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Hmm, I'm not sure about 7x7, but we had 6.5x6.5 and it was $0.62. We had the outter envelope, 2 pages for the invite, an RSVP card with its envelope and it came out to be about 0.8 oz. Even with the additional $0.20 (ie. a $0.62 cent stamp) you cannot go over 1 oz or they will charge more (I think it's another $0.20, but not positive). I know it's a pain, but I'd def recommend putting it all into the envelope and taking it to go get weighed because you don't want to get them all returned. If you really can't make it you could probably buy a scale and just go by the guidlines on the post oofice website. Good luck!
Mine were just over 7" square, and they were $1 each to mail. Be sure to hand-cancel them; the large envelope postmark is gigantic and very unattractive. I learned that one the hard way. Whoops!
It also depends on your pocketfold. Ours were 7 x 7, and our pocketfold was particularly stiff, so they were judged to be not only non-machinable but to constitute a package. So we paid $1.40 apiece to mail them! Hopefully your pocketfold is flexier than ours was.
I have heard of hand-canceling and think I know what it is but Im not sure. Can you fill me on what it is and does it cost extra to hand cancel something?
Yeah mine are pretty darn stiff. In looking at the post office site, I think well be charged for NOT the large envelope, but the package pricing as well and it would be $1.34...we have about 175 invitations to mail :(
Cancelling is that watermark circle thingy with your location that you see over stamps -- hand cancelling means it's done by hand vs. being run through the machine, which can leave very unattactive marks all over your beautiful envelopes! Though some brides have said their invites still went through the machine despite handcancelling -- but I suppose it just depends =).
Anyway, it shouldn't cost extra but you should go to a post office where you know the people are nice, lol, or isn't very busy. Some brides are able to handcancel the invites themselves, which is a lot less work for the post office people. It might help when you go in with your invite to ask if they would let you handcancel your invites and if there's a good time for you to go in to do that.
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Update, we got ours weighed today at the post office and they said it would be the large envelope price, which is $1.17 to mail. Better than the $1.51 I thought it would be!
We had 7" square pocketfolds and we paid $1 each to mail them.
Side note: Make sure to be careful and get a competent post office worker to price out your postage. We had a friend who mailed all of her wedding invites out for, say 60 cents. But the actual postage should have been 75 cents. So every guest got a note in their mailbox stating that they had postage due on an item being held for them at the post office. Every single guest had to go to the Post OFfice and fork over 15 cents to pick up their invite. The bride was mortified.
This actually almost happened to me. The person who made our invites told us that because of the size/shape, they would cost $1 to mail. Our local post office told us they would only be 64 cents. Good thing I got a "second opinion" at another post office who assured me that they would actually require $1 postage.
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I am doing a 7x7 pocketfold invitation from Envelopements. The invitation will have a postcard RSVP and directions/accommodations card. Has anyone mailed this size invite recently? How much was your postage? I know it costs more because it is considered a "large envelope" but was trying to figure out an estimate price per envelope.
I know the most common answer will be to take my invitations to the post office and get them weighed, but I was wondering how much everyone else has paid. I work until 6pm each day and dont have time to go to the post office until this weekend and I want to know now :) Im really hoping I can do one stamp and not have to have multiples (I want to make a custom stamp on zazzles). Thanks for the help!