Our Invitations Are Done!

Dennis and I decided to design and screenprint anything made of paper for our wedding. We were right on schedule with the invitations until we ran into a LOT of trouble burning the screens. Seriously, everything that could go wrong, did! We had to work night and day to get these out on time. After this saga, we’re soon going to write a troubleshooting guide for anyone else who might want to try screenprinting.

We want to wait until after the wedding to show all of our paper-y stuff, but I couldn’t help but show you a sneak peak of what we’ve been living and breathing the past couple of weeks.

Burning a screen...one of many attempts. Rig = 1 washing machine, 1 ladder, 1 random box, a light, and some kind of long board.

Burning a screen...one of many attempts. Rig = 1 washing machine, 1 ladder, 1 random box, a black t-shirt, a light, some rope, and a long board that was lying around.

A successfully burned screen. This one's for the RSVP card.

Time to print! We found these sweet glasses in the paper box - thanks French!

A little piece of a finished invitation.

Seeing our names in script made it feel pretty official.

Seeing our names in script made the whole marriage thing feel pretty official.

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Perfect Laughter is Dennis and Christina Jacobs of Detroit, Michigan. In addition to blogging about artists that we love, we design, screenprint and letterpress paper goods. If you're looking for a graphic designer or illustrator, commissions are always welcome! (read more...)

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