Digby & Rose

Black Foil Silver Wedding Anniversary Invitation

Black Foil on Silver Paper

How else would you celebrate a silver wedding anniversary, but with a Black Foil Invitation stamped into silver metallic paper? This party was held at the renowned Speke Resort along the northern shore of Lake Victoria, Uganda. We were told that, as it is a tradition, the invitations were hand delivered.

Why a Silver Anniversary for 25 Years of Marriage?

Answer: Tradition! Some traditional gifts for the wedding anniversaries for the first and second year is paper and then cotton. (You’re covered here if you pick up some personal stationery since we mostly print on cotton paper.) The large milestones afterwards are the 10th Year (Tin/Aluminum), 15th Year (Crystal), 20th Year (China), 25th Year (Silver) and the 30th Year (Pearl). For anything afterward, we believe that it should be a vacation to an exotic destination including and a bottomless margarita. Although the 60th anniversary is a Diamond, it was interesting to discover that the 90th anniversary is a stone!

Invitation Personalization

How do you get rich textured invitation like this? Well that’s easy, you get in touch. You can have one of these in a typography design that fits your celebration theme whether it’s a wedding invitation or a corporate event, all we have to do is change the paper, the color of the foil (it comes in hundreds of colors including silver foil, bronze foil, copper foil, gold foil, white foil, blue foil, etc.), and choose the fonts and lay out the type. For paper selection, it can have a shine to it, or it can be a matte finish. The paper can also have a textured background which looks great when letterpressed. The typography can be traditional, poster design, modern slender fonts, the positioning of the type can be at an angle. All that matters is that the invitation expresses your personal taste and style. Our customers love us for our ability help them pull out their design ideas and translate them into something wonderful. Send us a note and let’s see what we can do together.

Invitation Details

7 X 7 Invitation with silver metallic paper printed with a black foil stamp, mounted on a 220 LB white cotton backer .

7 X 7 Envelope in silver metallic paper

Our customers love us for our ability help them pull out their design ideas and translate them into something wonderful. Send us a note and let’s see what we can do together.

Posted in Custom Letterpress Designs, Elegant Wedding Invitations, Foil Stamp Designs, Sample Designs

Green Apple Martini Party Invitations

Letterpress Party Invitations

Is there another way to celebrate a double digit (33) birthday party other than with apple martinis announced on a custom letterpress invitation and printed pocket fold card? How many of us have been invited to a party with just an email? My grandmother would say that the whole world has gone to hell in a hand basket (I never understood that one). A few weeks ago a very sincere woman from the South called and asked about personal stationery. After a few minutes, she told me the story of how she received an email thank you note from her niece for a wedding gift and attending her wedding. She said, and I quote, “I almost threw up!”

Designing and printing these invites for intimate 50 person gathering really meant a lot to us. It meant that manners did not die with technology at the speed of the Evite. It meant that letterpress lives and will continue. We make many invitations for many people, but it’s rare to have a single guy walk into the studio and hear him say, “I’m celebrating my 33rd birthday and throwing a party, what can you do to help me make the invitation special?” We’re pleased to see a shift coming from the younger set (I think it’s Generation Y?) from taking no time and effort in sending an invitation to taking care and thought in sending out one, which reminds me, I have to send him a thank you note for giving me some inspiration today.

Invitation Details

5 X 7 Letterpress Invitation, letterpress printed on silver paper with an apple green ink in a portrait orientation. The typography and design is based on the poster grid system.

5 X 7 Letterpress Pocketfold, letterpress printed silver ink on green apple paper with silver button and string.

5 X 7 Matching silver envelopes.

Posted in Custom Letterpress Designs, Holiday Cards, Sample Designs

Art Deco Pink Foil Wedding Invitations

What could sound more fun and elegant at the same time than a Greek wedding in a gorgeous venue with a California art deco flair? This luxury wedding invitation in pink, white, and black was inspired by the couple’s art deco hotel wedding location, combined with a Greek pattern flair taken from the bride’s Greek heritage. Who can resist a vast expanse of pink foil combined with beautiful black letterpress on thick cotton paper? You certainly could not do so once you saw the additional pink letterpress backer in a coordinating modern pattern in Greek meander style on the reverse side of the invitation. At the same time, tiny pink foil flowers on the invitation and matching pieces give it a delicate touch. Call it Greco-art deco if you will, we just call it a fantastic wedding invitation to go with a fantastic couple! We hope the guests loved the convenience of a luxury accessory sleeve to hold all the pieces together. We loved the texture and feel that only letterpress printing and foil stamping can give to a super thick invitation cardstock in 100% cotton.

Posted in Custom Letterpress Designs, Elegant Wedding Invitations, Foil Stamp Designs, Sample Designs, Vintage Designs