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The wedding invitation that really stood out from this year’s crop featured creamy-colored handmade paper with a unique motif hand stamped in sepia ink. Once considered the sole preserve of do-it-yourself weddings, stamps have moved up the market and are being tipped as the newest trend.
Facts
- The term “Rubber stamps” may also include those made out of acrylic and foam. For the cleanest results with sharp edges and high detail, choose the best quality rubber stamps from a reputable company; after all, it is a very special occasion.
- Choosing a rubber stamp that comes pre-mounted on a comfortable wooden handle will take the guesswork out of doing it yourself and be easy on the wrists when stamping large numbers of items.
- Once the wedding rubber stamps have done their work, dry carefully, away from a direct heat source that could cause cracking. Put them away in a safe place for anniversary celebration invitations.
Tips and Tricks
- Be aware of the styles of fonts in everything you read, until the perfect one for your wedding rubber stamp is sighted. Use a computer to see what your choice looks like in various sizes, before ordering a stamp.
- Size does matter, so if you find a large picture style stamp that would be perfect for the front of invitations and wedding favor bags, consider a second smaller one with a more simple design to use on the back of envelopes and place cards.
- Practice makes perfect. Allow enough spare invitations for some “out takes” after honing the stamping technique on scrap paper.
- Create, choose or have a stamp designed specially for your wedding. Use it on all correspondence, invites and place setting cards and don’t forget to add it to any thank you letters.
- Allow plenty of time for your stamp to be made and sent to you. Invitations are typically sent 8 weeks before the date, so add to that figure at least the quoted time for shipping and a week to prepare them.
- Ink pads take the mess out of hand stamping, but remember to keep some clean up wet tissues handy for accidents.
- Avoid adding too many decorations to an invitation. The simplicity and good taste a few colors and a well thought out motif shines in comparison to an over abundance of glitter, dried flowers and bows.
Ideas
- If you’re planning to have overnight guests after your wedding shower, a number of large and comfortable T-shirts printed with your own personal stamp motif, or made using a large stamp and permanent, washable ink, make great “keepsake” sleepwear.
- Rare stamps sell for high prices on internet sites, so browsing the classic designs can give a good idea of what is possible and inspire your own designs.
- Use the same wedding rubber stamps to decorate your photograph album.
- When choosing a wedding rubber stamp, inks and paper, keep the themes and colors of the wedding in mind, so that motifs add and enhance the overall effect, rather than dominate or distract from it. Using the very best quality stamps, paper and inks ensures the eliquisite invitations created will last for years in scrap books and picture frames. This way, future generations can admire and gain inspiration from them when planning their own special day.
