// REAL WEDDINGS // Holden + Matthew

Holden’s grandmother used to work in the stationery business, so we felt honored when they came to us to discuss her wedding invitations. She knew that she wanted a very traditional, engraved, wedding invitation suite from Crane and Co. Her grandmother had also gifted them with a family crest die featuring their coat of arms. The wedding invitations, engraved on ecru kid-finish paper, featured the family crest blind embossed, and a beautiful script font engraved in black ink.

Adding a family crest makes an invitation truly reflect the bride and her family. A crest was originally given to symbolize a family and passed down through the first-born son. Adorned with details such as swords, greenery, animals, or religious symbols, the crest reflected the achievements of the family. When incorporating this type of intricate design onto paper, the level of detail in the family crest is best showcased through engraving. Look closely and you can see layers of detail crisply imprinted on the paper, even the knight’s face mask. The process to blind emboss is actually the same as engraving, but no ink is used. A detail that is bold and yet elegant.

WEDDING INVITATIONS

Blind Embossing plus black engraving on Ecru paper from Crane and Co.