Royal Message in a Bottle Invitation with Optional Glass Heart*
Add a lovely accent to our deluxe bottle for the perfect invitation.
The Royal Message in a Bottle Invitation with Optional Glass Heart turns the envelope your guests were expecting into something they keep. Your wording goes on a message scroll that rolls inside the bottle, so the first thing anybody does is uncork it, unroll it and read your date out loud to whoever is standing in the room with them. That is a reaction a printed card has never once produced.
Everything the invitation has to say can travel with it. The message scroll carries your wording exactly as you write it, copied and pasted straight into the text box on this page. A response card carries your RSVP date along with your return name and address, so replies come back to the right place. A map and directions insert takes care of guests who have never been to the venue, and a mailing box lets the whole bottle go out in the post rather than being handed over one at a time.
The glass heart is the piece people remember. Engraved and sent along with the bottle, it gives your invitation a keepsake inside the keepsake, and it is the part that ends up on a windowsill, a shelf or a bedside table long before the day itself arrives. Between the scroll, the heart and the bottle, your save the date stops being paper and starts being an object with your names on it.
Couples use the Royal Message in a Bottle Invitation for weddings and destination weddings, for vow renewals and anniversary dinners, for engagement parties, milestone birthdays and christenings, and companies use it for galas and openings where an invitation has to stand out on a desk instead of being filed. Wherever it lands, it is doing two jobs: telling people when to be there, and telling them what kind of day you have planned.
Type or paste your invitation wording above, add the pieces you want to go with it, choose your quantity and send an invitation your guests will still have years after the date has passed.
Royal Message in a Bottle Invitation with Optional Glass Heart at a glance
The Royal Message in a Bottle Invitation with Optional Glass Heart is an invitation delivered in a bottle: your wording is carried on a message scroll that rolls inside it, and an engraved glass heart can be sent with it. A response card with your RSVP date and return address, a map and directions insert and a mailing box can be added. Your wording is pasted into the text box on this page or emailed in later, and the heart, the scroll and the map each carry a minimum quantity.
Best for: couples sending a wedding or destination wedding invitation who want guests to keep the invitation itself, with an engraved glass heart alongside it.
Who the Royal Message in a Bottle Invitation with Optional Glass Heart is for
- Weddings the invitation and the first keepsake in one, sent months ahead and still on the shelf when the day arrives.
- Destination weddings guests who have to book flights and a room take a bottle far more seriously than a card, and the map insert answers the questions that follow.
- Anniversaries a vow renewal or a milestone year, announced the same way the wedding was.
- Birthdays a 40th, 50th or 60th that deserves more than an e-mail thread and a group chat.
- Graduation a graduation party invitation that arrives looking like the achievement it is celebrating.
- Corporate and client invitations a gala, an opening or a client evening, where the invitation has to survive a desk instead of a recycling bin.
- Baby showers an invitation the mother-to-be keeps in the nursery long after the shower itself.
- Valentine's Day a proposal, an engagement party or a dinner announced with an engraved glass heart.
- Bridesmaids ask the people standing beside you with a bottle and a scroll rather than a text message.
- Beach and themed events a seaside ceremony, a harbor reception or a summer party that starts with a bottle in the post.
Royal Message in a Bottle Invitation with Optional Glass Heart size and materials
| Size | Not stated on this page. Email [email protected] or call Customer Support on 310-878-9429 for measurements |
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| Material | Not stated on this page, apart from the optional glass heart |
| What is included | The Royal message in a bottle invitation. A message scroll carrying your wording (minimum quantity of 24), an engraved glass heart (minimum of 12), a response card with your RSVP date, return name and address, a map and directions insert (minimum quantity of 24) and a mailing box can each be added |
| Personalization | Your invitation wording is carried on the message scroll: copy and paste it into the text box on this page, or type "will email later" and send it in. The glass heart is engraved, the response card carries your RSVP date and your return name and address, and map and directions information is emailed to [email protected] |
| Turnaround | Standard 5–10 business days, rush 3–5, expedite 1–3, plus 2–5 days US shipping |
| Personalized by | HansonEllis, in-house, in business since 1999 |
Care and use
- The message scroll, the response card and the map and directions insert are made to roll inside the bottle.
- The mailing box is made to carry the bottle in the post rather than the bottle going out on its own.
How the Royal Message in a Bottle Invitation with Optional Glass Heart is personalized
- Copy and paste your invitation wording into the text box on this page, or type "will email later" and email it to [email protected] when it is ready.
- Add the pieces the invitation needs – the message scroll, the engraved glass heart, the response card with your RSVP date and return address, the map and directions insert and the mailing box – then set your quantity, remembering that the scroll and the map insert each need a minimum quantity of 24 and the glass heart a minimum of 12.
