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Indian Wedding Invitation Cards
3 New Designs, with Amazing Style

Monday, March 1st, 2010

Including Letterpress, Foil and Traditional

It is almost springtime and that means we are ready to unveil many of our newest Indian wedding invitation card designs we have been working diligently on over the past several months. This year we incorporated letterpress designs, outlined using foil stamping and maintained a tie to many traditional Indian themes.

One of my personal favorites is the Avani gold foil stamped invitation card. Meaning earth in Sanskrit, Avani incorporates a simple, yet stylish, tone that carries through to each piece of the invitation set. It is displayed here in many different beautiful natural colors

6 Avani Indian Letterpress Wedding Invitation CardClick here to request free samples

This letterpress wedding invitation design was inspired by the idea of the mandala. This is an ancient symbol representing perfection, eternity and completeness. Lalita 3 is a beautiful square invitation set that is fully customizable and works for more occasions that just a wedding ceremony.

Lalita 3 Indian Letterpress Wedding Invitation CardClick here to request free samples

This paisley pattern design is perfect for an Indian wedding invitation card. Combining letterpress printing for the wording with a soft tint varnish for the intricate design, Devi is among the greats when it comes to Indian wedding invitation cards.

Devi Brown Indian Letterpress Wedding Invitation CardClick here to request free samples

Remember, you should not feel constrained by the designs you see. If you have a vision for an invitation card design that you want custom made feel free to ask us for anything that you might need.

After working with us to develop an absolutely extraordinary invitation set, see what this bride had to say:

“We received the invitations yesterday. We love them! They are so beautiful and elegant! We assembled them last night and they are going in the mail today. Thank you so much for all your help and getting them done in such a speedy and professional manner.” ~ Tova

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DIY Brides Wedding Planning Countdown:
What to Do and When

Friday, February 19th, 2010

It’s the wedding planning season and time to prepare for your wedding celebration. For those of us without a wedding planner, I have decided to create a quick month by month check list of all the major things that need to be planned. Everything from venues to wedding invitations:

1 Year Before Your Wedding Ceremony

If you haven’t done this already, picking a day, place and time is probably the first thing you should do. Make sure to reserve the wedding venue for both the ceremony and celebration, because these places tend to be reserved well in advance and dictate a lot of the future planning details.

5-9 Months

It’s now the time to start looking for the other elements of your wedding celebration. Caterers, photographers, DJ’s (or decide on an Ipod w/ a stellar play list ;) ), florists and wedding gowns should all be picked by this time.

3-5 months

Now is the time to start thinking about wedding invitations. Whether your wedding invitations are going to be letterpress, offset or digital, picking the design and printing style that you want is important. Think of matching the venue, season or wedding theme with your invitation set. Also, if you haven’t picked your wedding rings yet, now is the time to do it.

2-4 months

Get the final headcount for your guest list and mail out your invitations. The optimal advance notice to give your guests is 12 weeks, so aim for as close to that as possible.

2-4 weeks

Check to see who has not returned their RSVP and contact them to get a better idea of exactly how many guests will be coming. See if your wedding rings are ready yet and order your wedding programs, menus, table markers and placecards now.

0-2 weeks

Get the final guest count and pass this information along to the caterers. Make sure everyone in the wedding ceremony has their proper clothes and finalize your vows (make sure he does too…).

The Day Before

Do Not Panic! Tomorrow will be the most wonderful day.

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We Print Letterpress Marriage Vows
Stylish New Idea
In the World of Weddings

Friday, February 5th, 2010

I love letterpress printing. When it comes to wedding invitations, there really is no better way to set the tone and generate authentic excitement from your guests than by choosing letterpress. The texture, the unique designs, the matching envelopes (and sometimes liners) combine in a scrumptious aesthetic that is supreme among invitations.

However, I also understand that many boutique letterpress printers do charge a premium for their services, and in this economy they can become expensive (though they not have to be!).

So what’s a bride to do? If you really love letterpress printing, but cannot afford a full invitation set, consider having your wedding vows printed with letterpress. This way you can frame them and display them for years to come. They can be a constant reminder of the love, commitment and respect you each have for each other, and will look absolutely gorgeous too.

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If you and your spouse to be are feeling adventurous, it would be a wonderful treat for your guests to have your wedding vows printed with letterpress and included along with your thank you cards. If the thought of sending your vows to everyone may seem a little much, it is always possible to include them only in the letters to your closest friends and relatives.

We Print Letterpress Marriage Vows <br/ > Stylish New Idea <br/ > In the World of Weddings Photo

This way, you can share your feelings and give your guests something to remember your marriage celebration by, a small, stunning pledge filled with memories and joy.

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Tree Bark Texture Paper for Brides
Letterpress Wedding Invitation Printer
Uses Exclusive Gmund Creation

Monday, January 18th, 2010

For the creative bride to be, paper selection for your wedding invitations can be a very important job. If you are like me and like a lot of options, then you will enjoy this display of eco chic, environmentally themed papers from Gmund.

