Digital Vibrancy

Fine Art Digital printing has a great deal of emphasis on colour and handles complex and detailed patterns. Full-service stationers use fine art digital printing techniques to design artful wedding invitations on a variety of paper including matte, semi-gloss, and satin cardstock.

If you want elegant invites with complex watercolour or full colour floral artwork, fine art digital invitations will be created. To add an extra special touch to your digital fine art printed wedding invitations choose to add foil or letterpress techniques. Digital printing is a great way to introduce a photograph into luxury invitations or when a piece requires an exquisite full colour approach.

Digital Fine Art Printed Invitation

HOW DIGITAL WEDDING INVITATIONS ARE MADE

Digital wedding invitations are created using a digital commercial press. These invitations are beautiful but do differ from the other printing techniques used for wedding stationery in that they are flat to the touch.

No matter the luxury wedding invitation printing technique, the wedding day is about the love story of two souls joining as one. A curated and intentional wedding invitation will set the tone and should reflect the spirit, personality, and style of the couple.

Foil Stamping. Add a Little Glam.

The foil stamping technique is hands-down one of the most glam wedding invitation printing options. The ultra-luxurious metallic stamped look with the foil (gold and silver are the most commonly used colors) turns everyday words into high-end, intentional stories of love. The cost of this method is also reflected in the labor-intensive process,, but the effect is immediate, so the invitation looks stunning even with minimal design additions.

Working with a talented full-service stationer makes the stationery journey the most effortless and fun part of the wedding planning experience. And because your invitations set the tone for the festivities, it’s important to get them right.

Foil Stamping Using Metallic Gold

How Foil Wedding Invitations are Made

The way foil printing is done is pretty amazing. A thin strip of foil is threaded through a foil press machine and then the foil is applied on top of your surface (blank card, luxury wedding invitation, etc.).

Foil stamping differs from ink stamping in that heat and pressure are used to leave an indent on the paper (deboss). The heat causes the foil's colour to be pressed into the paper, and voilà! Pretty and shiny wedding invitations.

The Love of Letterpress

Letterpress wedding invitations offer an exquisite base for what will surely be an opulent invitation suite. They are striking in their finish with the extraordinary feel of the debossed paper creating a look that is artfully exquisite. The letterpress technique is brilliant for couples looking for a classic, graceful wedding invitation. Letterpress creates an indentation on the paper creating a delectable tactile experience.

Keen knowledge and experience is required to design for this speciality printing method. Full-service stationers like Studio Two Sixteen who offer letterpress can create artwork that results in wedding invitations that are effortless and chic.

Letterpress wedding invitations require care and attention as all the artwork is pressed into thicker paper like bamboo or cotton fibre; the thicker, the better! Dark ink works best for wording while light-coloured inks are beautiful for accent details, however, these never show up well on darker paper.

Letterpress Wedding Invitation

How Letterpress Wedding Invitations Are Made

Letterpress is the exquisite art of a centuries-old printing method that has been improved over time, becoming one of the most advanced printing techniques available.

In today’s modern times, letterpress wedding invitations start with computer generated designs that are then transferred to film as a “negative” and exposed to a polymer plate {the modern-day "metal" plate}. Individual sheets of paper are hand-fed through the press. The plate presses down on the paper, creating a deep impression of artwork, leaving the design and text looking crisp and clean. The attentiveness given throughout this laborious vintage process is reflected in the price point and is so worth it.

Letterpress printing is highly regarded and is one of the most sought-after printing techniques for weddings stationery. The result is a beautiful work of art that will serve as your authentic, curated wedding invitation suite.