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Letterpress Invitations?

P: 2/14/2009 11:29:45 PM
thing2of2 Ideal Rock Total Posts: 7,661 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 1/1/2007	I did my first invitation shopping trip today and there are WAY too many choices! I originally thought I was going to go with classic engraved invites but I ended up LOVING the letterpress invitations. There were two that I loved, one from Crane and one from Page. The Crane ones were actually less expensive than the Page ones, but still pretty pricey. Has anyone here done letterpress invitations? If so, where did you get them from? Any recommendations or tips? Or good deals? And were you happy with them? Thank you in advance!
Posted: 2/14/2009 11:29:45 PM

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P: 2/14/2009 11:45:44 PM
Loves Vintage Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,417 Last Post: 11/22/2009 Member Since: 11/19/2007	I don't know how these compare deal-wise, but I love the letterpress invitations from White Aisle, so just had to share: http://whiteaisle.com/homepage.htm I didn't have invitations (eloped), but I did get some letter press thank you cards from here, and they were the prettiest cards I've seen. Also, I love, love, love the San Juan invitations in the do-it-yourself section. Sooo pretty.
Posted: 2/14/2009 11:45:44 PM

P: 2/15/2009 1:57:42 AM
rockin11 Cut Rock Total Posts: 169 Last Post: 9/18/2009 Member Since: 2/8/2009	never done letterpress but you can never go wrong with Crane on anything! I'm sure whatever you decide will be beautiful!!
Posted: 2/15/2009 1:57:42 AM

P: 2/15/2009 2:06:29 AM
FrekeChild Ideal Rock Total Posts: 12,885 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 12/14/2007	Yo C! Where are our pics?!?!?! I wanna see these amazing invites!!!!! (And I have no experience in letterpress. But I think you knew that already.) _______________________________ "Women are either goddesses or doormats." Pablo Picasso "In all matters of opinion, our adversaries are insane." Mark Twain
Posted: 2/15/2009 2:06:29 AM

P: 2/15/2009 2:41:42 AM
Sparkalicious Ideal Rock Total Posts: 3,719 Last Post: 9/19/2009 Member Since: 11/22/2007	Hey Thing! Love letterpress, myself! We're still trying to figure out if we are going to go that route or not. We love some of the Crane invites!! We had the worst time trying to select from invites so we decided to go custom! It is so worth it and not that much more. Have you considered that route? For someone as funky and creative as you ... it might be your best bet - We didn't find it to be more expensive. There are a couple of places I would recommend, if you're interested ... www.bsdstudio.com (I'm biased cuz we went with them b/c we love their stuff and they are local) www.eastsix.com I LOVE their stuff. Amazing www.lhcalligraphy.com , She is amazing to work with and did the maps to go with our STDs. I hope this helps in some way! * Too much of a good thing can be wonderful * ~ Mae West September 6, 2009
Posted: 2/15/2009 2:41:42 AM

P: 2/15/2009 9:49:12 AM
TheBigT Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,418 Last Post: 10/29/2009 Member Since: 1/28/2008	Our letterpress invitations just came in a few days ago, and I love them! We got ours from Blue Ribbon Design, but they were a little on the expensive side. I also really loved Page - we were thinking of getting the ones with the rounded corners and blue border. Bella Figura has gorgeous stuff,a nd is a little less expensive than Blue Ribbon. Also nice are Elum and Paper + Cup. And Linda & Harriet! I have a bunch more local Brooklyn/New york letter press places saved in my bookmarks, because I really wanted to go with a local designer. I'm so very happy with my Blue Ribbon invitations, and have only wonderful things to say about the entire process! Letterpress is a little more expensive, but there are so many independent presses out there that range a lot in price, so keep looking! Good luck!
Posted: 2/15/2009 9:49:12 AM

P: 2/15/2009 10:00:33 AM
thing2of2 Ideal Rock Total Posts: 7,661 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 1/1/2007	Date: 2/14/2009 11:45:44 PM Author: Loves Vintage I don't know how these compare deal-wise, but I love the letterpress invitations from White Aisle, so just had to share: http://whiteaisle.com/homepage.htm I didn't have invitations (eloped), but I did get some letter press thank you cards from here, and they were the prettiest cards I've seen. Also, I love, love, love the San Juan invitations in the do-it-yourself section. Sooo pretty. Thanks Loves Vintage-they have some gorgeous options! I really love the calligraphy ones. But really all the designs are gorgeous!
Posted: 2/15/2009 10:00:33 AM

P: 2/15/2009 10:06:09 AM
thing2of2 Ideal Rock Total Posts: 7,661 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 1/1/2007	Date: 2/15/2009 2:06:29 AM Author: FrekeChild Yo C! Where are our pics?!?!?! I wanna see these amazing invites!!!!! (And I have no experience in letterpress. But I think you knew that already.) I'm a dummy and didn't take pics and I can't find any online! I'll keep looking and post some if I find them! I found one of the Page that I liked, though, minus the pink flowers.
Posted: 2/15/2009 10:06:09 AM

