We’re making babies! No, not those kind of babies. We’ve been busy designing and getting ready to roll out our whole new Farfalla Baby line of letterpress and photo announcements. Stay tuned for the official announcement and sneak peek.
We’re back! September 6, 2008
I apologize to all the regular readers, we alternate half mini-breaks over the late summer to recover from the late spring/early summer printing frenzy. We’ve been so busy since implementing the 20% off promotions that we’ve decided to extend it through the end of the year. Just mention it when you order if it isn’t already applied to your quote. We’ll do our best, sometimes we forget though.
So we’re back, with a ton of new designs which will shortly be added to the website: www.farfallawedding.com and we’ll toss a few of our favorites on the blog as well. Stay tuned.
June Monthly Special June 8, 2008
So the economy is sucking for everyone, we’re doing our part to help. After getting feedback from previous clients, and some helpful prospective clients, they all unanimously voted that we just keep the 20% discount going throughout the summer. So we’ve listened to the people.
June Letterpress Special
20% off all orders placed by 12midnight on Monday, June 30th.
No catches or fine print. Fine print annoys us too.
Holy Blog Stats Batman June 5, 2008
It seems like everyday our hit meter is off the charts, and growing larger everyday. We had 85 hits alone today on the Candy Buffet 101 post, and that is only 1 of nearly 100 posts on the blog. We’re just glad that we can provide apparently fun and useful info that people must really be in need of.
I’ll have to go back to making a “need to post about….” topics.
Glad we can help the brides-to-be on of the world.
No June Special? June 5, 2008
I apologize, we’ve been swamped with orders and haven’t taken a minute to create the June Farfalla Wedding special. We promise it will be worth the wait, and will be hitting the site on Monday. Sorry for the delay.
What is Farfalla all about? May 21, 2008
We are custom letterpress invitation designers. We love letterpress and the tactile result of beautiful custom designed wedding pieces. You can see a small sample of our work at www.farfallawedding.com
Farfalla Samples May 21, 2008
We have officially restocked our sample supply. We were running low for awhile there but it’s back and fully stocked once again.
If you are interested in a sample of some recent work, just shout. Samples are $5 each and include one letterpress piece, and coordinating envelope. The sample fees will be credited toward any future orders.
Happy sampling!
May Monthly Special May 5, 2008
We’re bringing it back. The ever popular 20% off all orders. March was the first time we went this route, and it was immensely popular, so if that is what the people want, that’s what we’ll provide.
I consider our letterpress pricing to be among the most reasonable as is, but understandably it is a more expensive route overall. So we’re here to help!
May Letterpress Special
20% off all orders placed by 12midnight on Saturday, May 31st.
No catches or fine print. Fine print annoys us too.
Only one week left! April 22, 2008
April is almost over, so for any last minute invite order we just wanted to remind you of our April special.
Free envelope design or free envelope liners, plus 10% off all orders.
No minimum orders or trickery. It will automatically be deducted from your invoice. Happy shopping!
It can’t be done, can it? April 4, 2008
Colors are everywhere this year. I feel like it’s half of what we post about. We recently got a request for a 5-color letterpress invitation. While almost unheard of (and typically extremely expensive) we got to to work and came up with a more reasonable alternative using some swatches, some photoshop, a little magic and a lot of help from printer friends .
Moroccan Tile – full color
We opted for full color offset printing, followed by black letterpress for the text and crosshair type bars around each tiles. We were a little unsure of how the two would work together, but the bride was completely excited, so we want ahead. The result is an almost stained glass effect! It’s truly stunning. Each colored tile looks like a little piece of glass, surrounded by the recessed areas around the tiles, it truly make each color pop off the paper.
Names/Locations/Even fonts have been changed to protect the innocent.
Unique color combos April 3, 2008
Be adventurous! There are no rules when it comes to your wedding colors, and choosing wedding colors. If you like purple and your spouse-to-be loves orange… do it. I promise that not one single guest will balk at your selections. Be wild, be a little crazy…. there can only be so many weddings in the world that are aqua, peach, blush or other pastel.
or 
Botanical in Lavendar Botanical in Lavendar and Tangerine
Your invitations are a great way to incorporate all your colors into one medium. Test colors, play with them, see how they look together. You just might find that you like orange and fuchsia together.
Botanical in Fuchsia and Tangerine
April’s Monthly Special April 1, 2008
We were a little undecided on what to do for our new monthly special. So after some deliberating last week, we decided to dedicate April to:
Free envelope design or free envelope liners, plus 10% off all orders.
Envelope designs are a fun way to include graphics on our outer and/or RSVP envelopes. Here is an example:
Envelope liners are a great way to add a punch of color, and a super way to save $$. You can print your pieces in a single color, and use the liner to tie in another color for your event. Here is an example where we custom printed the graphic and then lined the inner envelopes for an invitation ensemble.
Monthly Special Reminder March 20, 2008
Just as a remember, there are only 11 more days before we change our monthly special. That means you still have 11 days to get 20% off any standard orders. We’ve had a ton of brides-to-be take us up on the offer and because it’s moved so far down our list of posts, we just wanted to give it one more go ’round for those who haven’t seen it yet.
