Home and Family Author: Anna Wayne

There are so many options when it comes to designs for invitations today. They are almost endless. What I recommend is either letterpress or engraving for your invitations. These are the most elegant and the oldest forms of printing out there. They really provide an such a glamorous and detailed effect that will make your invitation stand out among others. Either way you decide to go, cost will be about the same for each of these medium. There are many pricing options available as well.

Invitations that are engraved are very elegant and more traditional. The art of engraving has been around for years and is very intricate and detailed oriented. A die is created, usually made of copper like a clam shell and the paper is and ink is pressed between. The result is a raised feel for the text of the invitation or embossed look and feel. You want t o make sure you always follow proper etiquette when you get these done. Your local wedding stationery store or online vendor can provide this information for you.

Gutenberg got it right when he invented letterpress printing. It is by far becoming one of the most popular and artistic mediums out there today. It inspires printers to salvage old presses waiting for the junk yard and brides to be to use for their wedding stationery. It is also more environmentally friendly as some companies are actually using these presses on solar power and making the plates to use from recyclable plastics and metals with a eco friendly water based wash out system. Regardless of all this the end result is what matters and it is the most elegant wedding invitation out there today.

When it comes to choosing between the engraved wedding invitation and the letterpress wedding invitation, both are comparably priced, as they both take a considerable amount of time, effort, and expertise to craft. While thermography is about half the cost of traditional engraving and letterpress wedding invitations, it also results in a lesser quality invitation.

If you are still on the fence and making a decision you want to realize that the paper and time are the most expensive elements in your invitation. Some of the eco friendly papers are 100% cotton but the are acid free archival quality and will last for generations to come. So be sure not to sacrifice quality in this regard. Look at samples of wedding thank you cards and some of the work you will be purchasing as well to help make your decision.

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