letterpress wedding invitations
I know it feels like we just finished sending Christmas cards, but Valentine’s Day is right around the corner! Why not send a little more love (or make up for the fact that those holiday cards never quite made it to the mailbox). I have a fun collection of Valentine’s photo cards, along with some cute classroom Valentines, available at Minted this year!
At First Sight is a sweet birth announcement / Valentine’s Day card featuring hand lettering. Available exclusively at Minted.
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Now that you know how to word your wedding invitation, it’s time to move onto the next piece in your invitation suite: the RSVP card!
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The Harmony letterpress invitation design is simply stunning in blind letterpress and warm gray ink. The neutral colors in this invitation give it a soft, romantic feel without being too “girly”. The blind letterpress portion (also known as blind impress or deboss) is achieved by pressing an uninked printing plate into the paper. It leaves a subtle impression that begs to be touched.
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Deciding on the wording for your invitation can seem like a daunting task! I’ve put together this post to take some of the stress out of the process, and provide sample wording for your wedding invitations. There is a lot of conflicting information out there- when in doubt I defer to Emily Post for anything involving wedding etiquette.
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The Besotted invitation design is one of the first designs I offered at Banter & Charm, and it’s still popular today. With good reason – this elegant letterpress wedding invitation features an elegant lace motif in mint green along with formal typography in soft gray letterpress.
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In today’s installment of the Wedding Stationery Guide I’m going to walk you through the various pieces that make up your wedding invitation suite.
The main invitation and the response card are the obvious pieces, but what about everything else?
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Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. If you purchase items through these links I may earn a commission. I am also a designer for Minted, although I was not paid for this post – I just love their products!
Minted’s Black Friday sale ends tonight! They’re offering 20% off home decor and gift orders with offer code BF2017.
Have you seen the adorable new holiday decor Minted launched this year? I was excited to see two of my patterns are available on stockings and tree skirts (My design is the center stocking: Merriest. Left is Seville Mosaic and right is Herringbone Incomplete ). 
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Typography based designs are my favorite style to create, so I am excited to share these typographic Christmas cards with you!
Sentiments features my own hand lettering along with three photos of your family. Available exclusively at Minted
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Have you seen the adorable new holiday decor Minted launched this year? I was excited to see two of my patterns are available on stockings and tree skirts (My design is the center stocking: Merriest. Left is Seville Mosaic and right is Herringbone Incomplete ). …
I know I’ve mentioned it before, but I LOVE Christmas cards that serve a dual purpose. These newlywed Christmas cards do just that – use them as a wedding announcement or to commemorate your first Christmas as a married couple. (They’re also a great way to share some of your gorgeous wedding photos!) If you’ve never sent Christmas cards before, I love the idea of starting the tradition on your first married Christmas.
New Mr. and Mrs. is New Year’s save the date card that would also work great as a wedding announcement! Available exclusively at Minted
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Think of the person on your Christmas shopping list that you dread shopping for. You know who it is: maybe they have everything, or they’re incredibly picky, or you just want to give them something other than your standard “candle and a bottle of wine” gift. Now raise your hand if you could cross this person off your shopping right now.
Then this is for you! A custom return address stamp is the perfect gift for hard-to-shop-for people on your list. The recipient will appreciate such a thoughtful and personal gift.
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These foil pressed Christmas invitations are sure to get your guests in the holiday spirit! Featuring a foil stamped design in your choice of silver, rose gold, copper, red, or gold foil, these ready to order party invitations are the perfect way to invite family and friends to your annual Christmas party or a corporate holiday event.
Just like my collection of foil pressed Christmas cards, while these invitations feature real foil stamping the price tag is smaller and the turn around time is shorter than custom foil stamping.
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Since having kids, I take a lot of photos. I mean A LOT. So naturally, I like to share those photos, and what better way than on a Christmas card! While I still love a gorgeous full bleed photo card with a simple “Merry Christmas” greeting, I’ve found myself gravitating towards Christmas card layouts with space for lots of photos. My 2017 holiday collection has a huge variety of multi photo designs – photo gallery layouts with space for lots of your square Instagram photos, simple designs with three photos, and festive photo collage Christmas cards. All perfect for sharing lots of photos of you and your kids! And if multiple photos on the front isn’t enough, I also offer a variety of backer layouts where you can add even more
Joyful Border is probably my favorite multi photo card in the collection. Featuring a real foil pressed border and 10 photos, what more could you ask for? Available exclusively at Banter & Charm
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Foil pressed Christmas cards are gorgeous, there is no denying that. But custom foil stamping comes with a higher price tag than most people like to pay for their Christmas cards. And it takes longer too (and let’s face it, you generally don’t have weeks and weeks to wait for your holiday cards). Those two issues are exactly the reason I’m offering a ready made foil Christmas card collection this year! These ready to order designs feature real pressed foil in your choice of gold, silver, rose gold, copper, or red.
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This set of funny Christmas cards is sure to spark a smile from all who receive them! Focusing on a “naughty or nice theme”, all of these humorous holiday card designs are a great way to show off your children’s (or pet’s!) personalities.
Nice Until Proven Naughty is perfect for the family with little ones that might not always be on the “nice list”. Available at Banter & Charm
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Christmas cards that do double duty are some of my favorite things to design! So today I’m sharing some birth announcement Christmas cards (that could also work as a “Baby’s First Christmas” card) to show off your newborn photos and share details of your little one’s first Christmas.