Quick recap of the details: Any standard order will receive 20% off (pre shipping and applicable tax, if any, of course). There are no minimums or other gimmicks. We like to keep it as easy as possible. If you need Save the Dates, that’s 20% off. Invitations, RSVPs, Menus, Place cards, and thank you notes? That’s 20% off as well. The code to use is WP20, just type that into your order form ‘coupon code’ spot and you are done.
Who said you couldn’t get affordable letterpress?
Letterpress Giveaway : Congratulations March 14, 2008
We had over 115 people enter the giveaway and our congratulations go to Sylvia from Monterey, California. Sylvia won the 50 letterpress invitations and RSVPs for her upcoming wedding in November. Thank you to all who entered, please stayed tuned for our next contest!
Elaine
Letterpress Giveaway Update March 11, 2008
We’ve had a few people email us saying that were having a hard time submitting their info for the giveaway, so out of fairness, we’ve extended the entry period until this Friday. We’re announce the winner Saturday morning. Good luck to all your letterpress lovers.
-Elaine
Letterpress and Thermo and Flat Printing… oh my! March 7, 2008
There have been a million things happening at once these last two weeks for Farfalla, a new office of course, and the more exciting part, new printing options!
We occasionally would opt for flat or thermography (raised) printing if a client made a special request, and now we are making it official by expanding our business to include thermography and flat printing full-time for all our products. Both as more budget friendly than letterpress and a great option for the brides-to-be. We are currently working on new price lists that reflect these options, but please feel free to email us if you would like to get a quote for your project Contact Us .
And don’t forget, until the end of March, you can deduct 20% from all normal orders.
Letterpress Giveaway! March 5, 2008
As a thank you to all the letterpress lovers out there, who are keeping us incredibly busy, we want to have a drawing. To enter you just need to visit:
and make your way to the Contact Us page, enter your info and wait until Friday, March 8th when we will announce the winner here on our blog. What are the rules? Really, there aren’t many. You need to fill out the contact form, so we know how to reach the winner. You must submit the form before 12:01 am on March 8th, 2008. And you must love letterpress naturally.
What do you win? 50 free invitations in any existing or custom design. The details:
50: 5×7 one color letterpress invitations panels
50: envelopes with letterpress return addresses on the back flap
50: 3.5″x5″ RSVP cards, printed in one color letterpress
50: RSVP envelopes, with your address printed on the front
Additional sets or embellishments are not included, but available if needed. You may email us if you have any questions! Good luck.
Postage March 4, 2008
We all know by now that rates will be going up once again with our friends at the USPS. You may also be aware that the new “Wedding Stamps” design has yet to be revealed. While custom postage from various vendors will always be an option, why not consider the wide variety of choices from the USPS? The wedding stamps are cute, but there are tons more to choose from, and may better incorporate your personal wedding style.
Pros for using standard USPS stamps: You aren’t paying a surcharge for stamps. They actually have a lot of great ones. It’s easier and faster to make a trip to the local post office… I hate shipping wait times.
Look at these great stamps that some recent Farfalla Wedding clients have opted to use.
Wedding of the Week : Deliciously Urban March 3, 2008
This week: Deliciously Urban. What does “deliciously urban” mean you say? It’s a little phrase that I take credit for creating during my years in NYC; it refers to anything that is reflective of being chic, urban, and having classically clean design… and it is so dripping with big-city stylings that you can just taste it.
Farfalla letterpress discount… shhh February 28, 2008
Now, through the end of March, 2008, we are offering a 20% discount on our invitation ensembles in honor of our anniversary. Simply use code: WP20 on the order form and POOF! we’ll take it off for you, who knew it could be so easy?!
www.farfallawedding.com or www.farfallawedding.com/order.html.
There are no rules, other than you must order by March 31st at midnight. Cheers!
And remember, we have a special every month, select the Monthly Special section to the right to view the current month.
Fresh Envelope Linings February 27, 2008
We’ve found a great new outlet for accent papers that can be used as backing layers, or envelope liners. Here are a few of our favorites.
Wedding of the Week February 25, 2008
Occasionally we have couples who don’t quite know what they want from their invitations, but they are having a “fill in the blank” wedding. So each week, in an effort to inspire, we’ll select a different wedding style and include inspiration pictures, fresh invitation designs, favor ideas etc.
Inspiration February 25, 2008
You can tell you love your work when every color, pattern, or piece of paper immediately gets turned into a new invitation design. This pattern and color palette will certainly be inspiration for some new letterpress designs.
Farfalla has arrived. February 20, 2008
We did it! We took the plunge. After suggestions that we should jump on the blog bandwagon we decided it is a grand idea.
There are so many things we’d love to share with our clients, that are not necessarily invitation related, but there wasn’t really a good place to do it, so here we are. We plan to include all the lovely wedding ideas, items, and little randomness that we come across daily, and of course love with all our clients and regular visitors. But never fear, www.farfallawedding.com and our custom designed letterpress ensembles are still our main endeavor.
