Spruce Up Your Invitation with a 2^nd Ink Color

There’s no doubt in my mind that 75% of my wedding planning process will be coming up with the perfect color combination! What are your wedding colors?

Sometimes I think just one color will be enough, but then I remember how much fun utilizing different colors within one wedding can be! After all, I don’t want my bridesmaids blending in with my decorations; I want everything to stand out on its own, and a pop of new color is the perfect way to make sure everything is seen.

I love perusing The Perfect Palette for color inspiration. Chrissy selects amazing combinations and includes awesome inspiration boards to get you excited about your wedding! You can even request your own palette!

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After you’ve chosen your color scheme, ask us how we can customize your letterpress wedding invitation with a second ink color! Little accents that stand out are so sweet and create an ideal balance within your design.

Here are some examples of our invitations printed in two ink colors:

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Affordable Custom Letterpress Wedding Invitation Ideas

If you are like most brides, you have probably been planning your dream wedding for far longer than you might like to admit. You probably have everything figured out from potential destination wedding plans, catering, dresses, your bridesmaids outfits and the perfect moments all leading up to “I Do.” If you also want your letterpress wedding invitation designs to be unique and personalized, there are several different ways to do this.

Destination Weddings

Destination weddings are best announced with destination wedding invitations designs. There are many unique styles and ways to make custom letterpress destination wedding invitations. By incorporating an aspect of the venue, the destination location or a unique landmark, your destination wedding invitations can be as amazing as your wedding celebration.

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Bilingual Wedding Invitations

Bilingual letterpress wedding invitation designs can be as beautiful as they are beneficial. If some of your wedding guests require a different language for their wedding invitations, then consider a bilingual letterpress wedding invitation design. This is a unique and personalized idea that is sure to impress your guests.

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Foil Stamping

Foil stamping for letterpress wedding invitations is a growing trend among modern brides. With recent advances in foil stamping technologies, the costs have lowered considerable making foil stamping an elegant yet affordable option for letterpress wedding invitation designs.

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Wording your Wedding Invitation Designs

One of your first steps in choosing your wedding invitation design is deciding on how to word your wedding invitations. There are many different styles, themes and traditions when it comes to wording your wedding invitation, which is why it is so important for brides to understand their options when it comes to wedding invitation wording.

One the most important things to remember when wording your wedding invitation is to maintain the same style and format throughout your wedding invitation set. Whatever font, color scheme or design aesthetic your decide to use to word your wedding invitation, make sure to follow that same pattern throughout your wedding invitation set.

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When wording your wedding invitation, make sure to consider the venue, wedding theme and style. Depending on the level of formality, there are many different levels of conventional wedding invitation wording that might be best suited for your invitation set.

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If you are planning a fun, non-traditional wedding celebration, this should be reflected in how you word your wedding invitation. Choose a whimsical text, use unconventional language and consider unique colors for your wording. Likewise, if your wedding ceremony is going to follow religious or ethnic customs, this should be communicated in the manner in which you word your wedding invitation.

One of the most frequent mistakes that brides (and careless printers) make is forgetting to maintain a consistent pronoun usage throughout the wedding invitation set. When developing the wording for your wedding invitation, make sure the ‘you’ ‘we’ ‘us’ and ‘them’ match in a grammatically correct manner.

One of the reasons it is so important to work with professionals when designing and wording your wedding invitations is they can help you through this sometimes confusing process. But remember, no matter what the conventions, this is your wedding invitation and should look, feel and be worded the way you want.

After custom ordering her wedding invitations from us, Lauren said:

“I absolutely love the invitations! They’re the perfect introduction to our elegant, rain forest/beach wedding.

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North of San Francisco, Letterpress Wedding Invitation Designs

A lot of brides still feel a little skeptical about buying their wedding invitations online. That is why finding a local letterpress wedding invitation printer that you can actually visit if you have a question, or want to set up a consultation, is a great thing. Located about an hour north of the San Francisco Bay Area in Santa Rosa, Invitations by Ajalon is well within driving distance for brides in Oakland, San Francisco, Berkeley, Marin, Petaluma and of course, Santa Rosa.

