Luxury Invitation Touches 2013

Painted Edges, Thick Soft Paper and Letterpress

When you’re searching for luxury invitations and just haven’t found one with the right touch of color, consider painting the edges of the paper. It’s done by hand by people who love stationery and creating those unique touches. The process is simple, but tricky. All you need is an ink roller and a steady hand. No machinery required. Although, if you want silver or gold foil leaf on your edges, it may get a little more complicated.

Water Color Technique with Letterpress Text and Green Painted Edge
Creating water color designs on thick cotton paper has improved thanks to innovations in digital printing on thicker papers. These invitations were printed digitally from the original design, with the addition of letterpressed text and a dark green paper backer. The painted edge in a fresh spring green was the final touch. The goal was to create a whimsical water color invitation based on a children’s book set in a garden.

Coral Painted Edge Stationery
A wedding invitation created with antique gold ink script font and a touch of color added to the edge. When you want a hint of pink but not too much!

Gold Painted Edge Stationery
For this luxury wedding invitation we created for a ceremony held in Rome, Italy, the couple wanted something as lavish as their event. We used museum board (4-ply museum board-it’s twice as thick as the 220LB paper) and created a dimpled texture with a letterpress. The invitation was topped off with a copper foil stamp with a custom crest with the couple’s initials.

Red Ink Stationery Edge
This invitation was inspired by a wine bottle and a red, white and black wedding theme. The red painted edge gave it the touch it needed to pull the invitation set together, and was tied together in the end with a deep red belly band.

Silver Foil Gilded Edge
Why stop at a regular painted edge when you can have actual shiny foil gleaming at the edge of your invitation? This beauty was done in shiny silver foil, but foil options come in many colors, from gold to blue to fuschia!

Lilac Painted Stationery Edge

Hot Pink Stationery Edge

Painted edges can add $175+ to the price of average wedding invitation set per piece. For a perfectly elegant luxury wedding invitation, consider using a nice calligraphy font printed in letterpress on a formal size invitation of (6X9) and for a touch of color, paint the edges. For something truly special, carry that theme throughout the set and paint the edges of the RSVP card and all the other inserts. To go over the top, you can use the painted edge color as the envelope liner or use the same color as the RSVP return envelope.

To create your own painted edge invitation set, contact us and one of our designers will be happy to discuss a project with you.

Posted in Custom Letterpress Designs, Painted Edges, Wedding Resources

Modern Calligraphy Invitations

Modern Calligraphy Style

As time passes by and trends change with every season, one thing remains true… the beauty and charm that calligraphy can add to your invitation set. The stroke of a quill spelling out the day you marry your best friend can represent so much. Isn’t calligraphy too traditional or stuffy for my new age wedding, you may ask. Not with our Modern Calligraphy Style! We have captured the essence of calligraphy but with a whimsical, modern typeface. This style can fit a broad range of wedding themes from a super modern chic wedding to a formal black tie affair.

Shiny Gold Foil

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.. but who doesn’t find shiny gold foil printing beautiful!? The gold gilding on this particular set has added so much personality. The navy blue text alongside the sparkle of a foil stamped name is beyond chic. Let us show you what the world of foil and letterpress has to offer!

Thick Letterpress Paper

Do you ever wonder what your guests will do with the invitation AFTER the event? Well no one will want to part with this gorgeous artifact once they fall in love at first feel. The texture and weight of this paper is shockingly beautiful. You will appreciate the cotton texture and deep imprint that any design will have on this 220lb stock.

Posted in Elegant Wedding Invitations, Featured Work, Foil Stamp Designs, Sample Designs

Vintage Border Letterpress Invitations

Traditional Vintage Elegance

The vintage border on these letterpress invitations creates an antique feel and a beautiful, delicate look. The design itself creates the perfect frame for the wedding invitation text inside. Vintage flourishes and flowers are always a great look for an elegant wedding invitation.

Multiple themes

The design also has both a touch of Spanish, Beaux Arts, as well as Old Hollywood flair, making it perfect for many occasions including a Southwest wedding, Victorian wedding, Southern California wedding, or generally vintage theme wedding. For the pictured invitations the use of wine and sage colors was the perfect look for this wine country wedding.

Letterpress touches

What better way to print your vintage wedding invitation than with vintage letterpress printing? The letterpress texture in the thick cotton paper highlights the delicate flourishes and lines, making it clear this is a quality invitation on quality paper. For this set a letterpress reply card postcard with a picture of the winery venue also adds a vintage monochrome touch. As a final piece, nothing is more fun than a wedding weekend events card with cute icons to build up excitement for the wedding!

Posted in Elegant Wedding Invitations, Sample Designs, Vintage Designs