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The later part of the 18th century witnessed the growth in the fame of the Telegram wedding invitations which
Where the Style of printing used was the Calligra- soon became the sensation of the world. It is easy to customise this custom wedding telegram to suit the
phy the method used was the letterpress printing respect-full needs like – change of color of the font, change text, add a photo to the backside etc. The Telegram
concept. Letterpress printing is a type of printing was considered an ideal invite to send special and personal messages because of its respected past. It was one
done by ink type, or an engraving, and pressing that of the vintage beauties from the entire wedding scenes.
form paper which is done by using a letterpress.
There would always be a layer of tissue paper in
with the letter pressed invite as the ink would not
always dry quickly and may run/smudge. The invite
and tissue paper layer would then be placed inside
a pristine envelope and after that, they will be
placed inside another larger one.

In the late 1800s the invention of Lithography was
always being made. This involved using chemicals
to make images, producing a very crisp and have
faster results. The invitations were typically
delivered by hand or on horseback due to the
unreliability of the postal service during those days,
so a double envelope was used to protect the
contents. Lithography is also known as the offset
printing is said to be an inked impression which is
made from a plate to a rubber-stamp like surface,
which is then transferred to the paper. This process
facilitated mass production and as a result, more IMAGE COURTESY :OHSOBEAUTIFULPAPER
‘common’ people got the opportunity to print
wedding invitations.

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