Engraving or Letterpress?

Re: Engraving or Letterpress?

• banana468 member

  

  May 2010

  I prefer engraving but you can still have a formal wedding with letterpress or thermography.

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• Karen's MOH

  

  May 2010

  I personally prefer letterpress (LOVE it) but I think engraving is definitely the most formal, especially if you are doing black tie. So if you are equally between the two, that's what I would go with. That said, you can definitely have a formal invitation in letterpress. I think those two options are nicer and more formal than printing at home or thermography, if price isn't an issue.

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• JanoBean75

  

  May 2010

  Engraving is instant class. Letterpress -- some people don't like how it looks (I'm a paper snob, so I freaking love it) and might not think it's formal enough. If I had the budget though, I'd do letterpress because it's making a major comeback.
  
  Thermography done right gives the same look as engraving, but it's just not quite black-tie enough.
  

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• aerinpegadrak member

  

  May 2010

  Ditto the others.  For a black tie wedding, you pretty much have to have engraved invitations.  Thermography can often look quite similar.

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• JanoBean75

  

  May 2010

  To clarify: Engraving and letterpress are very high end. But some people might not like that letterpress looks so dry. The colors aren't as saturated with letterpress as they are with engraving. I love both and both indicate black tie or very formal to those that know.

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• cjohnsen2010

  

  May 2010

  When I was looking at engraved vs. letterpress, I was told that letterpress has to be done on much thicker paper, so your postage will cost more, especially considering the invitation, response card, reception card, etc. will all be on that same heavy weight paper.
  
  I ended up ordering engraved.  There's a company called Tatex (formerly National Engraving) in Texas that does beautiful work and their prices are much better than any other place I found.  They have books just like all the other invitation companies.  I know they have thermography and I believe they have letterpress also, but I'm not sure.  Do a google search.  Many invitation vendors offer a nice discount also when you order from them.
  
  My order just came in today and they're absolutely beautiful and they were significantly less than mall stores, etc.!

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• TurtlesAllTheWayDown member

  

  May 2010

  Personally, I'm doing thermography. For a black tie wedding, I'd do engraving, but letterpress would also be perfectly fine.

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• tenofcups4me member

  

  May 2010

  If it's between letterpress and engraving, I personally prefer engraving. But that's just a personal choice -- both are considered "formal." I also think thermography is fine too so it really just depends on which look you like best and how much money you want to spend. None of them would be out of line for a black tie wedding.

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