Suites, palettes and deadlines that don't slip
Hivara is inventory and production software for wedding stationers. Cost every suite piece by piece — invitation, envelope, vellum, seal — manage eight-color palettes without chaos, and hit wedding deadlines with materials already on the shelf.
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Track everything that goes into a wedding product
From raw materials to finished stock, Hivara keeps wedding stationers on top of:
- cardstock by the sheet
- envelopes
- foil and ink
- embellishments
- cello sleeves and boxes
A wedding product in Hivara
Product
Wedding Invitation Suite
SKU INVITE-SUITE
Material
Cardstock Sheet
tracked in sheet · Paper
Supplier
Paper & Print Supply
Variations
Color, Pack size
What a wedding invitation suite (set of 25) really costs
This is the math Hivara does for every product you make — every line from a real bill of materials, updated whenever a supplier price changes.
Assembly hours ride on top — a 100-suite order is an evening's work per embellishment you add.
Wedding Invitation Suite (set of 25)
- Cardstock (30 sheets incl. spoilage)
- $9.60
- Printing
- $3.75
- Envelopes (25)
- $4.50
- Vellum + wax seals
- $6.25
- Ribbon
- $2.40
Built around how wedding stationers actually work
- 1
A suite is five products pretending to be one
Invitation, RSVP, details card, envelope, wax seal — each with its own material cost. Suite recipes total the whole ensemble so the per-suite price is built on everything in the envelope.
- 2
Eight palette colors, every design
Blush, sage, dusty blue, navy — brides choose palettes, you stock them. Color variations keep each palette's cardstock counted without eight parallel spreadsheets.
- 3
Wedding dates don't reschedule for stockouts
The June wedding's invitations mail in April, which means the cardstock arrives in March. Order-linked material checks turn wedding timelines into supply timelines automatically.
- 4
Samples sell suites — and cost money
Sample packs convert brides but consume real cardstock, foil and postage. Costing samples as their own product turns a marketing mystery into a known customer-acquisition cost.
A day in Hivara, for wedding stationers
Step 1
Shelve the palette
Cardstock by the sheet in every palette color, envelopes, vellum, ribbon and wax by the piece.
Step 2
Recipe the suite
Each set-of-25 knows its sheets, envelopes, seals and ribbon — sample packs recipe'd alongside.
Step 3
Book the wedding, check the shelf
An order for 100 suites in sage confirms the cardstock is there — or triggers the buy with months to spare.
Step 4
Print, assemble, and hit the date
The run draws down materials and books the finished suites against the order and its mail-by date.
Questions wedding stationers ask
How do I price wedding invitation suites?
Cost every piece in the envelope — cardstock with spoilage, printing, envelope, vellum, seal, ribbon — then add design and assembly time. Suites carry premium prices because they're five products and hours of handwork; the recipe proves it.
How do I manage stationery for multiple weddings at once?
Each order carries its own quantities, palette and dates, drawing from shared material stock. You can see at a glance whether June's three weddings collectively exceed the ivory cardstock on hand — in February, when it's fixable.
How far ahead should I order wedding stationery materials?
Work back from the mail date: invitations mail 8 weeks out, printing takes 2, so materials land 10–12 weeks before the wedding. Order-linked stock checks make the timeline arithmetic automatic.
Should I charge for wedding stationery samples?
Many stationers charge a small fee credited against the order — it filters serious inquiries and covers the very real material cost. Costing your sample pack tells you exactly what each inquiry costs to woo.
How do I handle wedding color palettes in inventory?
Palette colors are variations: the same suite in blush, sage or navy pulls its own cardstock. You'll learn which colors actually book — and stop stocking deep in the palette nobody chooses.
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Run your wedding products business like a business
Know your true cost and profit, track every material, and produce by scan. Start free — no credit card. Or try the free pricing calculator first.