Letterpress Wedding Invitations

Wedding invitations and choosing them is a significant part of the preparations for the big day. Wedding cards represent in fact the official announcement.

A good idea may be the letterpress wedding invitations. Brides just love them. Solid, flat cards belong to the past, and the couples are choosing now invitations made of extra fabrics, letterpress and embossing. Combining the classical texture and emotion of a vintage invitation, guests will be happy to receive in this way the good news. Engraved images are limited by design and size, while letterpress printing gives complex choices and more options.

Regarding the paper – you have many options. But you have to take into account the way that color can interact with the ink you want. If you want a dark color paper, you cannot print on it with a light color ink.



The color of your letterpress wedding invitation may be a “wedding white”, a shade between bright white and ecru, an off white. This is one of the traditional choice of brides for long time now, because its ability to match other colors.

Another inspired choice may be bright white, pure and crisp in order to light up guests’ emotions.

If don’t want to follow entirely the traditional customs you may want ecru for your cards. Warm and creamy, ecru wedding invitations are the best choice for events with either white or off-white color themes.

After paper, ink color plays an important role. Using light ink colors on dark paper is not a good choice, because the ink has a high percent of transparent color which will allow the paper to show through, or worst the message will not be readable at all. Letterpress inks are made on specific formulas and they tend to print darker. So if you want a special colored ink, you have to let the specialists to chose it for you, because matching color is not a simple job.

Wedding invitation fonts are also very important for the overall aspect of your card. They speak a lot about the event and give the right expectations to the guests.

You can add decorative elements on your letterpressed wedding invitations. It won't cost you a fortune, but you have to be sure that the design you have in mind will not cause any production problems. Adding decorations is not as simple as you think.



If you feel inspired you can design your cards. You only have to chose the fonts, your wording, then insert the decorative elements you like and print the image.

Need some ideas? Check the best! The fashion guru, Vera Wang, proved her versatility by creating amazing wedding invitations designs. The collection addresses to the modern bride who is fashion-conscious. The blossoming or paiseley prints are located either on the paper’s sides or the vertex edge. The variety of colors will surprise you - from sharp apple green to eye catching orange.

One says that wedding marks a moment meant to last forever. Make it unforgettable!