What Options Do I Have for My Wedding Invitations?


by Jeff Fain - Date: 2008-10-29 - Word Count: 406 Share This!

Wedding invitations can be purchased in bulk, customized, personalized, embellished, prioritized, ordered online, or perused offline. Whatever the method or medium, there is still the question of printing paper. All invitations opt for a certain kind of printing paper. That's right. Think about it. Invitations aren't sent on printer paper, construction paper, or standard stationary.

Wedding invitations require their own unique breed of paper to make the presentation picture-perfect. A short overview of the different types of printing paper will make it easy to decide which kind is best for your wedding, your guests, and most importantly, your budget.

With engraving, thermography, letterpress, embossing, blind embossing, offset printing, and arts & crafts methods that are out of the ordinary, how do you ever choose? The simple answer is that budget should come first.

Engraving is the most arcane, excuse the phrase, of wedding invitations printing. Other people like to call it traditional. It's also the most expensive so you may want to opt out for a cheaper decision. It involves copper, ink, and high-quality paper in a long, undue process.

Thermography gives the same results without the cost of the aforementioned process of engraving; it's a more sane option, for sure.

Letterpress is tactile, beautiful, crisp, and cheap. It's a smart move for a vintage, whimsical, artistic, or otherworldly feel. Artistic people should use this method or come up with one of their own printing methods.

The coolest option, embossing, creates raised impressions on the paper by streaming the paper through metal plates. You can purchase an embosser or take it to a professional for great service.

Offset printing, also known as lithography, is the flat kind of printing seen magazines, postcards, and other popular media items that people regularly peruse. It's elegant, stylish, and affordable.

Whatever printing style you choose, remember the following: the colors, images, illustration, and message are perhaps more important than printing. Spending all your money on a professional calligrapher will do you no good if you have no money left over for the cards and shipping. Sometimes, the cost of wedding invitations can get out of hand when one factor takes over the others. Keep them all in balance, and you'll do fine when the final product comes out. There are so many options that it's understandable for purchases to get out of hand. The printing technique, however, doesn't have to be expensive. Choose the smart move. Choose your printing technique wisely - with budget in mind. Stay focused.


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Jeff Fain is an author for Dependable Printing. Please visit Dependable Printing for a great selection of wedding invitations, wedding anniversary invitations, bridal shower invitations, party invitations, and much more.

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