Whether you like it or not, whether you can afford it or not, the card you send out to your friends and relatives inviting them to your wedding says a lot / the most about how the wedding will be perceived. People will dress up or down based upon the card. People will take your marriage more (or less) seriously based on how the card was produced.

The card here, above and below, is the right way to do it.

AMAZING AS IT MAY BE, I GOT JESSIE TO AGREE TO MARRY ME. OUR INVITATION WAS BEAUTIFULLY LETTERPRESSED BY BRETT LAREAU AT BIRKS & BIRKS. – Evan Cotgageorge

Letterpressed wedding invitations for Evan Cotgageorge, who also beautifully designed them. Printed on French Paper Co. paper with black ink. Invites were 8″ square. – Birks & Birks

Letterpress, fools! Letterpress! Chops and indents, tactile feeling! The invite has to be a thing that people will not throw away EVER. Either because the card is so nice they can’t bear to part with it… or because you two are in love – awww.