Letterpress wedding invitations have been popular for decades, if not centuries, and only continue to rise in popularity despite the fact that the big old presses have long since ceased to be manufactured, and the craft is now kept alive solely thanks to a small number of passionate artisans. The artisanal movement that has gained increasing traction over the last couple of decades has seen antiquated letterpress printing techniques return to the forefront of trends in the fashion, luxury, and event industries, where an emphasis on...
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Square Wedding Invitations
If you’re wanting to do something different with your wedding stationery, opting for a square wedding invitation can be a strikingly simple way to stand out. When it comes to design, and more specifically to rethinking traditional design, sometimes the solution is as easy as switching up the format.
In a quick Google or Pinterest search, you’ll notice that most wedding invitations are usually about 5x7 or 6x9 inches and more often than not, in portrait orientation. Occasionally they’re flipped to landscape, perhaps to accommodate a long venue illustration, or simply to match the opening of the envelope so that everything follows the same orientation and does not need to be rotated upon opening. (A consideration perhaps, for only the very obsessive amongst us).
The next most popular shape, especially in recent years - is the arched invitation, and then of course there are the uniquely die-cut formats in organic or geometric forms. It’s rather surprising just how rare the square actually is! So of course we’re all about it, and it is the chosen format for the wedding invitation in our beloved stationery collection, The Editor.
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The Dreamer, a luxurious, ethereal wedding invitation suite by The Letterist
Luxury Wedding Invitations
When you search for luxury wedding invitations or stationery - you’re likely to come across a plethora of examples which include at least one, if not all of these attributes:
Elaborate floral or decorative patterns covering large portions of the invitation, inserts, or envelope - and often involving specialty techniques and materials such as die-cutting or handmade paper
A multitude of inserts and additional finishing details such as pocket enclosures, envelope liners, inner and outer envelopes, wax seals, as well as decorative haberdashery elements such as ribbons, lace, or pearls
Traditional center-aligned layouts often typeset in old style serif typography or flowing script, as well as traditional invitation wording that includes parents’ names, spelled out dates or times, and formal phrases such as “The honor of your presence is requested” or “The favor of a reply is requested by…”
A lot of gold!
The Letterist Featured in Design and Paper
Four shades of cotton paper, letterpress printing, hand-painted acrylic strokes, a handwritten monogram on a vellum band…this modern, minimal, and oh-so-special wedding invitation suite is all about the details, and was recently featured on Design&Paper - a blog showcasing unique and remarkable work in print design. Read the full article here…see them in the making here, or click on read more below to see the full image gallery.
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