Wedding Blog

All I needed was for Paper Source to call it “a very classy way to make an impression” and I was sold on the idea of embossing our return address on the Save the Date card envelopes. That, and I needed an alternative to printing them on the back, since I was already worried enough about printing the main addresses on the front. (What if either the front or the back smeared the second time through?!?!).

But I will say this: Mr. Petunia’s warning was on point!

I was not prepared for the sheer strength embossing would require. Our address sprawled over three lines total; because the bottom line is closer to the handle where one presses down, it’s easy to get it to come out, but it takes quite the push to get the other two lines to emboss, particularly the top one. Actually, it took two little pushes and one big last push to get it right without it making any holes either. Oh, and push with both hands unless you have superhuman strength. (I’d say maybe I’m just a weakling, but Mr. Petunia had a somewhat tough time of it, too).

Altogether, I wouldn’t discourage anyone from using one. In the end, I did think it was a nice detail. Just know what you’re getting into. For extra help, Paper Source does offer a how-to video.

Keep in mind that you have to purchase both the embosser itself as well as the custom-made address plate. They also offer some nice motif and message plates.