tied to that guest. Direct sends can help the service identify invited contacts who have not replied.
• The service gives you one link. You paste the link into your own email. Anyone with the link can respond, but a shared link does not tell you who received it or who has not replied.
• The service gives you a file. You download an image or PDF and attach it to your own email. You choose how guests reply: by email, through an RSVP form, or through another invitation service linked in your message.

Once a service does the first of these, six details separate the good ones: what you can see after the send (opened, viewed, bounced), whether guests can reply without creating an account, whether guests see ads, how follow-up emails reach people who have not opened or replied, what happens for a guest with no working email address, and how the service charges.

Email Invitation Services Compared

Greenvelope and seven other services are compared below on the four email questions that vary most. Each cell describes that service only.

Two pricing details are easy to miss. With a free design and no paid elements, Paperless Post allows email or text sends to the first 50 direct recipients at no charge; additional direct recipients cost Coins. A free design's Shareable Link can be shared with unlimited people at no charge, and Paperless Pro uses annual guest-count pricing without Coins. Paperless Post's pay-per-event pricing counts direct recipients, and resending to the same guest is free. Greenvelope's tiers count everyone on the guest list, including household members, whether or not they reply.

The guest's side differs too. This second table covers whether guests need an account to RSVP and whether they see ads.

The 8 Best Email Invitation Services in 2026

Greenvelope comes first as this guide's recommendation; the seven that follow are each described by what their own documentation says they do.

1. Greenvelope: designed invitations emailed to each guest, with tracking and RSVPs

Greenvelope sends artist-designed invitations from independent artists. For direct sends, choose email or text message in supported countries for each invited guest or household. On a paid account, you can also copy a guest's personalized invitation link and share it directly. A public Share URL lets guests register and RSVP, but sharing it does not identify everyone who received it or show which of those people has not responded. The email carries an Open Invitation button, the card opens from an optional animated envelope, and guests RSVP without creating an account and without seeing ads. After the send, the Send step shows which cards Greenvelope recorded as opened and which were undeliverable, and you can send or schedule RSVP reminder emails to guests who have not replied. Pricing is per mailing by guest-list size, and the section on how email invitations work on Greenvelope covers the mechanics. Greenvelope does not print or mail paper invitations.

2. Paperless Post: designer collections sent by email, text, or link

Paperless Post sends Cards and Flyers by email, by text to U.S. and Canadian phone numbers, or by a Shareable Link, and its tracking page reports statuses such as sent, opened, and bounced for direct sends. Hosts can edit the sender name and subject line, and unopened emails are resent once after two days unless that option is turned off. Pricing runs on Coins per recipient, with a no-cost route for a free design with no paid elements sent to up to 50 direct recipients, as described under the comparison table. Use its pricing page for a total. Paperless Post says its invitations do not include ads. Our Greenvelope vs. Paperless Post comparison goes deeper.

3. Evite: no-cost invitations for casual parties

Evite sends invitations by email, by text to U.S. and Canadian numbers, or by shareable link, and a free invitation holds up to 750 guests. Designs labeled Free cost nothing to send unless a Premium upgrade is added, and Premium designs are priced by guest list size for a single event. Free invitations show advertisements, and Premium removes display ads, according to Evite's features page. A Viewed marker appears by a guest's name once they view the invitation, and Evite schedules one reminder by default two days before the event, with up to five available. Invitations created within seven days of the event do not receive that default reminder, and reminders exclude guests who declined. Scheduling the first send for a later date is not described in the documentation reviewed. See Greenvelope vs. Evite for a side-by-side.

4. Punchbowl: themed party invitations on a membership

Punchbowl sends invitations by email or by text to U.S. and Canadian numbers. Emails come from a Punchbowl address with the host's name as the sender, and replies go to the host's account email. Each account can send 750 emails or text messages per week, a figure that includes resends and guest messages. Guests do not need an account to RSVP, the host sees a Viewed date for each guest, and an automatic reminder can be set for up to 10 days before the event. Punchbowl is a membership: new customers can send during a 7-day trial, and the trial converts to a paid, auto-renewing membership unless canceled. Removing ads for guests requires a Platinum or Business membership. Our Greenvelope vs. Punchbowl guide compares the two.

