Do You Know The Different Processes Of Wedding Invitation Printing?

Although the home use printers can produce high quality
printouts. Couples can certainly print their wedding cards at
home. However, many of them will still opt to hire a wedding
invitation printer to do the work. This is because it is
virtually no way to do some of the printing processes at home.
The followings are some of the common process that will be
involved in invitation card printing.

Full Color Printing

In fact, it should be called four color printing. With the four
colors Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black (CMYK in short), you can
nearly get all the colors printed. Indeed it is possible to have
color printing at home and some of the home use printers are
also using CMYK colors. However, it is still suggested to hire a
printer to print the invitations.

First of all no all paper can be used with your printer at
home. You printer probably cannot handle paper over certain
thickness. Besides, some of the paper cannot be used with the
ink of toner of your printer. On the other hand, if you would
like to have some special colors such as fluorescent colors or
metallic colors, there is no way to print these colors at home.
In this case the only choice is to hire a professional wedding
invitation printer.

You may plan to make your own wedding invitation design using
your PC and give the computer files to the printer to have the
print job done. In this case you have to communicate with your
printer for all the necessary requirements. Some examples will
be the resolution of the images required (usually 350dpi) and
the format of the file (CMYK instead of RGB format).

Die-cutting

Die-cutting is not a printing process but a post printing
process. In fact, all the techniques that are going to be
discussed below will be post printing processes. With the
technique of die-cutting, you can make beautiful "cutting-out"
on your wedding invitation. However, if you are thinking of very
fine and delicate patterns, die-cutting cannot be used. In this
case you will need to go for the option of laser cutting. With
laser cutting you can make very fine "cutting-out" but that will
probably increase the cost of production.

Besides laser cutting, any technique related to laser is laser
marking. With laser marking, patterns can be "marked" on the
paper. The effect of laser marking varies from material to
material. For some paper you can see the marks on the paper and
for some out kind of paper, you can only use you hand to feel
the marks.

Hot Stamping and Emboss

On your wedding invitation, you can also have some patterns
embossed such that people can feel the patterns with their
hands. One of the common application of emboss on invitation
card design is embossing the logo or monogram of the couple.
Apart from emboss, hot stamping is also a common technique that
will be used in producing wedding invitations. You can choose
the color of the hot stamping foil and some of the common colors
are gold, silver and purple. Couples will usually choose foils
with shiny effect since the invitation will look more elegant
this way. The most common application of hot stamping the
contents of the wedding invitations, normally couples will have
the words on the cards hot stamped instead of printing.

About The Author: TM Lung is a wedding invitation designer. He
has a great interest in Chinese Style Wedding Invitations. His
works can be found from http://www.983wedding.com. His personal
blog is http://www.weddingabc.net and some other wedding vendors
can be found from http://www.imarry.org

Choosing Wedding Invitations In Hong Kong - A Dilemma

In Hong Kong, couples will think that traditional wedding cards
are something old fashioned, in red color with golden hot
stamping. Besides, all these traditional invitation cards are
all provided by a few printing companies and all of them look
alike. They would like to make their wedding as unique as
possible and as a result they will have a perception that it
will not be a good idea to choose wedding invitations with
traditional designs.

Virtually, the alternative choice for the traditional
invitation cards is invitations with what people in Hong Kong
called western style (in fact I will define that as Hong Kong
style). They are usually white in color, which is a great
contrast to the traditional red color. However, white color in
China usually means death. As a result, the parents of the
couples may not like this kind of wedding invitations since
these cards touch the taboos of Chinese people.

In fact, the choice of wedding invitation can result in
disagreement between the couple and the parents. There was a
couple who wanted to order the western style wedding invitation.
And as a consequence they ordered them from a print shop and
after they got everything printed, they found that their parents
did not like the invitation designs very much.

The couple was really in a dilemma since they did not even
think about the problem of white color wedding invitations. And
finally they had to order everything again. This time what they
order is the red color design in order to satisfy the
requirements by their parents.

In fact couples are not reluctant to use the red color wedding
invitation designs. They do not find the color an obstacle. The
main problem is the design of these traditional cards. The cards
are not properly designed. Indeed the companies which provide
such wedding cards are print shops rather than designers. We
have to admit that the interest of a designer and a print shop
will be very different. The help of professional designers will
be needed in order to make the traditional red color wedding
cards more elegant.

As a graphic designer myself, I do not see anything wrong with
the red color and golden hot stamping. They are only a choice of
color and printing technique at the end of the day. In fact I am
an advocate of traditional elements. However, we should
manipulate the design elements wisely so that we do not copy
what the print shop did in the past. For example, we can
introduce Chinese paper cut patterns into the wedding
invitations to make the invitation cards more elegant.

>From my point of view, the print shops should work hand in hand
with professional designers to redefine a new generation of
Chinese wedding invitations. We should try to design the wedding
invitations in a way that it is on one hand in line with the
Chinese tradition and on the other hand has their own merits.
Modern designs today can become traditional designs tomorrow. We
need to constantly define and redefine our modern designs such
that unique Chinese wedding invitations can be made.

