The touch, the feel….of letterpress ; )

Have you experienced the luxury that is letterpress wedding invitations? There is so much to appreciate within these pieces of paper art: deep impressions, luscious inks, and tree free paper are just the beginning.

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When shopping for your wedding invitations online, photography—no matter how perfect—can not justify the feel of the letterpress printing process. We always suggest to our brides, even the ones ready to start the presses, to order samples before settling for any specific design.

Ordering samples is easy and affordable. You receive multiple wedding stationary pieces of your choice, helping you determine what your dream suite will look like. Paper choices and ink colors are provided, so you know all of your options.

We love letterpress here at Invitations by Ajalon, and we truly enjoy spreading that love. Order some samples today to see what we’re talking about!

“Afzal and I both just wanted to write and say thank you so much for all of your great work with the invitations! Everyone loved them and they were just so beautiful! Disappointing that we never had a chance to meet you in person but all the more reason we feel so fortunate to have found you and had such a great experience.  Thank you again, Neetika”

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Written by Katie

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This summer wedding season there are a lot of different ways to design your letterpress wedding invitations. Don’t be constrained by traditions of the past, with professional graphic designers and press operators, just about anything is possible.

Design It Yourself

A variation on the Do It Yourself mantra that entails working with your graphic designer (unless you happen to be one yourself) to develop your wedding invitation exactly the way that you envision it. After searching through hundreds of letterpress wedding invitation designs, if you do not see what you want, think about custom designing your dream invitation.

Match and Mix

Instead of using the same color ink and paper, think about matching different colors together to form a completely unique letterpress wedding invitation ensemble. For example, think about pairing a blue invitation and envelope with a lavender RSVP card. When it comes to color combinations, the sky is the limit.

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Who Wants a Sample

Make sure that before you order anything you request a sample from your printer. These typically range from $10-30, and most printers will deduct that price from your total cost if you end up ordering your wedding invitations from them. This is a small price to pay to make sure you are getting quality work from professional wedding invitation designers.

Written by Nick

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Letterpress wedding invitations are a beautiful addition to any marriage celebration. In terms of generating a heartfelt first impression upon your guests, letterpress invitations are a must have. There is no substitute that comes close to the unique style, texture, formal appearance and design.

However, some brides to be shy away from fulfilling their dreams of having that perfect invitation because the costs are seemingly too high. Which I might add, is understandable considering the lack of information that most letterpress printers, wedding planners and blogs provide. But I am here to tell you that this myth of letterpress printing costing an arm and a leg is simply untrue.

I feel so strongly about letterpress invitations being affordable, that I came up with 4 easy steps that can help reduce the costs of your invitation sets.

1) Shop Around

Don’t forget that not all printers charge the same price for the same services. Call around or look at a couple different printers websites and see what they are offering at what price. Also, I suggest requesting a printed sample from the printer before you order. This can end up saving you a lot of time, energy and money.

2) DIY or Digital When Possible

Not everything in the invitation set has to be letterpress (digital printing is a less-expensive alternative) or printed by the printer. Making your own envelope liners and inserting them is a really simple way to potentially save a lot of money, and it is so easy to do! So if you have the time but not the money, think about making some of elements of the invitation set yourself.

3) Look for Package Deals

Some printers offer special offers that include a complete letterpress invitation set that will end up costing you far less than if you ordered each piece separately. Search online or call the printers in your area to find out what kind of offers are available.

4) Enlist the Help of Family and Friends

You are not alone in this process. Have your relatives help you search for deals online or ask your married friends where they had their invitations printed. Have an addressing party where your friends (hopefully the ones with good handwriting ) get together and help you through the long process of addressing each envelope. Likewise, do not feel shy in asking for help with the making or stuffing the envelope liners. As a group effort, everything becomes easier and a lot more fun too.

Written by Nick

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While the word Google creeps into our vocabulary (and homepages) on a daily basis, we sometimes forget that there are alternative search engines available. In the past year Bing, a new Microsoft entity, has been creating quite a stir on the internet.

Advertised as a “decision engine,” this new type of search engine supposedly gives better results and more accurately organizes websites when you search.

I decided it was time to test the theory,  so I entered in my favorite search, “letterpress wedding invitations,” just to see what popped up. Needless to say, some of the results were the same as Google and Yahoo, but I was surprised by a few of their inclusions.

Obviously I was a little shocked by our blog being on the top of the search, along with our website which was the second result. Maybe this ‘decision engine’ business reads my mind, knows what I want to see and dishes out the search results accordingly. I had to ask a coworker to run the same search on their computer, just to make sure there was no psychic trickery going on…needless to say, the results were the same on both computers.

Not that the rankings on a search engine truly dictate quality, customer service or a magnificent printed product. I understand there lots of choices when it comes to printers. So I suggest you look around, see what is out there. Contact a couple printers, ask about any specials they might have and their general prices, request a sample or two from your favorites and choose accordingly.

Written by Nick

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