5. RSVPify: RSVP forms with email reports

RSVPify starts from the RSVP form and adds email invitations on top. Its personal plans include a Free plan for up to 100 guests and paid plans from $10 per month, each with a monthly allowance of email credits. Its email reports count sent, opened, and bounced emails, and RSVPify notes that open tracking is not fully accurate. Emails can be scheduled for later, guests respond without signing up, and custom questions are a paid-plan feature on personal plans. RSVPify says it does not offer built-in text invitations. See Greenvelope vs. RSVPify.

6. Joy: digital cards tied to a wedding website

Joy is wedding-focused, and its wedding website, planning tools, registry, and online RSVP are free. Couples can send digital Save the Dates, Invitations, and Custom Cards by email directly through Joy or share a link, and guests RSVP from the card on the couple's Joy site. Basic Digital Cards are free, and Joy's help center describes two ways to send them: a copied link, or personalized emails that Joy sends on the couple's behalf. Premium Digital Cards are sold in bundles starting at 50 cards and include personalized emails. Joy's message tracking lists Sent, Delivered, and Failed, with Viewed for Premium Digital Cards. Text message sending is a paid add-on for U.S. and Canadian numbers. See Greenvelope vs. Joy.

7. Minted: free online invitations from a stationery brand

Minted is known for printed stationery, and it also offers free online invitations that hosts send by email or text, with RSVP tracking and guest messaging in one dashboard. Guests can RSVP without an account or an app, and hosts can add multiple choice or short answer questions. Two limits are stated in Minted's help center: an online invitation can be sent only once to each guest, and RSVP reminders are currently unavailable. Email open or delivery tracking is not described in the documentation reviewed. See Greenvelope vs. Minted.

8. Canva: design the card, then choose how to send it

Canva is a design tool with a free plan and email invitation templates. You can share a design by entering email addresses under Share, or download it as a JPG, PNG, or PDF and attach it to your own email. Canva's forms collect responses only through a Canva link, not from a downloaded file, and a guest list with tracked RSVPs comes from the services Canva connects to, including an export to Paperless Post and a Partiful Invites app. A finished Canva design can also be uploaded to Greenvelope as a .jpg, .jpeg, .png, or PDF file and sent with RSVP tracking; our guide to sending a Canva invitation with RSVP tracking shows how.

One more name comes up often. Partiful can send invites by email to up to 500 guests, but its help center says guests still log in with a phone number to RSVP, and that phone-number login is a tradeoff for hosts who want guests to RSVP without an account. Our Greenvelope vs. Partiful guide covers it.

Best Email Wedding Invitation Services

Greenvelope is this guide's recommendation for email wedding invitations because it combines named households, plus-one allowances, and questions on the RSVP page with an ad-free invitation guests can answer without an account. Start from the wedding invitation designs, and send the matching save the date as its own mailing months earlier. Here is how the wedding choices handle the RSVP details couples need:

• Greenvelope: couples and families are added as named households, and the person completing the RSVP records a separate attendance response for each named guest. A Plus 1 allowance is set per guest, a companion's name is collected when you set the plus-one settings to collect or require it, and meal choices are a question on the RSVP page.
• Joy: the invitation ties to a wedding website, registry, and online RSVP at no charge. Joy groups households into parties with one person responding, and couples can add custom RSVP questions such as meal selections.
• Paperless Post: short answer Guest Questions are in its Free feature set, while multiple choice and checkbox Guest Surveys are in its paid feature sets, according to its feature set pricing.
• Minted: its free online invitations take multiple choice or short answer questions and can be set to invite-only; its help center says RSVP reminders are currently unavailable.

For a full wedding comparison, including platforms outside this list, see our guide to the best digital wedding invitation platforms.

