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Wedding Stationery Wednesday: Letterpress Thank You Cards

Katie — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:14:22 +0000

There’s nothing quite as timelessly elegant as a beautiful letterpress card. Here at Wedding Paper Divas, we love everything about them, from the way the ink sinks down into the grooves left by a big, antique printing press to the supple texture of the luxurious paper. I can’ t think of a better way to show your gratitude than with some of these beautiful letterpress thank you cards:

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Tara — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:07:42 +0000

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Letterpress Printing

Contributors — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 22:20:17 +0000

In honor of Wedding Paper Divas’s newest luxury letterpress line, I decided to devote an entire entry about letterpress printing. What is letterpress? If you are not planning a wedding, it’s possible that this word is not a part of your regular vocabulary.

Letterpress is a type of printing used hundreds of years ago that involves the pressing of movable type onto paper creating an impression of the image in reverse. This is how you get that great textured look and depth characteristic of letterpress invitations.

Chinese woodblock printing started as early as 750 AD with well-known printer Johannes Gutenberg being cited as the inventor of movable print in the 1400’s. This was originally created as a faster alternative to hand written calligraphy.

What was once a fading art for hobbyists has now emerged into a cultural revival. One place where you will see letterpress printing as popular as ever is in wedding invitations. Because of its beautiful, rich look, it’s obvious that this type of printing will remain in style and continue to capture the hearts and attention of couples for a long time.

Resources:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letterpress

In the News: iVillage is talking about Wedding Paper Divas

Lea — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 22:50:35 +0000

We have been so happy to hear all of the great feedback that we have received from both customers and the media about our new letterpress line. And, we were super-excited when Anne from iVillage Weddings’ blog “From ‘I will’ to ‘I do’” decided to feature both our new letterpress line and Diva Dialogue in today’s post.

To see what Anne has to say about Wedding Paper Divas, click here.

Introducing the Wedding Paper Divas Letterpress Collection

Lea — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:49:49 +0000

Today, we are excited to announce the launch of our exclusive Letterpress Collection and partnership with stationer William Arthur. Our new line of stationery expands our product line to include more luxury stationery options and the ability to continuously provide you with the superior quality craftsmanship that you expect from us. Now, your invitation options are expanded as you can order complete wedding suites or individual wedding stationery pieces from either our Wedding Paper Divas Signature Line or Letterpress Collection.

The Wedding Paper Divas Letterpress Collection represents the marriage of contemporary designs, state-of-the-art technology and personalization tools, and outstanding customer service with the most traditional printing method available. Our exclusive Letterpress designs will only be available on the Wedding Paper Divas, and each order placed will be printed by William Arthur on their fine signature papers.

To view our new line, click here.