P: 2/15/2009 10:08:57 AM
thing2of2 Ideal Rock Total Posts: 7,661 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 1/1/2007	Date: 2/15/2009 1:57:42 AM Author: rockin11 never done letterpress but you can never go wrong with Crane on anything! I'm sure whatever you decide will be beautiful!! Good to know Crane is awesome-I had no idea they were the go to for invitations! The things you learn while wedding planning!
Posted: 2/15/2009 10:08:57 AM

P: 2/15/2009 10:20:31 AM
thing2of2 Ideal Rock Total Posts: 7,661 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 1/1/2007	Date: 2/15/2009 2:41:42 AM Author: Sparkalicious Hey Thing! Love letterpress, myself! We're still trying to figure out if we are going to go that route or not. We love some of the Crane invites!! We had the worst time trying to select from invites so we decided to go custom! It is so worth it and not that much more. Have you considered that route? For someone as funky and creative as you ... it might be your best bet - We didn't find it to be more expensive. There are a couple of places I would recommend, if you're interested ... www.bsdstudio.com (I'm biased cuz we went with them b/c we love their stuff and they are local) www.eastsix.com I LOVE their stuff. Amazing www.lhcalligraphy.com , She is amazing to work with and did the maps to go with our STDs. I hope this helps in some way! Ooooh LOVE the bsdstudio stuff. WOW! Did you post your invites anywhere? I bet they're AMAZING! Thanks for the links-it definitely helps to see all the designs and get an idea of what's out there. I'm not sure if we would go with a design or just go more simple with maybe a graphic at the top. I'm usually a clean and simple girl when it comes to design but I do love the fancy letterpress stuff!
Posted: 2/15/2009 10:20:31 AM

P: 2/15/2009 10:37:09 AM
thing2of2 Ideal Rock Total Posts: 7,661 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 1/1/2007	Date: 2/15/2009 9:49:12 AM Author: TheBigT Our letterpress invitations just came in a few days ago, and I love them! We got ours from Blue Ribbon Design, but they were a little on the expensive side. I also really loved Page - we were thinking of getting the ones with the rounded corners and blue border. Bella Figura has gorgeous stuff,a nd is a little less expensive than Blue Ribbon. Also nice are Elum and Paper + Cup. And Linda & Harriet! I have a bunch more local Brooklyn/New york letter press places saved in my bookmarks, because I really wanted to go with a local designer. I'm so very happy with my Blue Ribbon invitations, and have only wonderful things to say about the entire process! Letterpress is a little more expensive, but there are so many independent presses out there that range a lot in price, so keep looking! Good luck! AAAAAAAAAH so many good ones! Thank you for the links! I can already tell I'm going to get pretty obsessed with this! I like the idea of going local, too, and Page is actually local to me, but they were really pricey and the stuff I like (more simple) can be done just as easily with Crane, I think. But if I could find a smaller company that's priced similarly to Crane I would totally go with them.
Posted: 2/15/2009 10:37:09 AM

P: 2/15/2009 11:15:54 AM
rockzilla Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,107 Last Post: 11/18/2009 Member Since: 11/19/2006	If you go custom, there are two places that can print them for you relatively inexpensively: http://www.mecuriobrothers.com/ (prices on website) www.invitationsbyajalon.com/ (similar prices, also have deals) I am probably going to do letterpress myself....
Posted: 2/15/2009 11:15:54 AM

P: 2/15/2009 12:35:36 PM
thing2of2 Ideal Rock Total Posts: 7,661 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 1/1/2007	Date: 2/15/2009 11:15:54 AM Author: rockzilla If you go custom, there are two places that can print them for you relatively inexpensively: http://www.mecuriobrothers.com/ (prices on website) www.invitationsbyajalon.com/ (similar prices, also have deals) I am probably going to do letterpress myself.... Wow, those are way more affordable...thanks rockzilla! Are you going to use one of them?
Posted: 2/15/2009 12:35:36 PM

P: 2/15/2009 9:34:05 PM
Tacori E-ring Ideal Rock Total Posts: 16,086 Last Post: 11/22/2009 Member Since: 8/15/2005	jcrow had letterpress invites. I am pretty sure her wedding thread is on here.
Posted: 2/15/2009 9:34:05 PM

P: 2/15/2009 10:09:07 PM
rockzilla Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,107 Last Post: 11/18/2009 Member Since: 11/19/2006	Yes..I haven't decided which one to go with yet. I'll have to price it out...
Posted: 2/15/2009 10:09:07 PM

P: 2/15/2009 11:48:01 PM
thing2of2 Ideal Rock Total Posts: 7,661 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 1/1/2007	Date: 2/15/2009 9:34:05 PM Author: Tacori E-ring jcrow had letterpress invites. I am pretty sure her wedding thread is on here. Thanks Tacori-I'll go hunt it down! rockzilla-please keep me posted if you decide to go with one or the other! I would definitely like to use one of them. It seems like Mercurio is cheaper but I just gave a quick look at the pricing so I'm not positive.
Posted: 2/15/2009 11:48:01 PM

