Bespoke letterpress Invitations

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and congratulations on your upcoming wedding! My name is Christy Schneider, and I’m a designer, illustrator and letterpress printer. I design and print custom wedding stationery that reflect you and your partner’s personalities, your color palette, your wedding location, flowers, how you met, your interests — or any other ideas you may have. Everything is customized just for you. I love working with couples to create something that’s uniquely them! My services include both design and printing. I do letterpress printing, hot foil stamping and diecutting in-house on my vintage presses in Lawrence, Kansas. 

My Process

1. The first step is to meet either in person at my studio, or over Zoom, so I can learn more about what you might be envisioning for your wedding stationery. There is no cost for this meeting, and it usually lasts between 30 and 60 minutes. If you’re able to come to my studio, you’ll be able to view a bunch of printed samples in person, as well as paper and ink swatches. 

2. I create two wedding invitation design options based on your ideas and needs, mocking up all the components in PDFs via email for you to review. I estimate the printing prices for each design so you know what each option will cost when I send you the proposed designs.

3. Once you let me know which option you like best, we work back and forth to refine the final design until everything is just right. 

4. When the final design is approved, I print your invitations and complete any other services such as digital addressing and assembly.

general Pricing

There is a non-refundable $200 fee to create two wedding invitation options for you to choose from, payable at the beginning of the design process. Two rounds of revisions are included. Additional design time is $75 per hour. If you’re needing save-the-dates that coordinate with the invitations, there is an additional $75 design fee. 

Printing prices are separate from the design fee and vary widely. It depends on factors such as the quantity of invitations, the components you choose, the size and shape of the invitations, the type of paper, ink vs. foil, and the number of ink colors. I calculate the printing costs for each design that I create so you know how much each piece will cost before I begin printing. It can range anywhere from $5 to $15 per invitation suite. I do my best to keep your budget in mind.

When you sign off on the final design, the first half of the printing costs is due. The second half of the printing costs is due when the invitations are ready to be shipped or be picked up. Once printing starts, printing costs are non-refundable.

I can also help with day-of stationery, such as programs, seating charts, welcome signs, escort cards, menus and thank you cards. I try to coordinate designs for these items to match your invitation suite.

Timeframe

It takes 2 to 4 weeks for me to work on designs, and then it’s good to allow 2 to 4 additional weeks for printing the invitation suites in letterpress. Save-the-dates are usually digitally-printed, and I turn those around as quickly as I can so you can send them out as soon as possible.

To make an appointment, please click below. I would love to work with you!