Serving the local Bay Area community for over 50 years, we at Invitations by Ajalon have always prided ourselves in providing quality customer service and terrific finished product at an affordable price. So whether you live in San Francisco, the Bay Area or beyond, if you want to look at, touch and feel some exquisite letterpress wedding invitations, please feel free to set up an appointment at our office.

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Working with our brides to channel their vision into their dream wedding invitation, we specialize in Indian, bilingual, formal, foil stamped, elegant and custom letterpress wedding invitations.

If you ever have been curious to see how a letterpress wedding invitation is printed, (and videos are just not enough) then please do not hesitate to contact us and we would be more than happy to show you around.

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What Will Your Fall Wedding Invitation Look Like?

Every bride likes to know what the current trends are in the wedding invitation world. When planning your wedding invitation designs, it is good to know what the up and coming trends are in the wedding invitation arena. To save you the time of scouring the web for all things wedding invitation related, I decided to give you a brief summary of the three most important fall wedding invitation trends:

Letterpress Printing

No surprise that letterpress printing is still on the rise. As our world becomes more digital and ‘flat,’ letterpress wedding invitation designs have been gaining momentum in the hearts and minds of brides all around the world. The deep impressions and understated aesthetic of letterpress wedding invitations cannot be matched by any other printing method, and are the number one trendy item for brides this fall.

Special Offers

In tough economic times, every bride is looking for a way to save a little extra money on their fall wedding plans. That is why spending a little extra time searching for discounts or specials on letterpress wedding invitations can end up saving you hundreds of dollars. Ask the printer you are thinking of working with if they have any discounts on affordable wedding invites.

Foil Stamping

No longer reserved only for the most elite of invitations, foil stamping is entering the mainstream this wedding season. With affordable prices and a whole selection of personalized colors, foil stamping on letterpress wedding invitations is the perfect way to announce your wedding.

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Fall is rapidly approaching and that means it is time to plan for the wedding season! Brides all over the country are checking out books, magazines and websites to see what the latest trends in wedding planning are. To help our brides finds all of the latest fall wedding trends I decided to put together a list of 6 amazing wedding planning ideas:

Get the Groom to Help

It’s 2010 and way past the time when grooms were afraid to get their hands dirty in the wedding planning process. Figure out the tasks that he can do (something that does not require your expert touch) and put him to work planning your wedding.

Dinner On Your Feet

A lot of weddings are moving away from the rigid dinner table settings of the past. Receptions now feature more buffet style eating arrangements and an atmosphere that encourages people to move around and mingle.

Colors Colors Colors

I have never seen a wedding with too much color. Think about matching the bridesmaid dresses with the decorations or the invitation design and programs with the flowers. Also, consider checking out the new Pantone ™ Wedding color chart for more ideas.

Vowing to Go Green

Many brides are planning their weddings with the earth in mind this season. Everything from their gifts for their guests to their letterpress wedding invitations designs, there are a number of ways to save the earth while getting married that do not have to cost extra.

Planning Your Wedding Online

A couple of our brides have started Facebook groups or are using other services to help direct the wedding planning brigade. Figure out what everyone is comfortable with and capable of using and set up a group today.

Forget the Trends

This is your day and your celebration. While there are a lot of great ideas out there, do not forget that what really matters is what you want. Don’t let someone tell you how you should look or what the table decorations should be. If you want it, go for it!

Good luck.

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How Letterpress Invitations Can be Uniquely Yours

Most brides want their letterpress wedding invitations designs to be personalized in some way so that their guest’s first impressions are magical. While letterpress printing does provide an added aesthetic that traditional invitations lack, there are plenty of custom modifications that you can easily make to your wedding invitations to give them a personalized, unique appearance.

Here are just a few:

Think about your wedding theme, venue location or season and try to integrate one of these into your letterpress invitation set. Adding a small element of your wedding celebration into your invitation ensures that personalized invitation vibe that your guests are sure to notice and appreciate.