P: 2/16/2009 10:38:32 AM
Clairitek Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,839 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 7/21/2008	I don't have any experience in letterpress but I do know that I love the style. If I had an unlimited stationary budget I would definitely go for them. I look forward to seeing what you choose because you have great style. *----** C-tek
Posted: 2/16/2009 10:38:32 AM

P: 2/16/2009 12:01:40 PM
thing2of2 Ideal Rock Total Posts: 7,661 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 1/1/2007	Date: 2/16/2009 10:38:32 AM Author: Clairitek I don't have any experience in letterpress but I do know that I love the style. If I had an unlimited stationary budget I would definitely go for them. I look forward to seeing what you choose because you have great style. Wow thanks, C-tek! I'll keep everyone posted! For some reason I thought I had to get on it but it turns out I have a while since my wedding is 7/11/09. So I have some time to research the different options, which means I can hopefully find a deal!
Posted: 2/16/2009 12:01:40 PM

P: 2/16/2009 12:54:49 PM
Loves Vintage Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,417 Last Post: 11/22/2009 Member Since: 11/19/2007	Etsy also has 25 pages worth of letterpress invitations (or at least 25 pages of matches for letterpress and wedding!) Just to add a bit more variety to your search. The number of choices for wedding invitations is really astounding, isn't it? I know you might not fancy these so much because you said you might go with text only, but WOW, she's using really pressed flowers on these: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=20997569 http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=20363298
Posted: 2/16/2009 12:54:49 PM

P: 2/16/2009 1:15:03 PM
Mediterranean Ideal Rock Total Posts: 578 Last Post: 6/3/2009 Member Since: 1/26/2008	Here's another vendor to consider: Parklife Press. The designer's name is Travis, he works out of his studio in North Carolina. I priced out 50 letterpress invitation suites (invite w/outer envelope, response card w/pre-printed address on the the envelope) for $700, which included his custom design fee (he can pretty much do whatever you choose, and it won't go beyond that pricing. Our request was fairly intricate, and we didn't use any of the designs on his website). The only thing Parklife doesn't do is inner envelopes....but, there's another option for you to check out as you shop.....
Posted: 2/16/2009 1:15:03 PM

P: 2/21/2009 10:17:45 AM
thing2of2 Ideal Rock Total Posts: 7,661 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 1/1/2007	Thanks Loves Vintage and Mediterranean! I was out of town last week so I'm getting caught up on PS today! Loves Vintage, I thought about Etsy but haven't done any searching yet-I think I'll have a look today! And WOW the ones with the pressed flowers are gorgeous! ETA Mediterranean, I love the Parklife Press, too! And they're semi-local to me (I'm in VA) so that could be good. Thanks again!
Posted: 2/21/2009 10:17:45 AM

P: 2/21/2009 10:44:55 AM
rockzilla Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,107 Last Post: 11/18/2009 Member Since: 11/19/2006	Hey - I just got Mecurio Bros samples this week. They are REALLY nice. And the best prices I've seen, so I think we're going with them. We preferred the somerset over the strathmore...softer, thicker and with a deeper "press" if that makes sense!
Posted: 2/21/2009 10:44:55 AM

P: 2/21/2009 5:13:07 PM
thing2of2 Ideal Rock Total Posts: 7,661 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 1/1/2007	Date: 2/21/2009 10:44:55 AM Author: rockzilla Hey - I just got Mecurio Bros samples this week. They are REALLY nice. And the best prices I've seen, so I think we're going with them. We preferred the somerset over the strathmore...softer, thicker and with a deeper 'press' if that makes sense! Thanks for the update, rockzilla! One more question for you-did you design the invitations yourself or did they do it? I wondered that about ordering online.
Posted: 2/21/2009 5:13:07 PM

P: 2/21/2009 6:45:26 PM
RLG Cut Rock Total Posts: 313 Last Post: 7/10/2009 Member Since: 1/22/2007	I love letterpress as well. I just got my letterpress invites from a local artist co-op in saint louis http://www.allalongpress.com/. I provided the paper and the printing was $530 for 130 invites, RSVP, Reception cards, and $150 thank you cards. I had really simple invites that I designed in word sent in an email to them.
Posted: 2/21/2009 6:45:26 PM

P: 2/21/2009 7:29:05 PM
thing2of2 Ideal Rock Total Posts: 7,661 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 1/1/2007	Date: 2/21/2009 6:45:26 PM Author: RLG I love letterpress as well. I just got my letterpress invites from a local artist co-op in saint louis http://www.allalongpress.com/. I provided the paper and the printing was $530 for 130 invites, RSVP, Reception cards, and $150 thank you cards. I had really simple invites that I designed in word sent in an email to them. Wow, thanks for the link! That's a great price! I love PS!
Posted: 2/21/2009 7:29:05 PM

P: 2/21/2009 7:37:45 PM
RLG Cut Rock Total Posts: 313 Last Post: 7/10/2009 Member Since: 1/22/2007	I know right? I was really excited, because otherwise I would have never been able to afford letterpress. I hope whatever you choose your are as happy with your invites as I am with mine.
Posted: 2/21/2009 7:37:45 PM

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