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USPS Postage Rates Update for Wedding Mailings (2025–2026)

If you’re getting ready to mail your save-the-dates or wedding invitations, postage costs are higher than they were a few years ago, and it’s worth planning for these when budgeting for stationery and mailing.

Here’s what you need to know:

📬 First-Class Mail Rates (Domestic)

  • 1-ounce letter (Forever Stamp) – $0.78 per piece. This is what you’ll use for most response card envelopes and standard letter-size mailings.

  • Metered 1-ounce letter – $0.74 (if using printed postage instead of a Forever Stamp).

  • Additional ounce (above 1 oz) – $0.29 per ounce.

Tip: For a typical wedding invitation suite that weighs more than 1 oz, you can either use a higher-value stamp marked for 2 oz or add extra ounce stamps on top of one Forever stamp to meet the correct postage.

📮 Other Key Postage Rates

  • Domestic postcard rate: $0.61.

  • First-Class large envelope (“flat”): starts at $1.63 for the first ounce, with $0.29 per additional ounce.

  • International letter (1 oz): $1.70.

🗓 Effective Date & Future Changes

These rate changes took effect on July 13, 2025. The USPS decided not to raise First-Class Mail stamp prices in January 2026, so these rates remain stable through at least mid-year 2026.

What This Means for Your Wedding Mail

💌 Save-the-Dates & Response Cards

A basic save-the-date postcard can be mailed for $0.61. But if you’re sending standard envelopes with RSVP cards, thank-yous, or other inserts, plan for:

  • 1 Forever Stamp ($0.78) per envelope

  • + $0.29 for each additional ounce if your suite weighs more than 1 oz

So a full invitation suite weighing over 1 oz could cost $1.07 or more to mail.

📈 Budgeting for Invitations

If you’re sending out, say, 150 invitations and your weighed envelope costs about $1.07 to mail, that’s around $160 just for postage. It’s smart to weigh a sample invitation at the post office before printing and ordering stamps.

Planning your wedding and feeling unsure about invitation postage, timelines, or etiquette? Reach out or explore The DE blog for trusted planning tips that help you feel confident every step of the way.

Until next time… WEDologize!

Desiree Dent