Invitations by Ajalon - Trish J's Blog – September 2009 Archive (10)

A recently engaged friend asked me to explain how our letterpress wedding invitation printing press actually works. Trying to demonstrate the process using my hands, a couple pieces of paper and a whole lot of descriptive words, I quickly remembered what my high school English teacher used to always tell me: “Show, don’t tell.”



This trip down memory lane not only made me realize how silly I must have looked trying to play charades as a printing press, but it also got my cinematic… Continue

Right after we were engaged, I immediately started subscribing/purchasing every bridal magazine in sight. I was so motivated, I probably could’ve had a wedding planned in about 2 weeks! But as that didn’t happen, I still had about 20 months to go until the big day. I am relatively indecisive in everyday life, so of course my mind changed about 200 times about which colors to go with for the wedding.



I started out loving blush pink and champagne. I wanted champagne satin bridesmaid… Continue

For as long as I can remember, watching new colors of ink being mixed from other inks always fascinated me. It reminds me of finger painting in kindergarten, which I was quite good at by the way.

For those of you who have never seen the process of hand mixing several primary ink colors together into a new, lively pantone custom color, wait until you see this: http://invitationsbyajalon.com/blog/mixing-applying-ink-letterpress-br-video-series-instructions/

I have always been curious about Hindu wedding traditions. They seem so fun and amazing, so I decided to do some reading to see what else I could find out. Apparently, while most Hindu weddings were traditionally held in Sanskrit, today many Hindus do not speak the language and choose to hold the ceremony in their local dialect.

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One of the coolest things about competition in the corporate world is this typically means better deals, products or services for us, the consumers. The other day I was curious about what this means for brides to be when they were planning their wedding online. So I decided to make another Yahoo search, like the one that I did on Bing a little while ago, just to see what types of marriage planning material was out there.



What is both interesting and curious is the difference in… Continue

As September flies by and October gets closer by the day, that can only mean one thing; Halloween is just around the corner! Every since I can remember, Halloween has been my favorite time of the year. Watching the neighborhood kids run around with their adorable little outfits saying “trick or treat!” always puts a smile on my face.



Every year people think of amazing new costumes and Halloween style products that really get me in the spirit. The other day when I was supposed to be… Continue

Brides to be, you all know that I am very fond of earth-friendly and green alternatives when it comes to your wedding. I have written many updates about the ways to help save the environment, keep your marriage planning as ecological as possible, and to use only the most harmless materials in your wedding invitation sets.



But today I am here to offer a different perspective. While tree free paper, soy oil inks and printers that use renewable energy sources are always a plus, when is… Continue

Being that we are avid printers, once in a while we receive publications from various organizations that are promoting different aspects of the printing process.

I recently received an email from the Print Council in Washington DC, which gave several interesting reasons that printing is already a very eco friendly enterprise:

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A simple search on Google, Yahoo or the newest major search engine Bing! will reveal that there are simply too many choices to fully investigate when it comes to letterpress wedding invitations. Not knowing what to look for or being unable to properly evaluate each specific printer’s strengths and weaknesses can be frustrating.



I decided to try to make the process of selecting your letterpress printer easier by giving you a couple short examples of how to properly judge wedding… Continue

While some news articles are saying that the economic crisis is starting to turn around, that does not mean our bank accounts are getting any bigger. With the spring wedding season just right around the corner, brides to be are looking for new ways to save on their wedding invitations.



I understand that times are tough, but that does not mean you should have to forget about your life-long dreams of having that perfect wedding. In an effort to save you money, I have developed a list… Continue