About The Author: TM Lung is a wedding invitation designer. His
works can be found from http://www.983wedding.com. He runs a
blog http://www.weddingabc.net on weddings and you can find some
other wedding tips from http://www.imarry.org

Ideas For Your Beach Wedding Invitation

A beach wedding is considered more stylish than a formal one.
In fact it is perfect for couples who believe that the big day
should be full of fun. To this end a beach wedding is less
formal. In this case you invitation can also be a less formal
one.

When we talk about the beach and sea, the first thing that may
come to your mind is most probably a seashell. You can put
patterns or graphics of seashells on the invitation card. You
may also find photos of seashells and put them on the
invitation.

If you do not satisfy with the idea of putting images of the
seashells on the card, you can go one step further. You can
consider using a real seashell as an element of the wedding
card. You can put it in the invitation envelop. If you are using
a glass bottle as a container for your invitation, you can even
put a few small seashells into it.

Besides seashell, sand can also represent the idea of a beach.
The ideal case is that you can take the sand from the beach you
are going to have your wedding. You can stick a thin layer of
sand on the card. From this your guests will certainly have a
clue about your wedding once they see the wedding card.

Again, if you are going to use a glass bottle, you can put the
sand into the bottle. In fact a glass bottle is an interesting
idea since it will be like a sculpture. However, you need to
bear in mind that a glass bottle can be quite heavy. As a result
the postage will be higher than you originally expect. Besides,
you should also take extra care about the package when you mail
it out since a glass bottle can be easily broken if it is not
packed with care.

If you would like to going back to the idea of a printed card,
you can also consider the following idea. You can draw some
cartoon drawings of a beach. You can even draw a portrait of
you, with the wedding dresses on, to indicate that it is your
wedding on a beach. The style of the drawing can be a funny one.
As discussed before, a beach wedding is full of fun. Your
invitation should also be full of fun.

Nowadays some couples will choose to put their photos into the
wedding invitation. This idea can be perfect for your beach
theme invitation. However, you may need to spend some time for
the photos. You do not just choose a photo at home to put on the
wedding card. Instead you will go to the beach you are going to
have your wedding and take a photo there. You do not need to
hire a photographer to take photos for you. A causal photo can
be perfect. The key is to express the love of you and your
spouse. An invitation card like this can be an extremely
romantic one.

About The Author: TM Lung is a wedding invitation designer. His
works can be found from http://www.983wedding.com. He runs a
blog http://www.weddingabc.net on weddings and you can find some
other wedding tips from http://au.imarry.org

Choosing Your Wedding Invitation - Some Useful Tips

Most couples will know that the cost of the wedding invitation
is only a fraction of that of the other items such as the gown
and wedding photos. However, the lower prices do not mean that
it is not important. In fact it is as important as your wedding
reception venue! Your big day is meaningful because your friend
and relatively come and share the memorable moments with you.
And to this end you will need to invite time and that is why the
invitation is extremely important.

When choosing the vendor for your invitation card, the first
thing you need to consider is the reputation of it. You should
also ask for samples of their previous projects to see if they
can deliver the services and final products in good quality. And
without any surprise, you should never go for a vendor who is of
bad reputation and does not deliver services in the highest
quality.

You will need to think and discuss with the vendor the style of
the wedding card. Most couples will opt to match the design of
their cards to their wedding theme. As a result, you may need to
communication with the designer about your theme so that the
designer can help you to design the card. Whenever necessary,
you should also bring samples of colors and materials for your
decorations to the designer so that he or she can have a even
deeper understanding on your big day.

One of the most popular options is to put your photos into the
card. It will be more than perfect if you are going to take some
pre-wedding photos. In this case you can put these photos into
the card. As a matter of fact couples in China are usually going
to take these photos with theirs gowns on. These will make the
card even more interesting and meaningful.

Apart from the design of your wedding card, the contents and
details are also very important. You need to make sure that
there is not spelling mistakes in the card. Besides, you should
also put extra attention on the words such as honor and honour.

There is only limited space in your wedding invitations. If you
find that there is not space to incorporate all the details on
your ceremony and reception. You may need to print a separate
card and insert it into the invitation. For example, you may
need to print the detail addresses of the venues, as well as
maps on a separate card.

You have also to consider the lead time of production. Whenever
possible, you should allow a time that the cards can be done
twice. By doing that you will have another chance to do it again
if there is something wrong when they are printed at the first
time. As a result, if it takes six weeks to finish them, you
should order them about twelve weeks before. You should bear in
mind that you will only have your wedding once in your life and
there is no point to let any of the items be imperfect because
of some silly mistakes such as not having enough time for
production.

About The Author: TM Lung has three websites:
http://www.983wedding.com/showroom/2007/12/16/blessing-from-the-spring/
http://www.imarry.org/wedding-favor/wholesale.html
http://www.weddingabc.net/blog/2007/12/25/poems-for-wedding-vow-renewal/