Artwork for a specific piece
Wedding Suite Artwork
An invitation, RSVP, details card and envelope drawn as one suite and engineered for the finish.
What you get
- Artwork for invitation, RSVP, details card and envelope
- Type system and layout across the suite
- Finishes separated per piece
- Print-ready PDFs
- Spec sheet
How it runs
Step 1
Send what you have
Your mark, your copy, and the piece it is going on.
Step 2
Layout
We lay it to the trim, the die and the finish, and flag anything that will not hold.
Step 3
Engineer
Separations, bleed, safety and tolerances set to our press floors.
Step 4
Hand over
Print-ready files and a spec sheet naming every tolerance.
What changes the price
These are the variables that move the number. There is no calculator — we read the file and quote it.
- How many pieces in the suite
- Whether guest names are personalised and how many
- Which finishes — foil, letterpress, blind impression, painted edge
- Whether a monogram or crest is drawn from scratch
- Whether the envelope is printed or calligraphed
The press standards that apply
Hairlines under 0.5 pt
A foil line finer than 0.5 pt either fills in or flakes off the sheet. We redraw thin strokes up to the floor rather than let them disappear.
Counters under 1.5 mm
The hole in an 'a' or an 'e' closes under pressure. Below 1.5 mm at final size it prints as a solid blob, so we open the counter or change the size.
Colours that touch
Two inks butted edge to edge show white at the join when registration moves. We pull them apart by 0.3 mm or trap them deliberately.
Gradients on foil or metal
Foil is one flat tone — it cannot fade. A gradient is redrawn as flat facets, or the foil is dropped and the fade printed in ink.
Islands in a laser cut
Any cut that fully encircles an area drops the middle out. We bridge it at 0.6 mm so the counter stays attached, or we do not cut it.
Inverted mono versions
A mark reversed out of a solid is not the same drawing — strokes gain weight and counters close. The mono version is drawn, not inverted.
More on the processes themselves: foil and metallics, emboss and letterpress and die-cut shapes.
Questions
Can you letterpress a wedding invitation with fine script?
Yes, down to 0.5 pt stroke. Below that the script fills in on a soft cotton sheet. We redraw thin script strokes up to the floor rather than let them disappear.
How far ahead should wedding artwork start?
Six to eight weeks before you want them in hand. Artwork takes about two weeks; printing and finishing take the rest.
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