Square wedding invitations need pocket folders, too!

I don’t know about you, but I LOVE square wedding invitations! I think there is something so unique and just plain fun about stepping out of the 5×7 box!

Any of our letterpress wedding invitation designs can be customized to fit within a square layout. Our team of graphic designers loves to recreate our existing designs by moving around graphics, adding monograms and symbols, and changing up the fonts. Don’t be afraid to turn those 5×7’s into 5x5s (or 7×7’s)!

Adding a square pocket folder is sure to add even more luxury to your letterpress wedding invitation. Sized to accommodate your square letterpress wedding stationery, your invitation and enclosure cards fit perfectly within the folder and its pockets.

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If you are currently in the process of ordering your letterpress wedding invitations, ask your printer to help you create a square version of your invite. You may just be surprised at which one you like more!

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What is your belly band made of?

When you use a belly band on your wedding invitation, your recipients will feel like they’re opening a present. You can also use belly bands as an accent within your invitation design. Belly bands can be made in many sizes, from a variety of materials:

Ribbon

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Patterned Paper

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Natural Fibers

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What will you use as a belly band for your letterpress wedding invitation?

“Thanks Trish for your help in making our invitations, and your prompt replies to all our queries. The invitations are lovely. ~Trang Le”

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Hold your invitation suite together with a belly band!

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There are tons of letterpress wedding invitation designs floating around on the internet for you to use, but when it comes to your special day you want to be sure the invitation is truly “you.” A perfect way to create a custom invitation out of a commercial design is to add embellishments, like belly bands.

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A belly band is an exceptional accessory to include with your wedding invitation card or set. An elegant band is wrapped and sealed around the center of your invitation pieces, packaging them perfectly and exciting the guest that gets to take it apart.

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Your belly bands are not limited to printed paper. In our next post, we’ll talk about what materials you can use for your invitation suite belly bands!

“My invitations are amazing, thank you Trish! Picking out invitations was the best part of my wedding planning so far, and the most stress-free. I live all the way across the country, but it felt like I had someone holding my hand through the entire process. I can’t thank you enough! ~Karen”

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Using photographs of you and your fiancé is a great way to personalize your wedding stationery. In fact, many photographers include an engagement photo session as part of their wedding photography packages. Here are some ways to use your photos:

Engagement Party Invitation/Save the Date Card

Incorporating your photo on your engagement party invitation or save the date card is a great way to share your photos with family and friends

Wedding Invitation

Translucent overlays over your photo offer an elegant way to use your photo on your wedding invitation. You may want to use slots to hold a photo print so your guests can remove and frame your photo

Envelope Liner

Your guests will exclaim “OMG!” when they open your invitation with a photo envelope liner (let’s hope they don’t use a letter opener!)

Program

A lovely way to personalize your program

Table Markers

Use a collection of old photographs of the bride and groom to add a touch of whimsy to your guest’s tables (and no doubt start some conversation!)

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Letterpress wedding invitations are a must have. You can actually feel and see the impression made into the paper, and you can choose from a wide range of paper, including organic, homemade and tree free.

When your guests receive a letterpressed invitation in the mail, it will feel more like a gift than an invitation. While letterpress offers a unique style, feel, depth and beauty that cannot be matched by other printing styles, it comes at an increased cost.

For those of you who cannot afford to get an entire letterpress wedding invitation set, there are several different options that still offer a high quality, personalized design and presentation that fit your budget.

Many brides are choosing to print portions of their letterpress invitation sets using a digital print method. Because of the reasonable cost and very professional look, printing with a digital press is an ideal choice for an RSVP card or map. You can use the same styles, fonts, paper color and ink color. Remember, the RSVP card is not something that is going to be saved as a keepsake, but a beautifully crafted letterpress invitation just might.

Spend money where it counts. If you want to save on the extras that’s ok.

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Everyone is looking for that extra edge these days. Something that separates us from the pack. As a bride to be in a world of mass produced, carbon copied ideas, trends and designs, why settle for the same old stuff everyone else has? Define yourself as an individual on your wedding day.

After creating a wonderfully unique, personalized, letterpress wedding invitation set you are on the right track. But why not take it one step further?

Incorporating design elements from the invitation in your envelopes is a growing trend among modern brides. Our Milian invitation design brings the beautiful pattern from the RSVP card to the inside of the envelope. Matching beauty with style, this is a wonderful way to carry your wedding theme, monogram, design or personalized ideas throughout your wedding invitation sets.

Another classic way to bring a design from the inside of the invitation to the outside is by printing your return address on the outer portion of the envelope. Utilizing the same style and design, our Fleur invitation set characterizes this idea brilliantly. It functions both as a required aspect of every piece of mail as well as an extension of your beautiful invitation design scheme.

The possibilities are endless. We have several other already constructed examples, but relish the opportunity to create something special and unique just for you.

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One of the most important things to remember when designing your letterpress wedding invitations, is the importance of picking a font that captures the theme of your event. Fonts come in all shapes, sizes and colors, so it is important the fonts on your invitation reflect the vision you have for your wedding.

Formal - Many brides dream of having a traditional wedding with all the timeless customs and formalities. Integrating that classic 18th century feeling into your letterpress wedding invitation is the perfect way to emphasize this feeling. Our Baroque invitation wonderfully integrates style, stateliness and elegance.

Casual - With all the pressure, cost and time it takes to plan a large wedding, many brides are choosing to have a smaller, more casual wedding. The great way to let your guests know the event will not be the usual formal affair is through your invitation, and fonts are a great way to do that. Our Serenity letterpress wedding invitation is a beautiful, modest yet sophisticated rendition of a casually styled font.

Whimsical - A sense of humor is an important thing in today’s world. A recent trend in weddings has been to integrate whimiscal, yet tasteful, fonts and words into the wedding invitations. Not only is this perfect to reflect the personalities of the bride and groom, but it sets the mood for the wedding. Capitalizing on their zany story of love, this font and word choice captures the spirit of this couple to be.

Retro - People everywhere are reaching to the past to re-experience the styles they once loved. Pulling from an ‘old school’ idea to capture the essence of a wedding is an idea that is building momentum. Our new Chopin style letterpress wedding invitation utilizes a font that expresses this emotion. A retro feeling in a chic, artistic invitation.

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With the beginning of Spring comes the the start of another wedding season. No doubt you’re looking for innovative and unique ways to express yourself through your wedding invitation. Here are some of the trends we’ve come across:

Letterpress

According to several blogs and wedding-related websites, letterpress wedding invitations are the main attraction this season. Offering that personalized, unique feel that every bride wants, letterpress wedding invitations are an excellent way to incorporate your ideas and dreams into your invitations.

Going Green

Eco-friendly weddings are on the rise and what easier way to be green than incorporate that theme into your wedding invitation. Our house paper, Crane’s Lettra is a 100% recycled cotton paper (tree-free), and we use soy-based inks that have a much smaller impact on the environment. Lowering the carbon footprint of your wedding can help local businesses, promote community health and is a trend that is not only earth friendly, but sophisticated as well.

Personalization

Incorporating the wedding location, your family crest, religious beliefs and personalized ideas into the invitation is possible now unlike ever before. At Invitations by Ajalon we excel in taking your dreams and making them an invitation reality. Some of the ways you can personalize your letterpress wedding invitations include:

Ethnicity

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Location

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Favorite Color

Request a free sample of our Serenity letterpress invitation design.

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