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Gmund has developed this paper with the extraordinary tree like texture in a wide variety of colors and it can be printed with both letterpress or standard offset presses.

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This amazing style of paper is perfect for any ‘down to earth’ wedding celebration, and will certainly be a hit among your guests. If you are planning on any type of natural themed wedding celebration, this paper is a must have.

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In the never ending quest to express your true self, especially by finding and creating personalized pieces for your wedding celebration, this paper is a great choice.

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5 Different Ways to Print your Wedding Invitation
Letterpress, Offset, Thermography, Foil or Digital
How to Decide on Cost, Style, Texture and Color

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

When it comes to your wedding invitations there are a lot of designs, styles and printing methods to choose from. Depending on what you want your invitation set to look like, it is important to understand the differences that each method provides. While there are some price differences, the advantages, appearance and overall quality of your invitation can also vary greatly depending on how you choose to have them printed.

To help you make the right choice when it comes to your wedding invitation set, I am going to give you a brief overview of the different methods of printing:

Letterpress

Letterpress printing is a timeless art that harkens back to an age of craftsmanship, elegance and uniquely creative designs. It creates a distinct impression into the paper that no other printing method can provide. Also, advances in the industry allow most letterpress printers to create just about anything that other more ‘modern’ technologies allow.

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Rana 1 Letterpress Wedding Invitation Design

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Offset Printing

Standard offset printing can also be used to make your wedding invitations. The color range is limitless and the end result is a conventional, yet beautiful, invitation. Also, printing other elements of the invitation set such as the RSVP, Map or Thank You card  with offset is a great way to decrease the cost of printing an extraordinary invitation with one of the other, more dynamic techniques.

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Sakura Letterpress Wedding Invitation Design

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Thermography

Thermography printing was created to emulate engraving. Thermography is a method that employs offset printing, and while the ink on the invitation is still wet, powder is sprinkled on and melted to produce the raised effect. This creates a noticeably textured surface.

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Foil Stamping

While most brides do not typically create their entire invitation set with foil stamping, I would be lying if I said that has never been done. However, usually foil is used to highlight names, monograms or invitation themes. There are countless colors to choose from (no, you do not have to choose just gold or silver) and the shimmering difference that foil stamping provides is instantly noticeable.

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Avani Letterpress Wedding Invitation

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Digital Printing

The technological advances in the digital printing industry are shocking. The least expensive and fastest way to make your wedding invitations, high speed digital printers produce great results. They are especially useful if you wish to have a photo included in your invitation set. Likewise they work well to bring down the costs of wedding invitation sets by creating amazing RSVP and maps where letterpress, foil or thermography is not necessarily needed.

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Jacqueline Wedding Invitation Design

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To DIY or not to DIY
How Gocco and Table Top Letterpress Printing
Might be More Trouble Than it’s Worth

Monday, December 21st, 2009

I was recently surfing around some online letterpress printing forums when I stumbled upon a really interesting thread that was started by a bride to be. While I typically really do like a lot of DIY projects and typically support brides, grooms or anyone that wants to take things into their own hands, I was surprised and actually humbled by this discussion.

A bride was asking for advice about gocco and table top letterpress at home printing. While the responses were directed towards different aspects of in home printing process, there was a general warning that everyone voiced.

They said that buying a home letterpress kit with supplies, paper and inks combined with the time and energy that it takes to effectively operate a hand held machine can be costly. One person lamented that after several days of working with an in home printing press, they eventually gave up entirely and went to a professional printer. Another mentioned that there are online letterpress wedding invitation specials from professional printers that are nearly the same cost as the supplies and equipment needed to do it yourself.

Some of the respondents did mention that designing your own invitation and sending it to a printer can be a safe alternative, a process that I whole heartedly agree with. However, before you set your heart on a specific design or idea, check with your printer first. Depending on the printing process you choose for your invitations, there may be specific guidelines you may need to follow to produce printable art.

But just in case you still have any reservations about the difficulties of DIY printing, feel free to see what those that have toiled with the process have to say.

Making portions of your wedding invitations yourself can be fun, creative and self esteem building project, but just make sure you know what you are getting yourself into before you start.

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Extreme Makeover: Letterpress Edition
ABC Designs a Letterpress Printing Studio
With the Help of the Letterpress Printers Community

Friday, December 18th, 2009

I was recently watching ABC’s Extreme Makeover Home Edition recreate another extremely lucky family’s home when I saw something that caught my eye. Actually, it did more than catch my eye, it piqued my interest and made me super excited! Part of the project was to build a fully functioning letterpress studio in the room of 12 year old Aariel Dore. Her room was equipped with a vintage desk to hold her hand operated press and space for her computer and design station.

