The Process

At Palmetto Letterpress we take great pride in customer service and the quality of our work. Our process is what allows us to help your dream wedding stationery come to life.

Step 1- Inquiry

Explore our website to see options we offer within our Curated Collections. If you have fallen in love with one of these options, you can order directly on the website. If these do not catch your eye and you have a vision for your dream wedding suite, please reach out to us using our contact form or emailing us at hello@palmettoletterpress.com. We would love to help answer any questions you have and explore options for letterpress printing your invitations.

Step 2- Design

After you have submitted your Details Form, we will begin designing your invitation suite. If it is from one of our Curated Collections, we will send a proof for review within 5 business days. If we are working on custom pieces, we will set up a design call with you, and send a proof for review within 5 business days of the design call. 

All proofs will be sent digitally by PDF. The proofs will call out the quantity, size, and color of all pieces. This is the time to confirm all of your information is correct. Colors can appear differently on screen, but they are representative of the letterpress ink that we will mix by hand in our studio. If you have any questions, please ask!

Step 3- Proofing

After you receive your digital proof, you can take a look at all the fine details to double and triple check they are correct. This is the time to make note of any changes that need to be made to things like spelling of names, times, and locations. We will also have you confirm the quantities needed.

Please note, we will not send a physical proof for you to review before production.

Step 4- Feedback

After reviewing your digital proof, please send us any feedback you have. This can be done by marking up the PDF or by sending a detailed email. If you are having several people review the proof (your planner, family members, etc.), please compile all of the information to send in a single email.

Step 5- Revisions

If there are revision, we will begin to make edits to your invitations. If needed, we will send you another PDF to review to ensure all of the information is correct. 

All Curated Collection pieces include one round of revisions; any more revisions will incur a $75 an hour charge. 

Step 6- Production

After final approval, we will move forward with ordering letterpress printing plates and any other specialty items needed such as colored paper or envelopes. Once received, printing begins! We mix all of our inks by hand in the studio and print each piece one at a time in our 100+ year-old-press. 

Production takes 15-20 business days.

Step 7- Final Details

If you have chosen guest envelope addressing, the last thing we will need is your completed guests address spreadsheet. We will share this with you when we send your Details Form. This will allow you to start collecting addresses as early as possible. Once it is complete please send to hello@palmettoletterepss.com 

All names and addresses will be printed as they are on the spreadsheet. Please remember to enter them exactly as you would like to appear (spelling, abbreviations, formality, etc). We ask that you wait to submit your list until it is completed, so that we can print envelopes in a single batch.

Step 8- Shipping

After production is complete we will carefully package all of the elements you have ordered. We ship all invitations unassembled with each element wrapped separately (stack of invitations, stack of envelopes, stack of details card). 

We ship via insured UPS. Once everything is ready to be shipped, we will send you an email asking if you would like Priority, 2 day, 3 day, or ground shipping with the associated cost of each, and confirm the address the invitations should be shipped to. We will send a separate invoice for shipping costs. Once this is paid your, dream wedding suite will be on its way!

Questions?

If you have any further questions, please reach out to us at hello@palmettoletterpress.com.