How To Choose Engraved Stationery For Wedding

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When you are shopping for your wedding stationery, you may feel like a fish out of water. Here is a glossary of the wedding stationery terms that you will need to know to make choosing the perfect invitations a snap.

Engraving: This refers to a printing process in which a copper plate is engraved with your wedding invitation wording, inked, and run through a press to print the lettering onto the stationery. Engraving is easily identified by its raised lettering. For a formal wedding or traditional wedding with the bride in a classic gown and pearl bridal jewelry, engraving is the best choice.

Letterpress: This style of printing has been around for hundreds of years, but it has only become popular for wedding invitations in the last decade or so. Letterpress invitations are very popular with brides who want a chic and contemporary look for their stationery, while still having the fine craftsmanship that has made engraving the gold standard for generations.

Thermography: Another technique in which the wedding invitation wording can be transferred to the paper. Thermography consists of an ink being printed over a fine powder to give the lettering a raised look. It is intended to mimic engraving, although anyone familiar with fine stationery will immediately know the difference. The telltale signs of “fake engraving” include no indentations on the reverse of the paper, shiny ink, and some subtle unevenness of the lettering. Cotton rag paper: This is actually just what it sounds like: paper made from cotton fibers instead of wood pulp.

Top Five Stationery Styles

Custom Stationery

Stationery is back in fashion, and it’s more stylish than ever. Correspondence cards are on the rise. Note cards, monogrammed stationery, wedding stationery and invitations of all kinds are making a big comeback in the world of business and social activity. Choosing a stationery style that represents your own personal style is easier than ever. Traditional stationery is still popular, as evidenced by the popularity of the Elegant Embossed Monogrammed stationery set. Fine white or ecru paper without a touch of color is a classically elegant style, and the embossed monogram is another nod to tradition and elegance. The stationery set is understated and classy and comes with stationery sheets for writing letters, note cards for short notes and correspondence cards for jotting quick personal notes to friends and associates.

Another traditional classic piece of stationery that never goes out of style is the Classic Vellum Typewriter Stationery. Heavyweight vellum in white, ecru and pale blue has always set the standard for style in business and personal correspondence. Center printed with your personalization. Lined envelopes are among the hottest fashion trends in stationery. One of the most popular styles of personalized stationery for more casual use is the Secret Garden Sheets, Cards and Envelopes. The pages and cards are bordered with a slim line of teal, one of today’s most fashion-forward colors, and the envelopes are lined with a delightful floral print pattern.

Custom Stationery

One of the top five stationery styles this year is the Eco Chic Cards, a line of note cards made of 100% recycled paper and printed with soy ink. Stationery is notoriously feminine, unless it’s meant for business use. Correspondence cards are a modern alternative to letter sheets and fussy note cards. The Classic Stripe Gift Set includes 50 heavyweight correspondence cards in ivory, accented with thick borders in bold colors like espresso, navy and wine. The optional Classic Stripes lined envelopes make a strong, masculine style statement that few other stationery sets can equal. Other modern trends in personalized stationery are also making a splash. One popular stationery gift for the busy executive is the DYO (Design Your Own) Memo Pad and Holder. The gift set includes two small memo pads, two medium memo pads and one large memo pad in a sleek engraved acrylic memo holder.