Once you've finished customizing a design, sending an invitation through Paperless Post is easy — and the majority of our designs are able to be sent as an email, text message, or shareable link.
How do I tell if I am designing a Legacy (V1) Card, V2 Card, or Flyer?
Flyers have a different layout from cards — if the invitation is split into two distinct sections with editable text on the left and an animated image on the right, it is a Flyer.
If you are designing a Card, look for the V2 icon in the lower left corner of your page, as seen here. If you don't see V2, it's a Legacy card!
V2 Card and Flyer: How to create a recipient list
You can manually add recipients individually to your mailing list, or you have three options to bulk add email recipients:
- Paste a list of names and emails directly onto your card
- Upload a spreadsheet directly to your card
- Add guests directly from your Paperless Post Address Book
If you’re bulk adding recipient email addresses, the site will show you the duplicates and ask you to add only one instance of the email address.
Please note that due to industry anti-spam laws, bulk import options are not available for phone numbers at this time.
V2 Card and Flyer: Importing phone numbers for text message sending
If you prefer to send your invite directly through our site via SMS rather than email, SMS contacts can be added one at a time from your Invite Guests page from our desktop site or mobile web. You can also import multiple SMS guests that were used on past mailing lists by clicking Contacts from your Invite Guests page.
If you're working from the app, you can only add phone numbers that are already saved to your phone contacts or were used on a past mailing list.
Please note that we are only able to deliver to mobile phone numbers in US States and Canadian provinces at this time. If you are sending multiple invites or messages to the same number, we recommend waiting at least one minute in between each send to prevent your message from being blocked due to carrier restrictions. 
V2 Card and Flyer: How to Send
If you wish to send your card directly through Paperless Post via email or text message, you will need to navigate to your Add Guests page. Once you finish editing card text, entering event details, RSVP settings, and editing page style, you can click Add Guests from your Create page to move forward and begin adding guests. If you are returning to your already-created card, you can select Add Guests from your Manage Tracking page.
All cards are sent from the address, paperlesspost@paperlesspost.com, but you can change the Sender/From name at the top of your Add Guests/ Add Recipients page.
V1 Card: How to create a guest list
You can manually add recipients individually to your card, or you have three options to bulk add recipients.
To create your mailing list:
- Paste a list of names and emails directly onto your card
- Upload a spreadsheet directly to your card
- Add guests directly from your Paperless Post Address Book
If you’re bulk adding recipient email addresses, the site will show you the duplicates and ask you to add only one instance of the email address.
You can review the guests you've entered as well as the number of emails, and edit your unsent guest list if you need to before sending.
How do I personalize the envelope?
The recipient name associated with each email address is what will appear on the envelope, and throughout the event. Each envelope name is limited to 255 characters.
You can add a personal note to individual guests. The note will appear at the top of the email that your recipients receive, above the card image.
How can I edit my unsent guest list?
To remove individual guests from your unsent list, click the check box to the left of the guest, then click the "Delete selected guest" button that appears.
To select all guests, hover over the area above the checkboxes to reveal a checkbox to select all.
How can I move my unsent guest list to another card?
To export your unsent list, click the "Guest list options" menu, and click "Export guest list".
This will save a copy of your list to your computer, which you can review, or upload to another card.
V1 Card (Computer): How to send
Once you’re on the Add Guests/Recipients page, you can add your recipients’ names and email address to create your recipient/guest list. You’ll be directed to either Buy Coins to facilitate sending, or be able to simply send if you have enough Coins, or if the mailing is free, by clicking "Send Now" at the bottom of the page.
All cards are sent from the address, paperlesspost@paperlesspost.com, but you can change the Sender/From/Host name at the top of your Add Guests/Recipients page.
V1 Card (iPhone App): How to send
- From the Add Recipients screen, begin entering email addresses. If you start typing an email address that matches your iPhone contacts or Paperless Post Address Book, we will suggest contacts.
- Review the Email Subject and From fields - these must be filled out before you can send.
- Tap Send Now or Schedule
If you do not have enough Coins, you will need to buy them before sending.
To send your card to more recipients from the iPhone app:
- Return to your sent card by tapping the My account icon at the bottom of your screen.
- Find your card in the Sent section and tap on it to access your recipient list. You may need to click the Event tab at the top of your screen.
- Tap the Add Guests icon.
V1 Card (iPad App): How to send
- Begin entering email addresses on the Add Guests/Recipients. If you start typing an email address that matches your iPad contacts or Paperless Post Address Book, we will suggest contacts. You can also access any contacts saved in your Paperless Post account by tapping Address Book at the top right corner of the Add screen.
- Review the From and Subject fields - these must be filled out before you can send.
- Tap Send.
- If you do not have enough Coins, you will need to buy them before sending.
To send to more recipients from the iPad app:
- Return to your sent card by tapping the My account icon at the bottom of your screen.
- Find your card in the Sent section and tap on it to access your recipient list. You may need to click the Event tab at the top of your screen.
- Tap Add Recipients in the upper left corner of the screen.
- You'll see a field at the top of the list to add new email addresses - when you're ready to send, tap Send at the bottom of the screen.