If you’ve been reading APW for a while, you’ll know that I can’t get enough of A Printable Press. For those of you who are newer here, let me explain why: Kimi, the founder of A Printable Press, believes that good design and affordable design shouldn’t have to be mutually exclusive. Armed with this belief, she creates stunning wedding stationery that you can either download and print at home on your regular printer or choose to have affordably printed through A Printable Press. And with most designs starting at just $79, A Printable Press might be the one wedding vendor I’d buy a time machine to go back and use.
Chalkboard Love by A Printable Press
But the best part of A Printable Press is that Kimi’s designs are constantly evolving. Her wedding style runs the gamut from modern to whimsical to minimal and just about everything in between. And each one is like a piece of art all on its own. Which is why I was thrilled when she told me that she’s been working on a brand new set of designs featuring hand-drawn elements. And boy, did she ever deliver.
Pen and Ink by A Printable Press
So for those of you who like quirky, edgy design that feels handmade (but who don’t have the time or money to hand write all of your invitations), this is collection for you. Kimi explains, “The passionate love affair with artisanal goods sort of defines this decade, as people are rediscovering the beauty and value of handmade goods. Hand lettering and calligraphy have undergone a revival in wedding stationery, but of course hiring a calligrapher is terribly expensive (as it should be, those are some mad skills they’ve been honing for years). So I decided to seek out the best and most unique script fonts out there, those that had a real feeling of modern penmanship. I then drew dozens of little details, arrows and vines and pocket watches, and tucked them in around the lettering. I want couples who love handmade things to have a way to incorporate that craft aesthetic into their celebrations. And of course, like all of my designs, they definitely all have a touch of whimsy as well.” In short, this new set of designs is the perfect blend of old school meets new school, with a lot of personality thrown in for good measure.
Modern Calligraphy by A Printable Press
Now, as if the designs themselves weren’t enough, what makes shopping with A Printable Press even more awesome is that you get to support one of APW’s longest running reader-turned-businesses ever. In fact, A Printable Press is so much a part of this community, that some of the invitations in Kimi’s collection are even inspired by you guys! Kimi explains, “I followed A Practical Wedding during my own wedding planning, and actually became friends with Meg—we pretty quickly formed a mutual admiration society. As time has gone on the blog has become even more glorious, and the sane and committed readership is an inspiration. In fact, the community has been a literal inspiration to several of my designs! I love all of the brides and grooms who find us through APW as they are the ones who have the same slightly offbeat aesthetic and sense of humor that I do.”
And as if that weren’t enough, to celebrate the launch of these new designs and Kimi’s overall love of APW, A Printable Press is giving away a $100 gift certificate to one lucky APW reader, which can be used towards your stationery! All you have to do to enter is leave a comment on this post (maybe tell us which of the new designs is your favorite?) and a winner will be drawn at random on Friday.
Sweet Mix by A Printable Press
Now, if you’re like I was, you may still not be totally sold on the print-at-home invitation deal. I was always under the impression that if printable invitations were affordable, then they’d at least look like they were printed at home. But with A Printable Press, the process is not only really, really easy, but the end result is truly lovely. (Just check out this handy APW step-by-step tutorial that features actual printed invitations for proof.) However, if you’d rather just get the beautiful designs and not have to think about anything else, A Printable Press recently started offering one-stop shopping, where you can order and have your invitations printed directly through them. You can check out their pricing guide here or contact Kimi for a custom quote, but let’s just say that this option is not only affordable (one hundred invitations with envelopes are just $213), it’s also green (yay!). Kimi has worked really hard to find high quality, thick paper with at least 30% post-consumer recycled content (or you can spend a little more and get 100% post-consumer recycled content). In short, high-quality printing you can feel good about. Which is all just…rad. So, so rad.
Little Details by A Printable Press
There are some innovations in the wedding industry that make me wonder how we ever lived without them. A Printable Press is one of them. So if you’ve been sweating your wedding invitations, wondering how you’re going to be able to afford something beautiful that also feels like you, look no further. And don’t just stop at the new designs, Kimi’s entire design portfolio (which also includes designs for babies, parties, artwork and more) is filled with goodies like bold botanicals, creative critters, travel-inspired designs, and even some classic favorites. So go! Discover the magic that is A Printable Press: affordable, beautiful, high-quality designs with paper that you can feel good about from a business that is run by one of your own. I can’t think of anything better.
