Including Deceased Parents in Your Wording

You might have thought wording a wedding invitation that includes divorced parents was hard, but finding a way to include a deceased parent can be even tougher. First, determine whose set of parents should be mentioned first. Then, start working on your wording!

Here is a video to help you get started:

Not exactly what you had in mind? Email me at pr@ajalon.com, and I’ll work with you to word that invite. : )

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Written by Katie

Wording Your Wedding Invitations

Welcome to another edition of do-it-yourself Wednesday! Last week we covered invitation wording if the groom’s parents are hosting the wedding celebration. But what if parents are divorced? How do you word your wedding invitation then?

Here’s a video to help you out!

If you need more wording advice, feel free to email me at pr@ajalon.com! I’d love to help you come up with some custom wording perfect for your invitation.

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Written by Katie

Check out our new video!

Are you having trouble wording your wedding invitation? This is the area we see most couples having problems with during their wedding planning. Last week we talked about how to word your invitation if the bride’s parents are hosting; now let’s figure out what to do when the groom’s family is involved!

Are you keeping your parents out of the picture and hosting your wedding yourselves? Stay tuned for next week’s DIY Wednesday, when we cover those grounds.

And don’t forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel to keep up with all of our new videos!

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Written by Katie

Check out our new video!

Are you having trouble wording your wedding invitation? This is the area we see most couples having problems with during their planning process. Traditionally, it was the bride’s parents who were hosting (ie paying for) the big day, so we’ll start there:

And don’t forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel to keep up with every new video we post!

Our YouTube page got a makeover!

If you are DIY couple in the midst of planning your wedding celebration, I applaud you! Some DIY elements can be daunting tasks but with the help of video tutorials, you can breathe a sigh of relief!

DIYers, let me introduce you to Nick!:

Nick is the face and voice in front of the camera helping you complete these tutorials, step by step.

We’ll be posting new videos to our YouTube page regularly from here on out. We can’t wait to help you affix those second paper layers, pick out your pocket folder, and much more. Don’t forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel to keep up to date with new videos posted!

If you aren’t looking for tutorials but certainly love the letterpress printing process, check out our videos documenting real wedding invitations being printed on our Windmill and other presses. You won’t be disappointed!

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Written by Katie

What does a windmill have to do with my wedding invitation?

The Heidelberg Windmill has EVERYTHING to do with your letterpress wedding invitation, brides- and grooms-to-be! And instead of me sitting here and typing the process out to you, take a look at this informational video:

Stay tuned in 2012 as we spruce up our Video and YouTube page to give you more inside looks at the letterpress printing process.

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Written by Katie

Add some color to your wedding invitation…

There’s endless ways to customize your letterpress wedding invitation. Some are easier than others. One of the easiest ways to spruce up your invite is by using a colored outer envelope.

Here’s just a few reasons why we think colored envelopes are great additions to wedding invitations:

• They require zero DIY effort (unless you’re adding an envelope liner, which isn’t a bad idea!).

• Colored envelopes will seriously “wow” guests. Even the postman or woman will be wondering what’s inside!

Send Me My Free Samples of Tanvi

• If you only chose one ink for your letterpress wedding invitation, but have included a second color within your wedding color scheme, you can make up for that lost ink with a colored envelope.

Send Me My Free Samples of Ellen

If you opt for a colored envelope for your wedding invitation set, but still want your return address letterpress printed on it, do not fret! We can easily letterpress or digitally print your return address on a colored envelope just as well as a white, pearl or ecru one!

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Written by Katie

Hand Embossing Makes Envelope Addressing a Piece of Cake!

How old does writing out the same address, over and over, get? So old! Save your wrist the work and use a hand embosser to address those return envelopes.

Hand embossers are completely customizable; from your information to the font– have fun with it!

We have three different embosser styles available right now: gothic, roman and cursive. So, depending on the tone of your affair, you can choose a font to match.

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Written by Katie

Go to the Invitation Gallery

Check out our special on letterpress invitations and save!

We recently sent some of our letterpress wedding invitation designs to our friend Lisa Nelson at Elegant Event Planning & Design. We thought she just wanted some samples to show to her clients, but little did we know she was going to make a movie and feature our letterpress wedding invitation designs on her video!

While I could try and add something to Lisa’s comments, she eloquently stated what I feel to be the most important ideas surrounding letterpress wedding invitations:

“I think invitations are very important because they are your guests first impression of your wedding. They should represent the style, theme and formality of your event. Letterpress is a perfect choice for many reasons, its understated elegance…many couples share my sentiments but are put off by the price…I have the perfect solution!”

Our *LIMITED TIME* special on Letterpress Wedding Invitation designs.

Thanks again Lisa for making a movie about us. And good luck with all your spring wedding planning preparations!

Written by Nick

Invitations by Ajalon
View our letterpress wedding invitation gallery.

We recently used one of the coolest DIY tools for self addressing wedding envelopes. It is a small metal stamp that can easily emboss your address onto the flap of your letterpress wedding invitation envelope. I decided to make a quick video to show you ‘do it yourself’ brides exactly how easy this really is:

For those of you without sound, I will include the commentary below:

“The address impression stamp is the coolest tool for DIY savvy brides.

You just slide it over the envelope flap, slightly squeeze the handles and your address is embossed into the paper.

This is the most consistent, legible, and easy to use hand held impression stamp I’ve ever seen.

And don’t worry brides, they cost a lot less than you might expect.”

If you have any questions about the Impression Stamp or would just like to say hello, please feel free to contact us or leave a comment below.

Written by Nick

Invitations by Ajalon
View our letterpress wedding invitation gallery.