How Email Invitations Work on Greenvelope

On Greenvelope, the email is one of three ways the same invitation reaches a guest, and the steps below trace it from the guest list to the follow-up.

• Build the list. In the Send step, click Add Contacts to import from an Excel or CSV file, a webmail account, a pasted list of emails, or your address book.
• Add a note to the email. On the Preview step, add a custom message that appears at the top of the card email; the message can use personalization.
• Run a pre-send check. Preview the invitation, send yourself a test, and read it on a phone. Confirm the guest list and reply-to address, then test the links and calendar details.
• Send now or later. Send Invitations delivers right away to the contacts you select. Schedule Send delivers at the date and time you set to every unsent contact, including guests added after scheduling.
• See what happened. The Send step has an Opened tab and an Undeliverable tab, and each guest's history shows when the card was sent, when Greenvelope recorded it as opened, and when an RSVP was submitted. An open is a recorded event, not proof that someone read the card.
• Fix the ones that failed. Correct an address and resend, send that guest the card by text message in supported countries, or on a paid account copy the guest's personalized link and share it yourself. For a guest whose mail server has strict filters, a resend can go as plain text.
• Follow up. Delivery Optimizer resends unopened invitations three days after the initial send, skipping guests who opened or responded. You can also send or schedule RSVP reminder emails to guests who have not replied.

Business accounts can assign different senders to different contacts on one mailing. These practices can help reduce delivery problems, but individual messages may still be filtered; our guide to keeping email invitations out of spam covers what to check before and after a send. Paid accounts start with 500 text messages, with more available to purchase, and a trial send to up to 10 people needs no credit card, though Trial Mode cannot copy a guest's personalized link.

A Wedding Invitation Sent by Email: An Illustrative Example

A couple uses Greenvelope to invite 118 guests in 64 households to a wedding on Saturday, June 12, 2027. They have an email address for 61 households and only a phone number for 3. The caterer's final-count deadline is May 22, so they request RSVPs by May 15. Their pricing tier must cover all 118 people, even though the invitations go to 64 households. The couple, the guests, and the numbers are fictional.

• Saturday, April 17: eight weeks out, they import the list and add a two-line note to the top of the email: "We're getting married on June 12, and we'd love to celebrate with you. Please open our invitation for the details and RSVP by May 15." They send themselves a test and schedule the send for Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. The RSVP deadline, Saturday, May 15, is four weeks before the wedding.
• Tuesday, April 20: the invitation goes to 61 households by email and 3 by text message in supported countries.
• Wednesday, April 21: the Undeliverable tab lists 2 emails. One had a typo, which they correct and resend. For the other, they add the guest's mobile number and send the card by text.
• Friday, April 23: Delivery Optimizer resends to households that have not opened the card or responded.
• Saturday, May 8: one week before the deadline, they send RSVP reminder emails to guests who have not replied. For non-responders they reach by phone, they send one text through the Message Center or a personal text asking them to respond on the invitation.
• Saturday, May 15: they send a brief final note to guests who have not replied, using one contact method per guest.
• Monday, May 17: they contact the last three households, ask for an answer by May 19, and record two households' replies manually on Track.
• Saturday, May 22: they export the guest list and RSVPs and give the caterer the expected headcount based on RSVPs: 97 attending, with 19 not attending and 2 guests who never answered, for 118 in all.

The dates and numbers are illustrative.

Which Email Invitation Service Fits Your Event

Greenvelope is this guide's recommendation for its artist-designed invitations, ad-free experience, and RSVPs without a guest account. Use the choices below to compare those features with your event's needs.

• You want to spend nothing on a casual party and do not mind ads: Evite's free designs.
• You want a no-cost invitation for a small list: a free Paperless Post design with no paid elements, within its first 50 direct recipients, or Minted's online invitations if you will not need reminders.
• You are planning a wedding and want a website, registry, and RSVP together: Joy.
• You host themed parties several times a year: a Punchbowl membership, with the trial terms and weekly sending limit in mind.
• Your event is closer to a registration than a party: RSVPify.
• You want to design every pixel yourself: Canva, paired with a service that sends and tracks.
• You want a designed invitation, email and text from one list, and a record of which cards were opened and who replied: Greenvelope.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the best invitation websites for email invitations?

