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BROWSE
Client
Self
Quantity Produced
150
Production Cost
Under $800
Production Time
1 Month
Dimensions (Width × Height × Depth)
5 in × 5 in
Page Count
–
Paper Stock
Crane, Lettra, 300 gsm
Number of Colors
Invitation: 2 Spot
Supporting Elements: CMYK
Varnishes
–
Binding
–
Typography
Akzidenz Grotesk (Modified)
Archer
Buttermilk
Kate and Nick’s wedding invitations and materials are a nice combination of letterpress and laser print. In fact, it is difficult to tell (at least from the photos) that the supporting materials aren’t printed by letterpress. The different elements compliment one another well and combine to make a very nice invitation set.
As a musician, Nick traveled often while we were engaged. He used to call me “his anchor” and drew little anchors on his letters home. When the time came to design our wedding invitations, it made sense to us to use the anchor symbol on our stationery. The anchor implied a bit of a nautical feel, but we also wanted to incorporate some elements that referenced Nick’s work. We included event tickets in the invitations, and each guest received a laminated all access pass as escort cards.
Budget was somewhat limited, so we were only able to letterpress the main folded card. But, Elana at Spoon & Sailor printed them beautifully. The supporting elements were all printed on a home laser printer, on matte textured paper. Everything was cut out and assembled by kind friends and family, except for the tickets, which were perforated by a local copy shop.
Kate & Nick Wedding Invitations
Production Method
Design
Kate Harmer
Printing
Spoon & Sailor Letterpress
This post was published in the original layout of FPO so all images are smaller. Project descriptions as well as production lessons are quoted in the main content area.
Post Author
Cole Baldwin
Cole Baldwin
Former intern at UnderConsideration LLC.
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Date Published
September 7, 2011
Filed Under
Wedding materials
Tagged with
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