Message In A Scroll Invitation*
These Moroccan style scrolls are each decorated with gold embellishment and a tassel.
The Message In A Scroll Invitation turns the first announcement of your day into something the guest handles rather than something they skim. A flat card is read standing over the recycling bin. A scroll has to be picked up, unrolled and held open with both hands, and in that small moment your wording gets the attention you wrote it for. It is the reason scroll invitations keep turning up for weddings, engagement parties and milestone celebrations that are meant to feel like an occasion from the envelope onward.
Your wording is printed onto the scroll by HansonEllis, personalizing since 1999. The Message is yours to write: the hosts, the couple, the date, the time, the place, and whatever line opens it in your own voice. Formal and traditional or short and modern both work, because nothing is preprinted around your text competing for the eye.
A response card can be added to the invitation as well, and it is the piece that does the practical work. It carries your RSVP date and your return name and address, so a guest can answer without hunting for a pen and an envelope of their own, and the replies come back to the right person rather than to whoever hosted last time. For guests who are travelling, map and directions information can be included with the invitation too, prepared from the details you email in.
Scroll invitations suit a wedding, a vow renewal, an engagement party, a christening, a graduation dinner, a landmark birthday or a company gala equally well. They photograph beautifully in a flat lay with the rings and the flowers, and more than a few guests keep theirs long after the date has passed, which a printed card rarely earns.
Please note: the cream color scrolls are currently unavailable.
Write your invitation wording above, decide whether you want the response card included, and set the quantity to match your guest list.
Message In A Scroll Invitation at a glance
The Message In A Scroll Invitation is a scroll invitation printed with your own wording instead of a flat card. Your Message is printed on the scroll, and optional pieces complete it: a response card carrying your RSVP date and your return name and address, map and directions information prepared from details you email in with a required minimum quantity of 24, and a white mailing box for posting the invitations. Printing is done in-house by HansonEllis. Please note that the cream color scrolls are currently unavailable.
Best for: couples and hosts who want the invitation itself to feel like part of the celebration, with their own wording printed on a scroll and RSVPs coming back on a matching response card.
Who the Message In A Scroll Invitation is for
- Weddings the invitation sets the tone months before the day, and a scroll announces that this one is an occasion.
- Engagement parties the first invitation you send as a couple, worded exactly as you want the news told.
- Bridal showers bridesmaids hosting for the bride can send something that matches the wedding it leads into.
- Anniversary celebrations a vow renewal or a landmark anniversary party, with the original date worked into the wording.
- Milestone birthdays a 40th, 50th or 90th deserves more than a folded card in the mail.
- Baby showers and christenings an invitation the parents keep in the memory box with the first photographs.
- Graduation dinners the graduate's name and achievement read as a proclamation rather than an announcement.
- Retirement parties a send-off invitation that treats the career as something worth unrolling.
- Corporate galas and client events a scroll stands out in a stack of office post, which is exactly what an RSVP rate needs.
- Beach and destination weddings travelling guests get the wording plus map and directions information in the same envelope.
Message In A Scroll Invitation size and materials
| Size | Not stated on this page; email [email protected] if you need exact dimensions before ordering |
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| Material | Not stated on this page. Please note that the cream color scrolls are currently unavailable. |
| What is included | The scroll invitation printed with your Message. Optional pieces listed on this page: a Response Card carrying your RSVP date and your return name and address; Map & Directions, which has a required minimum quantity of 24 and is prepared from information you email in; and a White Mailing Box for mailing your invitations. |
| Personalization | Printed in-house with the invitation wording you supply in the Message field, plus your RSVP date, return name and address on the response card if you include one. No character limit is published on this page; email your wording to [email protected] if you want it checked before ordering. |
| 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 |
How the Message In A Scroll Invitation is personalized
- Write your invitation wording into the Message field on this page: hosts, names, date, time and place, in your own voice.
- Add the response card if you want replies to come back to you, and enter your RSVP date and your return name and address. If you want map and directions information included, email those details to [email protected]; that piece has a required minimum quantity of 24.
- Set your quantity, add the white mailing box if you will be posting the invitations, and HansonEllis prints your scrolls in-house and ships them insured by UPS, FedEx or USPS with tracking emailed to you.