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Editor’s Note: The giveaway portion of this sponsored post is now closed and the winner has been contacted. Thanks to everyone who participated!
This post includes Sponsors, who are a key part of supporting APW. For more information, see our Directory page for A Printable Press.
I just got engaged and these are stunning! I’d love to win!
February 20, 2013 11:38 am
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I love all of their designs!
February 20, 2013 11:39 am
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I love the classic simplicity yet creative look of the Pen and Ink and Chalkboard Love designs! Would love to win the drawing!
February 21, 2013 10:46 am
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The fonts are so lovely!
(Think Kim would ever design a tattoo?)
February 20, 2013 11:40 am
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Do you know what I have been wanting to do? CUSTOMIZABLE PRINTABLE TEMPORARY TATTOOS. Like ones that say Bridesmaid and Groomsmen and all that stuff.
February 20, 2013 1:28 pm
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UMM….that would be FANTASTIC!!!
February 20, 2013 1:46 pm
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This is so great! What awesome and fun looking stationary. I would love any of their designs!
February 20, 2013 11:43 am
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I would LOVE these. I’m obsessed with stationary and invites.
February 20, 2013 11:45 am
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Love these new designs!
February 20, 2013 11:53 am
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I love this stationary! I know what my other half and I are looking at for “Wedding Wednesdays” this evening…
February 20, 2013 12:02 pm
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I’m just now at the stage of planning that I’m looking for invitation designs. I’ve been appalled at how expensive everything I like is, but these are all gorgeous & affordable.
February 20, 2013 12:07 pm
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I love Chalkboard Love! Maybe it’s the couple of years I spent as a teacher, or my nostalgia for my own elementary school classrooms. Who knows. Love it!
February 20, 2013 12:14 pm
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I love the Modern Caligraphy design. I would love to write out my own invitations as I know calligraphy but don’t have the time or energy for it. It would be awesome to win. The designs are beautiful!
February 20, 2013 12:25 pm
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Oh, these are so lovely! I can’t decide between Sweet Mix and Pen & Ink. Maybe I’ll just send them both of to the Mister and he can be the deciding vote.
February 20, 2013 12:29 pm
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Twining Vines is my old favorite!
February 20, 2013 12:30 pm
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I love the Pen and Ink design!
February 20, 2013 12:32 pm
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I love the “Little Deatils” and “Sweet Mix”. Can’t decide which one is my favorite, but it would be so wonderful to win a set from A Printable Press! Their designs are beautiful!
February 20, 2013 12:33 pm
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i love the “sweet mix” suit, but also heart the “holding hands” because it reminds me of the cover of Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer!
February 20, 2013 12:36 pm
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So, basically, a little secret? When I got engaged, right after saying, “OH MY GOD, YES, YAY!” were the words “now I can hire Elissa and get invitations from A Printable Press!” (To say I have lurked on APW for years is an understatement.)
So while, yeah, obvs I’d like to win the gift certificate, we’re pretty much sold on APP anyway. We’re just trying to find the design we love best!
February 20, 2013 12:37 pm
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The relaxed feel of any of these designs would complement our Minnesota Love wedding this fall! (Can we get Babe the Blue Ox on the RSVPs? Just kidding. Maybe.)
February 20, 2013 12:38 pm
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Sweet Mix is my absolute favorite design :]
February 20, 2013 12:47 pm
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As a long time reader who is now finally engaged, I am so excited to see even more awesome designs at A Printable Press! The one we’ll probably use is the Vintage Destination one (not pictured in this post but absolutely PERFECT for us.)
February 20, 2013 12:55 pm
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Such terrific additions to an already terrific collection! My personal favorite is the Modern Calligraphy (so cute! I love the heart on the thank you note!)
February 20, 2013 1:00 pm
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i love love love the chalkboard love design!!
February 20, 2013 1:05 pm
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I love the new designs, especially the amazing mishmash of fonts in the Sweet Mix invitation suite!