Littlest Christmas features hand drawn winter foliage and three photos of your newborn baby. Available exclusively at Minted.
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The Christmas card collection is here!! I can’t wait for you to see the options this year- I’ve added some stunning new designs and you can customize more than ever.
I skipped the custom Christmas card collection through Banter & Charm last year (with a baby due in October, I took the last few months of the year off), and I absolutely missed it! If you follow along on Instagram, you’ve seen some sneak peeks of this year’s holiday collection. I’ll be sharing a few of my favorites here on the blog over the next few weeks, and you can check it all out in Banter & Charm’s Christmas Shop…
Addressing your envelope. Sigh. Are you dreading this task for your wedding invitations? Or maybe you completely forgot about it? Perhaps you’ve thought ahead and know you’re going to use a calligrapher (like Nikki from Made by Meer whose gorgeous work is featured below) to address the envelopes for you, or I’ll be printing the addresses for you.
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Every design in Banter & Charm’s collection can be customized to perfectly to create personalized wedding invitations just for you! The sample designs are just a starting point; make it your own by choosing the colors, wording, fonts, papers, and envelopes. These signature options are included in every order! You can also choose from an array of premium options. This is where you can take your invitation suite from exceptional to extraordinary! Hand calligraphy, custom maps, unique die cut shapes, double thick paper, edge painting, envelope liners, and more.
I want you to have all the options you desire (and none of the ones you don’t need), so if you have any questions about the available customizations, please get in touch!
The following versions of the Hope design show some adjustments you can make to personalize any collection wedding invitation design.
The first version is the original design, shown in 2-color letterpress (Powder and Pewter) on 110# Fluorescent White cotton paper.
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Lots of gorgeous new wedding invitation designs are coming soon- just in time for the fall wedding season! Full of stunning details like custom hand calligraphy, metallic gold ink, die cut shapes, and double thick colored paper in rich shades of burgundy and navy, these invites are guaranteed to wow your guests.
I’m so excited to be partnering with Nikki of Made by Meer to offer custom hand calligraphy! And it’s not just for envelopes: your names, a monogram, headings, or even the full invitation text is available in calligraphy!
With this collection, I’m also adding a new printing method to the available options: screen printing! Perfect for white ink on colored papers, or shimmery metallic gold ink all at an affordable price point.
It’s that time of year – at least if you’re a stationery designer! While everyone else was dreaming of spring, the past few months I’ve been listening to holiday music and watching Christmas movies, trying to get in a festive spirit.
Below are some of my submissions to Minted’s contest, and if you have a moment I’d love if you could rate them. Make sure to check out the other submissions as well – the contest is full of gorgeous designs. And if you vote on 50 or more designs by 5/30/17 you’ll receive a coupon code for $25 off your next Minted purchase of $50+.
Clockwise from top left: Christmas Flurries, Sparkling Joy, Traditional, The Most Wonderful
Clockwise from top left: Postmark, Happy Holly, Snow Good, Christmas Lettering
Clockwise from top left: Joyful Stack, Just Merried, Littlest Christmas, Border of Pine
New foil pressed save the dates available exclusively at Minted.
All images courtesy Minted.com
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Minted recently launched a new collection of photo save the dates featuring real letterpress! I’m so excited to have a few of my own designs included in the collection.
Posy features a bouquet of hand drawn florals in green and navy framing your photo.
Timeless is a classic design with elegant script letterpressed in a lovely dark teal color.
All photos courtesy Minted.com
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I am so excited to share a bit more about how you can customize designs in The Gilded Collection!
Foil stamping is gorgeous! There is no denying that. But it can also be pricey, and we understand that it may not fit your budget. That’s why we created The Gilded Collection! The designs in this collection feature real foil paired with personalized flat printing. This means you can have real foil stamping on your wedding invitations at a more affordable price point than custom foil stamping.
Sounds too good to be true, right? It’s not! The Gilded Collection is a special selection of designs that feature real foil paired with personalized flat printing.
The flat print portion of the design is completely customizeable!
You can change the color of the text and the background. Choose any number of colors from our standard ink color options.
Change the wording, fonts, and text layout. View the font options.
You can even use a photo- perfect for your wedding save the date! Either portrait or landscape orientation works.
For the foil stamping portion, you can choose from gold foil, silver foil, rose gold foil, or copper foil.
However the foil portion cannot be moved and the size and placement cannot change.
Last summer I started a “Wedding Stationery Guide” series on the blog to showcase the customization options available for Banter & Charm’s wedding collection. Over the next few months I’ll be continuing the series: talking about envelopes and fun add ons like envelope liners, edge painting, and custom maps.
Since it’s been a while, I thought it would be great to recap the Wedding Stationery Guide so far.
Printing Methods An overview of the three printing methods offered at Banter & Charm: Flat Printing, Letterpress, and Foil Stamping.
Papers All about the colors, weights, and texture of paper.
Inks colors can be complicated! This part of the guide took three posts to cover.
Ink Colors: Part I Ink and color basics.
Ink Colors: Part II Tips for choosing your colors.
Ink Colors: Part III “Non colors” : white and blind impression.
The “Fonts” portion of the guide was split into three posts as well.
Fonts: Part I Types of fonts.
Fonts: Part II How changing a font can change the look of your invitation.
Fonts: Part III Tips for choosing fonts for your invitation.
Sizing and Shapes Standard sizing for invitations and inserts, and the die cut shapes available.
That’s all for now, but check back soon for more information and tips on customizing your wedding invitations!
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