Great question from Donna about finding the best weight card stock for her printer

I have a question regarding which cover weight to use for inserts for wedding invitations. I just recently bought some cardstock and it was too thick to put in my printer. It was okay for the actual invitation but to print on, it was too thick for my printer. What is the least cover weight for cardstock so I can order the correct weight. I think for inserts it should be the thinnest weight cover. Can you please answer my question as soon as possible since I am doing wedding invitations for my niece. Thank you so much for your time and patience.

- by Donna M.

All home consumer printers are different therefore it is not always easy to make guaranteed recommendations. That being said, LCI Paper does do extensive testing on each of the specialty papers we sell as well as offer printer reviews of some consumer grade home printers. The reviews are extensive, and do help our visitors better understand the printer models available and which attributes to look for when shopping for printers to print invitations.

In our opinion a smooth finish card stock would offer the least printer resistance and should work fine in most printers. The smoothest finish card stock we offer is the LCI Paper Brand available in multiple sizes, and in two colors, Radiant White & Ecru. With confidence, we feel the 80lb cover (216gsm) would work in most printers, but if you want more assurance you can opt for the 65lb cover (176gsm). On the product page you can filter by size and weight.

- by LCI Paper