We believe there is beauty in maintaining a printing technique that has been around for centuries. Every design sold on our site uses its own individual letterpress photopolymer plate, and each plate is individually hand-printed on antique Heidelberg Windmill presses. Minted recognizes the prestige surrounding the letterpress printing artform and honors the practice by offering a collection of letterpress designs available for your save the dates, wedding invitations, and other wedding stationery. The printing technique adds dimension to a correspondence as there are different elevations of text or design elements that appear on a card’s surface. This pressing procedure leaves an impression or indentation in the paper, giving the paper a premium and high-quality look and feel. Letterpress printing is a form of relief printing that came about in the 15th century in which designs are imprinted on a raised surface, ink is applied, and then the paper is pressed against the raised surface to transfer the design onto the paper like a stamp. Add finishing touches like professionally printed recipient address labeling, colorful envelopes, and matching envelope liners to complete the memorable look. Once you find a look that matches your desired wedding theme, personalize the design to make it uniquely yours. Browse Minted’s collection of beautiful card designs created by our global community of independent artists. The elegant look and feel of our embossed save the dates will surely capture your recipients’ attention and set the first impression you were hoping for.

Because save the date cards will be your first mailed correspondence to your wedding guests, use them to set expectations for the rest of your wedding stationery design by teasing your theme, whether that be rustic, vintage, or modern. After you’ve made your immediate social media posts and phone calls to loved ones, the next step is to finalize a wedding date and location so you can send out formal letterpress save the dates from Minted. SET THE TONE FOR YOUR BIG DAY WITH LETTERPRESS SAVE THE DATESĬongratulations on being engaged! Now it’s time to let everyone know what your plans are regarding a wedding so they can start blocking off their calendar.

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