Because letterpress printing is such a vintage art form, it was rather difficult to find individuals or businesses that had extra parts, pieces or presses that they could donate. So initially it looked like little Aariel’s dream was not going to be realized. However, thanks to the help from the awesome letterpress printers’ community and some internet savvy organizational skills, Aariel received a fully restored press from Seattle’s School of Visual Concepts. In addition, countless printers donated inks, instruction manuals, plate-making materials and other necessary supplies.

It was a dream come true for Aariel and her family. She got what she most wanted, and it was all thanks to the generosity of the letterpress printers community. It is little reminder like this that always make me feel proud to be part of such a well preserved, amazing community of artisan craftsmen and letterpress printers.

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Sherlock Holmes Loves Letterpress:
Vintage Printing Arts in Feature Films

Monday, December 14th, 2009

I was recently avoiding my work projects and watching some TV when a preview came on for the new Sherlock Holmes movie. While I had no idea before this that a Holmes movie was in production, what surprised me the most happened toward the ending of the clip.

During the most explosive portion of the preview, lead typeface letters like the ones traditionally used for letterpress printing flashed onto the screen. They appeared in succession, eventually spelling out the title of the movie, “Sherlock Holmes”. Not only was I excited that I knew exactly what they producers were using as their medium, but also seeing any component of letterpress printing in pop culture always makes me happy.

It is amazing how this traditional printing method is making a resurgence in modern printing companies around the world. People are fascinated by letterpress printing’s unique vintage feel and the quality of product that it produces. For many items from holiday cards to wedding invitations there is no match for letterpresses amazing printing style.

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3 Ways to Save Money On Your Wedding Invitations
Without Sacrificing Quality
The Budget Bride’s Bible

Friday, December 4th, 2009

Brides to be, I know the economy is rough right now. While the talking heads on the television seem to indicate things are improving, for most people the penny pinching is long from over. While letterpress printing can be a little expensive, there are all kinds of different ways to save money and still have the invitation set of your dreams. To help you decide how to have your wedding invitations printed, I would like to give you a couple simple suggestions:

Printing the RSVP information on the Envelope

This saves the added cost of printing an extra piece of paper, and is particularly useful for those tech savvy brides that are coordinating RSVP information through a website. While this is not traditional etiquette, these are not traditional times. This is a great way to save money on postage  and actually looks quite beautiful!

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Combine Enclosure Cards

Instead of printing two separate pieces for your insert cards, consider combining two cards into one. Not only is this eye catching and chic in all the right ways, but it also saves you money.

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Mix Offset or Digital with Letterpress

While the impression, texture and emotional response that a letterpress wedding invitation evokes is unbeatable, if you are on a budget you might consider printing the RSVP, directions or envelopes on an offset press or digitally. Production costs are reduced and the printers will pass that savings on to you.

This bride saved by printing a digital rsvp so she could splurge on ribbon and a second paper layer for her invitation:

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But also remember this is your special day. While costs should be a consideration, do not excessively cut back on the quality of the invitation you have been dreaming about just so you can save a little extra money. There are several different options that make it possible to have a beautiful letterpress invitation set that doesn’t cost an arm and a leg (or your firstborn).

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New Letterpress Wedding Invitation Design
Matching Venue Themes and Coastal Scenes:
Say Hello to Rachelle!

Friday, November 27th, 2009

Our team of professional designers has been working very hard this fall season. Spring weddings are right around the corner, which means us letterpress wedding invitation printers need to be ready with new designs.

When I first saw Rachelle, the newest addition to our already elegant gallery of invitation sets, I was impressed by the quality of thought and consideration that the bride put into designing this work of art.

New Letterpress Wedding Invitation Design <br/ > Matching Venue Themes and Coastal Scenes: <br/ > Say Hello to Rachelle! Photo

This bride’s wedding was held at a venue where the grounds were filled with agave plants. So very appropriately, the theme of her invitation set mirrored this natural environment. She spent a great deal of time searching for an invitation featuring this elegant plant. When she contacted us, she had nearly given up on using this motif. However, we were able to use a photograph she provided, and with a little fancy footwork in Illustrator, we created an image we could letterpress:

New Letterpress Wedding Invitation Design <br/ > Matching Venue Themes and Coastal Scenes: <br/ > Say Hello to Rachelle! Photo

The day after the official ceremony there was a day cruise for the guests on Lake Travis. Hoping to extend the wedding events to the invitation set even further, we printed a wonderful shoreline setting for the day after event card.

New Letterpress Wedding Invitation Design <br/ > Matching Venue Themes and Coastal Scenes: <br/ > Say Hello to Rachelle! Photo

While your wedding venue or intended theme may be different than agave plants or this weeks featured new design Rachelle, it is possible to custom create a formal wedding invitation that matches your dreams, wedding venue or themes. Click here to request free samples

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