Wording ideas for your scroll invitation
- Open with the hosts: together with their families, or the parents of the bride, before the couple's names.
- Give the date in full words rather than digits so the scroll reads as a proclamation.
- Keep the venue line short and put travel detail on the map and directions information instead.
- Put the RSVP date on the response card rather than crowding the main wording.
- Close with one line of your own, such as a favorite phrase the two of you use, instead of a stock sign-off.
Quote ideas for your Message In A Scroll Invitation
- Together with their families / Ana & Mateo invite you
- Two hearts, one story / Please join us
- You are invited to celebrate / the marriage of
- Come as you are / Leave as family
- Save the date / and unroll the details
- A day we have waited for / is almost here
- Join us for an evening / of dinner and dancing
- The next chapter begins / and you are in it
- Kindly reply by / the date on the card
- Celebrate with us / where it all began
Which one should I choose
The real choice here is how much of the invitation suite you want to arrive in one piece.
| Message In A Scroll Invitation on its own | Choose it when guests already know the details or you are collecting replies online, and you only need your wording printed on the scroll. |
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| The scroll invitation with the response card | Choose it when you want replies by a set date coming back to your own name and address rather than chasing them by phone. |
| The scroll invitation with map and directions information | Choose it when guests are travelling to the venue; it has a required minimum quantity of 24, so it suits a full guest list rather than a handful. |
| A standard flat printed card | Choose it when the invitation only has to carry information; nothing is unrolled and very little is kept. |
For most weddings the scroll plus the response card is the pairing that does both jobs, with the map added when guests are coming from out of town.
Ordering the Message In A Scroll Invitation for weddings and events
For a wedding or a large event, count one Message In A Scroll Invitation per household rather than per guest, and order a few spares for keepsakes and for the addresses that change. There is no minimum on the invitations themselves; the map and directions piece has a required minimum quantity of 24 and is prepared from details you email to [email protected]. If names or wording differ between invitations, email your list to [email protected] after ordering so it can be matched to your order. Company logos are handled as a custom order: send a vector file (.eps, .ai, .cdr, .pdf or .svg) or a high-resolution image, where a logo setup fee applies and not every logo can be reproduced. 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 so there is time to address and mail them. For bulk pricing, please contact [email protected].
Questions shoppers ask about the Message In A Scroll Invitation
What is a Message In A Scroll Invitation and what do I receive?
It is an invitation printed on a scroll instead of a flat card. You receive the scroll printed with the Message you supply, plus any of the optional pieces listed on this page: a response card, map and directions information, and a white mailing box.
Are the cream color scrolls available?
Please note that the cream color scrolls are currently unavailable. Email [email protected] or call Customer Support at 310-878-9429 if you want to know when that changes.
How does my wording get onto the scroll?
It is printed in-house by HansonEllis from the text you type into the Message field on this page. No character limit is published, so if your wording is long, email it to [email protected] before ordering and ask for it to be checked.
What goes on the response card?
Your RSVP date and your return name and address, so guests can reply by the date you set and the answers come back to the right household.
Can I include a map and directions with the invitation?
Yes. Map and directions are prepared from the information you email to [email protected], and that piece has a required minimum quantity of 24.
Is there a mailing box for posting the invitations?
Yes, a white mailing box can be included with your invitations so the scrolls can be mailed to your guest list.
Is there a minimum order for the scroll invitations?
There is no minimum order on the invitations themselves; only the map and directions piece carries a required minimum quantity of 24. For bulk pricing, please contact [email protected].
Can each invitation be addressed to a different guest?
Yes. Order the full quantity you need, then email your list to [email protected] after ordering so it can be matched to your order.
Can I see a proof before my invitations are printed?
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 proofread your wording carefully before you order.
How far ahead should I order scroll invitations for a wedding?
Standard production is 5 to 10 business days, plus 2 to 5 days shipping in the US, with rush at 3 to 5 days and expedite at 1 to 3 days. For a wedding, order 3 to 6 months ahead so you can address and mail them without pressure.
Do you ship invitations outside the United States?
International shipping is by request. The shopping cart calculates US shipping only and international orders cannot be rushed, so email [email protected] for a quote.
Can I return the invitations?
Personalized items are made to order and are final sale unless defective, so check your wording, names and dates before you order.
Updated September 2026 by the HansonEllis personalization team.
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