THE COLLECTION GUIDE | THE PROCESS

  • I. YOUR COLLECTION SELECTION

    We have spent hours creating a beautiful selection of thoughtful designs to include in our Collections. Please view them all and choose the suite that best suits your wedding and style. You are able to choose your fonts, ink color, paper selection, envelope colors and any embellishments you would like to add. You may mix and match different suites and bridge them with the same selection of fonts. Please keep in mind that the design & production process is 6-8 weeks for our Collection due to the high quality materials selected.

  • II. PLACING YOUR ORDER

    Once we have an idea of what you are looking for, we will create an estimate for you to review. Once you approve your estimate, we will send you an invoice for your deposit as well as a link to your portal. Here you will be able to access all your documents and proofs in one place. We require a 50% non-refundable deposit to begin the design process with the final balance due once we send to press. After we have received your deposit and signed contract, we will upload your timeline to review. The timeline will keep us on track throughout the process. Please keep in mind, if you are late responding per the timeline it may delay your ship date. I will also send you some sample documents to help with your choice of wording for your pieces. We will ask you to fill out a questionnaire to give us all your wording for your invitation and other pieces so we can get started on your designs.

  • III. DESIGN

    Once we have ALL the information from you we will design your invitation. Papertree will send you a proofs of your selected design to review. This will include a digital mockup with envelope options and any embellishments you have chosen.

  • IV. PROOFING & FINAL APPROVAL

    We ask that you proof your invitation suite and then proof it again. If there are any final changes we will update them and then move onto the final approval. Once you are madly in love with your invitation suite we are ready for printing! We will ask you to approve your proof by signing it and submitting it to us. It is VERY IMPORTANT to proofread all the pieces in your suite. We are not responsible for any errors after the suite is approved and in production. We will also send you a final invoice at this time. Once we are all set we will ask for the remaining balance that is due and send your invitation off for final printing. The Collection production time is about 4-6 weeks due to the high quality materials selected. We can accommodate a minimal amount of rush orders for an additional fee.

  • V. DELIVERY

    Once your order is complete we will send you an email with tracking information. We ship with a signature required (this is an important box of goodies!) and only with UPS/FedEx or DHL. If you would prefer to waive the signature request we will send you a form to sign and are not responsible for any issues that arise if a box is stolen. We do offer assembly and mailing services as well. Please let us know this in the beginning of the process so we can make sure to add you to our production calendar.

FINE ART PRINTING

LETTERPRESS PRINTING Your design is pressed into cotton paper stock with ink (or not!). A plate is created of the design which is hand set and pressed into the paper. Each ink color requires its own plate (there is another cost associated with additional ink colors).

FOIL PRESS PRINTING Foil press printing uses a metal plate and heat to press the metallic sheet into the paper. The pricing for foil press is a little more expensive because the plate cost is a bit higher. *Whenever printing on a darker stock, foil must be used (ie. white on black).

WHAT IS EMBOSSING AND DEBOSSING? Both methods use metal plates to press or imprint your design into the product you’re making. Embossing results in a design that’s raised up from the surrounding material, and debossing results in a design that is stamped down or recessed into the surrounding material.

DIGITAL/FLAT PRINTING This printing method allows mutliple colors so we are able to print patterns nicely. This printing method does not require a printing plate. Some of our suites are available in digital printing. We do not digitally print on handmade paper.

LUXE PAPER SELECTIONS

1-PLY COTTON Our standard soft white cotton card stock. It has a soft texture that is great for all printing methods.

2-PLY COTTON Our double-thick cotton card stock.

HANDMADE Our most popular selection. Beautiful, soft handmade paper imported from India. It is a nice weight (300gsm) and soft texture. Each piece is different due to the handmade nature of the paper.

ENVELOPE ADDRESSING

FLAT PRINTED ADDRESSING We are also able to provide both color and white ink printing for your guest addressing. Colors include black and white.

CALLIGRAPHY We have an in-house calligrapher and have also partnered with a few calligraphers that have mastered the art of hand lettering. This allows us to pair the perfect style of lettering to your suite. We work with our calligrapher throughout the process and handle the final approval with them.

*For both options we will provide you with an Excel document to use when collecting your addresses.