Picking personalized color combinations for your letterpress wedding invitation is always a fun and easy way to make your invitation feel like a custom creation. There are nearly infinite choices when it comes to paper and ink color combos, so if personalized invitations are what you want, do not hesitate to mix and match.

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How you choose to word your invitation can have a very powerful effect on your guests. Think about using non traditional phrases, formats and even different font sizes or styles. When it comes to personalized letterpress wedding invitations, exploring these avenues can have exquisite results.

What ways have you personalized your wedding invitations?

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When you are finally ready to sit down and figure out the details for your letterpress wedding invitation designs don’t forget how important colors are. For all the brides planning an autumn wedding there is a hot new set of colors that everyone should know about before printing their letterpress wedding invitations.

These new fall colors are all ideal choices for mixing and matching the many different items from your wedding such as floral arrangements and wedding invitations or table decorations and menu cards.

This bold red is perfect the perfect color theme for a late fall wedding.

Gold is really popular in 2010 and can be used as ink or foil stamping in your letterpress wedding invitation.

The perfect color for a floral motif in your letterpress wedding invitation

A cheerful mix of light and breezy colors.

When viewing these colors on a computer screen you cannot experience their full effect. The only way to know how beautiful they are is to hold a sample in your hand and see for yourself.

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Hint: Discounts, Comparison Shopping and a Little Extra Time

Every bride is forced to make difficult decisions when it comes to their weddings. What caterers to choose, where to have the celebration and which guests to invite. When it comes to planning the wedding of your dreams, there are plenty of ways to save money and still have an elegant celebration. With everything from letterpress wedding invitation designs to reception cocktails, you shouldn’t need to sacrifice quality because of your budget.

Here are 4 simple ways to reduce the cost of your wedding without giving up the elegance and charm you have been waiting for:

The Guest List

The easiest and most obvious place to start is the guest list. I can understand that on your big day you really want every aunt, cousin and friend that has ever known you to share in your celebration, but if you are operating on a tight budget, minimizing your guest list is the easiest way to drastically reduce overall wedding costs.

Letterpress Wedding Invitations

Not something people usually think about when they are discussing budget weddings, but if you do a little shopping around, you can have the letterpress wedding invitation designs of your dreams and they do not have to cost that much. Look for printers that offer package deals or specials on letterpress invitation cards. While everyone does not offer this service, the ones that do can end up saving you hundreds of dollars on your invitation cards.

Reception Entrees

A significant cost in every wedding celebration is the dinner after the ceremony. While feeding your guests is important, consider having delicious hor d’oevres or a buffet style meal in lieu of a full course meal. Oftentimes this requires fewer servers, the food is less expensive and can greatly reduce the cost of your wedding.

Details Details Details

Remember to comparison shop for everything that you are doing. Look online for deals and make sure to ask every vendor if they have any kind of seasonal discounts or if they are willing to negotiate their price. In this economy many businesses in the wedding industry are offering specials or are willing to lower their prices, all you have to do is ask.

Do you have any other ideas on how to reduce the costs of weddings while maintaining the level of beauty and elegance that you have wanted all your life?

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The summer wedding season is in full bloom in Santa Rosa and if you have not yet ordered your letterpress wedding invitations then now is the time. If you are like me and want to physically touch and see things before you buy them, you should come to our small wedding invitation print studio in Santa Rosa and see our full range of letterpress wedding invitation designs for yourself.

Located on the edge of Santa Rosa in Northern California’s wine country (just north of the bay area), Invitations by Ajalon has been printing for over 50 years. We offer a wide variety of printing techniques and letterpress wedding invitation designs that you cannot find anywhere else.

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We do everything from foil stamping, monograms, blind impressions, custom design work and bilingual translations services and printing for any invitation that you want.

If the price of letterpress has scared you before, you will be happy to know that we are currently offering a letterpress wedding invitation special discount that includes several of our most beautiful invitation designs. This can end up saving you hundreds of dollars.

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After ordering her letterpress wedding invitations from our Santa Rosa print studio, see what this bride had to say:

“My invitations are GORGEOUS!!!! I love them! Thank you so much for all of your help!!!!” ~ Nicole

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