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Not long after we found Kyndal and had invitation proofs in hand, we started exploring different ways to print them. I checked with Paper Source, but their prices were too high. We tried printing a few from home, but the quality wasn’t good, and then our planner suggested talking with a local letterpress team, Letterpress Light.

I really liked the idea of supporting a local business that was somewhat new.  At this point, Mr. B and I were pretty desperate, too. We had to make a decision about our invitations soon and we both wanted to hire someone to do it all: the printing, and even addressing the envelopes for us.

{The Letterpress Light Studio}

While we waited for Pavaune to get back to us, we researched Letterpress Light and found out they use an exclusive printing technique known as the Compression Plate Process™, which gives imprints a 50 percent deeper press!  The other places we inquired with didn’t offer packages as inclusive—each color added to the invite was an additional cost, and printing addresses was also extra!

Heather, founder of the company definitely wanted to work with us. However, not all pre-made designs (remember, we already had ours), are possible to print using the Letterpress Light technique. We didn’t know if our custom ones would work so we had to give Heather Kyndal’s email address and keep our fingers crossed!

The suspense is killer, right?

In the end, we got to work with ’em! Yay!

Our invitation now hangs on this wall of “letterpress fame,” if you will, and we’re the proud parents of gorgeous, unique letterpress wedding invitations. Wow! I never thought I’d hear myself say such a thing! We have LETTERPRESS! Ahh!

{The Letterpress Light Showroom}

Show us the final product, Miss. Brooch!

I hear ya! Here’s a peek:

{Our RSVP card!}

Check out that ridging and those deep indents! We couldn’t be happier! Squeee!

Stay tuned to see the finished product!

How did you print your invitations? Did you use a local business or try something new?

*All photos courtesy of http://www.paulmorse.com/