- HansonEllis personalizes and assembles your bottles in-house and ships them insured by UPS, FedEx or USPS with tracking emailed to you. An optional proof is available on request (a proof service fee applies).
Ideas for what to put inside
- The full invitation wording on the scroll, with the ceremony time on its own line so it is the first thing read.
- A save the date sent months ahead, with the venue town on the scroll and the details to follow.
- Both first names and your date engraved on the glass heart, so the keepsake carries the headline.
- The RSVP date, your return name and address on the response card, so replies come straight back to you.
- A map and directions insert for out-of-town guests, with travel notes for anybody flying in.
Quote ideas for your Royal Message in a Bottle Invitation with Optional Glass Heart
- Save the Date
- Emma & Jack
- June 12, 2027
- You're Invited
- Two Hearts, One Story
- Come Celebrate With Us
- Happily Ever After
- Mr. & Mrs. Alvarez
- Forever Begins Here
- With Love, The Garcias
Which one should I choose
The real choice is between an invitation guests read once and an invitation guests keep. Here is how the bottle compares with the alternatives.
| Royal Message in a Bottle Invitation with Optional Glass Heart | Choose it when the invitation should be an object: your wording on a scroll inside the bottle, an engraved glass heart with it, plus a response card, a map insert and a mailing box. |
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| A printed card invitation | Choose it when the guest list is very large and every household simply needs the date in the post; it is read once and pinned to a fridge at best. |
| A digital save the date | Choose it only as a first alert months ahead; it costs nothing to send and nothing to delete, so it does not hold a place on anyone's shelf. |
For a wedding, a vow renewal or any event people have to travel to, the bottle is the invitation that survives on a shelf until the date arrives.
Ordering the Royal Message in a Bottle Invitation with Optional Glass Heart for weddings and events
Ordering the Royal Message in a Bottle Invitation with Optional Glass Heart for a wedding or a company event starts with counting households rather than guests. The invitation itself has no minimum, but the message scroll and the map and directions insert each require a minimum quantity of 24, and the glass heart engraving a minimum of 12. If different bottles need different wording, order the full quantity and email your list to [email protected] after ordering. Company logos are a custom order: send a vector file (.eps, .ai, .cdr, .pdf or .svg) or a high-resolution image to [email protected]; a logo setup fee applies. Standard production is 5–10 business days, rush 3–5 and expedite 1–3, plus 2–5 days US shipping; for a wedding, order 3–6 months ahead. For bulk pricing, please contact [email protected].
Questions shoppers ask about the Royal Message in a Bottle Invitation with Optional Glass Heart
How does the invitation wording get into the bottle?
Your wording is carried on the message scroll that rolls inside the bottle. Copy and paste your message into the text box on this page, or type "will email later" in the box and send your wording to [email protected].
Is the glass heart included?
The engraved glass heart is optional, as the product name says, and it carries a minimum quantity of 12.
Is there a minimum quantity?
There is no minimum on the invitation itself, but the added pieces have their own: the message scroll and the map and directions insert each require a minimum quantity of 24, and the glass heart engraving requires a minimum of 12. For bulk pricing, please contact [email protected].
What is on the response card?
Your RSVP date together with your return name and address, so replies come back to the right person at the right address.
Can I include a map and directions?
Yes. The map and directions insert is added on this page and requires a minimum quantity of 24; email your venue and travel information to [email protected] so it can be set up.
Can the bottles be mailed?
Yes. A mailing box can be added so each bottle can be posted rather than handed out by hand.
How big is the bottle?
The measurements are not stated on this page. Email [email protected] or call Customer Support on 310-878-9429 and they can confirm the size before you order.
Can each bottle have different wording, for example a different guest name?
Yes. Order the full quantity you need and email your list to [email protected] after ordering so it can be matched to your order.
Can I put a company logo on the invitation?
Yes, by custom order. Email your logo as a vector file (.eps, .ai, .cdr, .pdf or .svg) or a high-resolution image to [email protected]; a logo setup fee applies and not every logo can be done.
Can I see a proof before my bottles are made?
Yes. Proofs are optional and available on request for a $35-55 service fee per proof, and a proof adds extra days to production. Changes after a proof has been sent carry a $40 minimum updating fee, so read your wording through carefully before ordering.
How far ahead should I order wedding invitations in a bottle?
Standard production is 5 to 10 business days plus 2 to 5 days US shipping, with rush (3 to 5 days) and expedite (1 to 3 days) available. For a wedding, order 3 to 6 months ahead so you can post them and still leave guests time to reply.
Can I return them?
Personalized items are made to order and are final sale unless defective. Non-personalized items can be returned within 14 days.
Updated September 2026 by the HansonEllis personalization team.
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