What printing processes are available?
Engraving is an older, more traditional form of printing. Perhaps your mother (and grandmother) had their wedding invitations engraved. Engraved ink colors tend to look richer and are raised on the paper surface. Letterpress is the inverse of engraving and inks are pressed into soft paper, normally cotton. This old-fashioned form of printing is undergoing quite a renaissance and letterpress colors appear soft and subtle. Both engraving and letterpress tend to be more expensive than thermography. Thermography is a relatively new printing process whereby inks are baked onto the surface of the paper to simulate the raised look of engraving. Colors are less opaque and shinier, but printing with thermograph inks is less expensive.
