Printing Methods - The Lowdown for your Invites

Theres so much choice when it comes down to your wedding invitations, do you want something traditional, maybe an illustrative design, perhaps you really like bold colours??? I get why it can be totally overwhelming when your choosing your invitations, especially when you think you've gotten your dream wedding suite designed and down to a tee! and then your stationery designer throws in the question about which printing method you'd like to use?! Say what?!?

Well to make matters easier I've put together this post to help explain what different methods of printing we have to offer here at Alice Rose Stationery.

Digital Print

First things first, let's kick things off with the good old digital printing method! This has got to be one of the most popular methods we have here

and for good reason too! It's quick, (so a good fast turn around option for any last minute brides!) it's also more cost effective than other print processes, (not bad if your on a bit of a budget). You can pretty much get these in any colour you can possibly imagine, that being said unfortunately you won't get metallics using this method. Digital printing is either done using an ink jet printer or with a laser printer, you know like the printers you get at home? Here at Alice Rose Stationery we work with a commercial printer to ensure top notch print quality with high standard paper.

Letterpress Print

Ah letterpress printing... Be still my beating heart! This has to be my personal favourite out of all the printing methods, mind you I am biased I did use this very process for my own wedding invitations! I love everything about letterpress, the history (it's basically how people used to print back in the olden days, way before we all had printers in our homes), the soft pillowy texture! Letterpress is so tactile, its created by using a custom made plate of your design that is inked up with hand mixed ink chosen from a swatch, this is then pressed into your paper by a press, each invite is loaded onto the press individually hence why this can be a rather timely process! A beautiful indentation is then left behind of your design in the paper.

Foil Print

Also know as Hot Foil Stamping. This method is very similar to letterpress as it uses a press machine to and custom plate print onto the paper, the difference though is that you use a foil instead of ink. The foil can come in either metallic or mat with a large selection of colours to pick from. This is another timely printing process too, which you'll need to leave plenty of time if your wanting to use.

It's surprising how much of a difference a printed method can make to the look and feel of your invitation suite, which is why we let our clients have full reign with our Semi-Custom Collection. Our Semi-Custom Collection is a highly curated selection of invitations for you to chose from, you'll get to select which printing method you'd like to use, pick an ink colour that works best with your wedding theme, thus making your wedding suite as unique as you are.