February 20, 2013 1:05 pm
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Chalkboard love! So cute, and I would love to win :)
February 20, 2013 1:06 pm
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We are at the point where it’s time to choose Save the Dates and Invitations and man, I tell ya, it has been overwhelming trying to pick something! I am a fan of text based, neutral, but interesting invitations and I think Sweet Mix may just be it for us! (Although, I think all of the new designs are really great!)
February 20, 2013 1:07 pm
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Love these designs! The designs are fresh, creative, and flawless! Would love to have them as my invites!
February 20, 2013 1:14 pm
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Ooh, Little Details for sure! It would be perfect for our invites.
February 20, 2013 1:19 pm
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I love A Printable Press! Like a few other ladies in the comments here, I followed APW before I got engaged, and have long admired A Printable Press. Her designs are wonderful and I think Pen & Ink is my favorite of the new hand drawn ones. Now that I’m engaged and starting to shop for invitations, I can’t wait to look through all of her designs with my fiance.
February 20, 2013 1:21 pm
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I love them all, but the All Lit Up – a classic – is so beautiful. And the shade of blue is awesome.
February 20, 2013 1:24 pm
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I am smitten with Birds in the Briar!
February 20, 2013 1:24 pm
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Congratulations to the lucky winner!
(If it’s me, I’m going for something that looks old-fashioned, but I can’t pick a favorite!!!)
February 20, 2013 1:29 pm
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I’m just about to start designing our invites, and thinking about how much easier it would be to just buy a design! I would love to win, to take that burden off my shoulders!
February 20, 2013 1:29 pm
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I love the new designs! Was just thinking today that i should probably get to ordering invitations…
February 20, 2013 1:30 pm
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I just want to order a bajillion of the modern calligraphy thank you designs. Gorgeous!
February 20, 2013 1:35 pm
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I would love to win a gift certificate! I’ve been giving them lingering looks since we started to think about stationary.
February 20, 2013 1:36 pm
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I really heart the Chalkboard designs– so whimsical!
February 20, 2013 1:39 pm
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I love the carved initials series.
February 20, 2013 1:39 pm
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I would love to win these! I love the new designs and especially love the one called Little Details.
February 20, 2013 1:43 pm
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Love all of these! Especially ” Modern Calligraphy” – awesome!
February 20, 2013 1:45 pm
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I just started my planning, and I’m trying to do it all as cheaply as possible. I have to say, all of these designs are lovely– of the new ones, I like the simplicity of the Modern Calligraphy design.
February 20, 2013 1:50 pm
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I love A Printable Press! They did a wonderful job with our Save the Dates and Gen was very helpful and pleasant to work with when we needed to change the proof. Of the above, I would have to say that “Modern Calligraphy” is my favorite design.
February 20, 2013 1:52 pm
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I love them all but the Sweet Mix suite would be perfect for our celebration!
February 20, 2013 1:52 pm
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I LOVE the Pen & Ink design. I was just singing the praises of A Printable Press (and this design) to my Mom a few weeks ago–after I realized that I could have these printed in Letterpress by an independent printer, thus making the previously unattainable printing method attainable! Of course, it would be great to win, but given the awesomeness of A Printable Press, I’m probably sold regardless.
February 20, 2013 1:58 pm
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I love these designs. The Damask might still be by favorite, but I also like the Woodland love and all of the news designs.
February 20, 2013 2:02 pm
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I love these! I need to start thinking about invitations soon, and these would be perfect!
February 20, 2013 2:07 pm
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Please enter me into the giveaway – I LOVE the Sweet Mix design and it would be perfect for our Oct. 5th wedding!
February 20, 2013 2:09 pm
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Oh, this would be so timely. I love a lot of the designs, but I’ve been swayed by my crafty cheap side, but a gorgeous design I don’t need to agonize over would be awesome.
February 20, 2013 2:10 pm
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I LOOOOVVVVEEEEE Modern Calligraphy. The little vines are so perfect and go with pretty much any color scheme. I want!
February 20, 2013 2:14 pm
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i love all of these designs! i’m planning a wedding for this summer and this would be a huge bonus!
February 20, 2013 2:15 pm
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I loooove Sweet Mix. It would be perfect for my wedding!!
February 20, 2013 2:20 pm
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I love them all and would love to win! Narrowing down my choices would be pretty hard though, as they are all so swoon-worthy!
February 20, 2013 2:26 pm
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