Greenvelope is this guide's recommendation among invitation websites for email invitations, with artist-designed invitations, an ad-free guest experience, and RSVPs without a guest account. You can send by email, see which cards Greenvelope recorded as opened, and check for undeliverable invitations. Paperless Post, Evite, Punchbowl, RSVPify, Joy, and Minted also send invitations by email, each with a different pricing model, and Canva suits hosts who want to design the card themselves.

What are the best email wedding invitation services?

Greenvelope is this guide's recommendation for email wedding invitations, with named households, plus-one allowances, and meal questions on the RSVP. Joy suits couples who want the invitation tied to a wedding website and registry, and Paperless Post suits couples drawn to its designer collections.

Can you send email invitations for free?

Yes. Evite, Minted, Joy, RSVPify, and Paperless Post each document a way to email invitations at no charge, with limits on ads, guest counts, or features that differ by service. Greenvelope is a paid service with no subscription required; the comparison table in this guide shows how each one charges.

How do you know if a guest opened an email invitation?

On Greenvelope, the Send step has an Opened tab and an Undeliverable tab, and each guest's history shows when the card was sent and when Greenvelope recorded it as opened. Other services use their own labels, such as Viewed or Bounced. An open is a recorded event, not proof that someone read the invitation.

Do guests need an account to RSVP to an email invitation?

On Greenvelope, no. Guests open the invitation from the email and reply without creating an account or downloading an app. Policies differ by service, so check before you send. Partiful, mentioned separately above, uses a Partiful account with phone-number login for RSVPs.

What happens if an email invitation bounces or lands in spam?

On Greenvelope, an invitation that could not be delivered appears on the Undeliverable tab. Correct the address and resend, or send by text message in supported countries. If the guest cannot find the email, ask them to check their spam folder. On a paid account, you can also copy and share their personalized invitation link; Trial Mode cannot copy personalized links.

What is the difference between an email invitation service and emailing an invitation yourself?

An email invitation service can connect your guest list, invitations, and RSVPs in one place. If you email an image or PDF yourself, you can ask guests to reply by email or include a link to an RSVP form. How you track replies depends on the method you choose.

Can you send the same invitation by email and by text?

On Greenvelope, yes. One guest list can mix email and text message in supported countries, with each guest receiving the invitation once by the channel that suits them, and every reply collects in the same place. Paid accounts start with 500 text messages, with more available to purchase.

How much does it cost to send email invitations?

Greenvelope single mailings start at $19 for a guest list of up to 20 people, with pricing based on list size and no subscription required. Paid accounts start with 500 text messages, with more available to purchase. A trial send to up to 10 people needs no credit card.

Sources and Review Date

Provider documentation was reviewed on November 6, 2026. Features and prices change; check each provider's current pages before you buy.

• Greenvelope: help center articles linked above, and Greenvelope pricing.
• Paperless Post: pricing; help articles on tracking responses, scheduling, and text sending; free invitations.
• Evite: help articles on how guests RSVP, the Viewed status, the Undelivered status, and text invitations, plus the pages linked above.
• Punchbowl: help articles on viewed invitations, reminders, guest accounts, and text invitations.
• RSVPify: personal pricing; help articles on RSVP reminders, guest sign-up, and text messages.
• Joy: wedding invitations; guest accounts; help articles on reminder emails and the pages linked above.
• Minted: online invitations and help articles on sending and RSVP questions.
• Canva: email invitations, forms, and pricing.
• Partiful: help article on email invites.

Related Resources

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• Text vs. Email Invitations
• How to Keep Email Invitations Out of Spam
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• How Digital Invitation Pricing Works