Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Letterpress and Engraved Wedding Invitations a Fashionable Decision for Chicago Weddings

By Richard May


Those seeking to design an original wedding invitation to memorialize that happy celebration usually see a huge selection of wedding invitation examples and printing solutions before selecting their particular wedding invitation.

Previously there seemed to be a definite local disposition in the selection of printing. Wedding couples from the West Coast seemed to opt for letterpress printing and the ones from the East Coast typically prefered engraving.

Brides in Chicago and other towns and cities on the midwest are finding that letterpress and engraved wedding invitations add a unique and distinguished touch to help celebrate one's wedding.

While this regional bias still persists, both printing styles continue to attract discerning bridal couples who appreciate the subtle colors and innovative designs of letterpress printing and the classic opaque colors of engraved invitations.

The increase in letterpress wedding stationery have been powered from the appearance of accomplished artists who can acquire cost-effective presses to make his or her wedding invitations and letterpress stationery. A functional press may well be bought for around $3,000 and $5,000 and a skilled artist utilizing Photoshop can produce gorgeous designs then transfer those designs to polymer dies which are utilized in the printing presses.

Engraving is a similar printing process, but metal dies are created by emerging light-sensitive coated copper plates into an acid bath to create the dies. Both engraving and letterpress tend to be more expensive since each invitation is hand-fed through the printer. Since each ink color is applied separately, the number of colors in the wedding invitation increases labor costs and, as such, the overall cost of the invitation.

Even though letterpress and engraved invitations are usually more remarkable, those on a financial budget typically seek more cost-effective solutions that imitate the creativeness seen in letterpress and engraved wedding invitations. The application of thermographic inks is surely an cost-effective alternative to engraving and also a few flat-printed designs are appealing and capture the significance of the special occasion.

Working with an experienced stationer in your neighborhood is certainly the best way to craft a wedding invitation that meets your expectations and is within your budget. There are only a few online wedding invitation printers who have the design and printing capabilities and, most importantly, the service quality to create wedding invitations that would make you proud.




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