Texas Commemorative

Letterpress or Engraved Wedding Invitations a Texas-Size Hit

Those seeking to design a distinctive wedding invitation to commemorate that wondrous event often look at numerous wedding invitation samples and printing options before deciding on their particular invitation.

In the past there was clearly a distinct local bias in the choice of printing. Bridal couples on the West Coast seemed to prefer letterpress and those on the East Coast normally prefered engraving.

Bridal couples in Dallas and Houston and other cities have discovered that letterpress and engraved wedding invitations add an original and distinguished touch to weddings in the Great State of Texas

While this regional bias still remains, the two printing methods continue to entice discerning wedding couples who take pleasure in the delicate colors and imaginative designs of letterpress printing along with the timeless opaque colors of engraved wedding invitations.

The growth in letterpress wedding invitations have been powered by the emergence of talented artists who can purchase affordable presses to produce their own invitations and fine stationery. A functional press can be bought for anywhere between $3,000 and $5,000 and a gifted artist using Photoshop can make stunning designs then transfer those designs to polymer dies which are used in the presses.

Engraving is actually a similar printing method, but metal dies are made by emerging light-sensitive coated copper die plates into an acid bath to create the dies. Both engraving and letterpress are often more expensive given that each invitation is hand-fed through the press. Since every ink color is applied through a separate press run, the number of colors in the invitation will increase labor costs and, therefore, the total cost of your invitation.

Though letterpress and engraved wedding invitations are usually more memorable, those on a financial budget often seek less expensive options that mimic the creativity found in letterpress and engraved invites. The application of thermographic inks is an affordable alternative to engraving and even some flat-printed designs are appealing and capture the importance of the special occasion.

Dealing with a highly skilled stationer in your area is perhaps the easiest way to craft a wedding invitation that meets your goals and is also affordable. There are a few online wedding invitation printers that have the design and style and printing capabilities and, most significantly, the service quality to create wedding invitations that will make you very proud.

Sheila May, a native of Texas, is a founding member of the Stationers Guild and writes frequently about engraved wedding invitations and letterpress invitations.

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