What Are Letterpress Wedding Invitations?

Letterpress printing has almost become a thing of the past but is now enjoying a renaissance as once again many are looking beyond mass produced products in favour of the bespoke - you can see why when you look at our wedding invitations! Our antique letterpresses are beautifully constructed machines weighing in at half a tonne each, made by men who were both the children of steam locomotion and the engineers of it. Patiently restored to full working order they function (incredibly) in near silence. To see these great lumbering beasts spring to life, a mass of moving parts scarcley making a sound is an amazing thing and creates instant admiration for those who fathered the design.

The term 'letterpress' comes from the simple process that brings ink and paper together. A moving cast iron table called a 'platen' is pushed towards another static 'platen' or type bed which holds a frame-like device called a 'chase'. The 'chase' holds either led type or acid etched plates which are locked-up using 'quoins'. Ink is then transfered to the chase by rollers from the top plate and thus to the paper or card as the two platens come together and the letters are 'pressed' in.

We use only fine quality paper and board mostly from a globally renowned Somerset mill one of the oldest still working in europe, but we do also use Italian stock. For more on papers visit our 'Paper Specifier' page.

Our aim as a family run business has been to produce designs of a high quality that are elegant and stylish, providing an invitation that will be a delight both to send and receive. We wanted to send customers a product that really gives a thrill when you open the box, after all this is your wedding day and everything about it should be unforgettable.

Letterpress printing offers that ability and we're sure that you'll come to feel the same way we do.

Examples Of Letterpress work in text and patterns

Examples Of Embossed work in patterns