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Letterpress Used Wisely

14 Comments Posted in: Destination: Wedding | Tags: Ajalon Printing, invitations, letterpress, RSVPs, save the date cards, stationary, wedding, wedding invitations | January 28, 2009

Last week I received a lovely package in the mail from Trish Jackson at Ajalon Printing and Design. They create unique letterpress stationary and invitations for a wide variety of events, and were kind enough to pass over a Wedding sample for your favorite bride (that’s me).

Although it’s great that Ajalon house paper is 100% cotton and they produce tree-free invitations, what I love about these samples is the different feelings they convey. Letterpress is often thought of as either too chic or just too quirky, but the samples below, as well as the few posted from their site, prove that you can convey any feeling you want, and work with Ajalon to create custom RSVP, Save the Date, and invitation cards tailored to your theme.

Cezanne
Cezanne
Sampler Pack
Sampler Pack
Sampler
Sampler


Savannah
Savannah
Jessica
Jessica
South Beach
South Beach


Country
Country
Atlantica
Atlantica
Inside the Sampler
Inside the Sampler






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Ever since her first essay was published in a third-grade anthology about Jane Goodall, Annemarie has been hooked on writing. She's since traded in print publications for HTML and pencils for iPads but prides herself on the same journalistic integrity that her news print reporting background required. Time Out, Marie Claire, Lifetime, and AOL are just some of the venues that publish her work. A native New Yorker, she lives vicariously through French fashion blogs, weekend gambling trips, and coffee.

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14 Responses to Letterpress Used Wisely

  • Allie January 29, 2009

    I love this post and Ajalon does have great invites but the price is a little steep for me…. Check out rsvppress.com and glidewellpress.com too if you haven’t already purchased your invites. They offer nice letterpress services at a much better rate. (you will have to contact rsvppress by email to get a price list and catalog sent. She is running a sale until March) Happy planning.

  • Trish Jackson January 30, 2009

    Hi Lola – this is Trish from Invitations by Ajalon Printing & Design. Wow, I’m so flattered by your posting! My love of letterpress began in high school (more years ago that I want to admit to!). One of my first jobs was printing letterpress – of course, that was before letterpress became so trendy!

    I’ve been working in the trade for many years, mostly business printing, but I jumped at the idea of getting involved with letterpress again. Once you touch it, you can’t help but fall in love with it.

    Ajalon’s been in business for over 50 years, unlike many of the letterpress printers who often operate out of their home or garage. We approach our invitation work as seriously as any other client. While we’re not the cheapest letterpress printer (do you really want the cheapest for something as important as your wedding invitation?), I feel the combined experience and professionalism of our staff can create a truly memorable invitation for you.

    Thanks again for the kind words!

  • mark April 15, 2009

    I bookmarked this site, Thank you for good job!

  • Anonymous April 19, 2009

    thanks !! very helpful post!

  • Anonymous May 1, 2009

    I want to say – thank you for this!

  • b May 20, 2009

    Thanks for the review!

  • Dirk August 1, 2009

    Your post Letterpress Used Wisely | Frill Seeker Diary: Peace, Love, Adventure. was very interesting when I found it over google on Sunday by my search for wedding invitation sample. I have your blog now in my bookmarks and I visit your blog again, soon. Take care.

  • Crystal Green November 11, 2009

    This brings back to mind something that my uncle used to say…
    Of course its definitely inappropriate at this time…

  • Marcella November 28, 2009

    Most of the time I do not place comments frivolously, just that I wished to say “Happy Thanksgiving” to everybody!

  • ostrov December 3, 2009

    Thank you,
    very interesting article

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  • Tiftaccircuck April 3, 2010

    Hi Travelers
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  • Yaroslav4 May 9, 2010

    I wanted to thank you for this excellent read!! I definitely enjoyed every little bit of it. I have you bookmarked your site to check out the new stuff you post

  • Aidan Webb August 21, 2010

    i do most wedding invitations on photoshop and also on MS Word:;;

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