Our Design Process
STATIONERY
Let's Chat
We start our process by discussing your vision for your wedding stationery. We can connect via phone or email about your ideas and preferences. This conversation allows us to explore all your design options and identify the perfect suite that matches your aesthetics, timeline, and budget. After our initial consultation, we will provide a formal estimate based on the design direction we discussed. If you already have a clear idea of what you want, feel free to skip to step two.
Order
If you are satisfied with the estimate, we will create an itemized invoice for your review and approval, which requires a 50% deposit. The remaining 50% will be due before we send your items to production. We understand that changes may occur, such as adjustments to quantities, paper sizes, or material choices. Therefore, please know that your invoice can be modified as needed. For instance, if you decide to print fewer items before we send your files to production, we will adjust the remaining balance on your invoice. Please note that the only non-refundable item is any artwork that we create for you.
Artist Brief
After your payment is made, the fun begins. Your designer will create an Artist Brief for you to review and approve. An Artist Brief includes reference photos, verbal descriptions, and additional notes about the project, which will be shared with our Art Department to produce your custom artwork. Once your Artist Brief is completed – typically within 3-7 business days after your questionnaires are completed – it will be shared with you for your review and approval.
Creation and Proofing
Once the Artist Brief is approved, one of our talented artists will start creating your custom artwork and designing your suite. Within 3 – 15 business days, you will receive a Design Proof containing your custom artwork and layout to review.
Revisions and Approval
You'll work 1-1 with your designer to perfect your stationery. Wording, colors, layout, and artwork adjustments can be requested. Three rounds of changes can be requested for free before incurring a $25 fee billed separately for each additional round of revisions. Please note that we give you up to 7 days to respond with revisions. If we have not heard from you within 7 days, we will have to release your assigned artist to move on to another project. If you come back with revisions after the allowed 7 days, a $25 fee is billed to re-engage your artist. Once you're 100% satisfied with your artwork and designs, you'll give your final approval via email. Nothing prints until we have your blessing.
Production and Shipping
Your order will then be handed off to our printers. Digital printing takes six business days. All letterpress and foil printing projects take three weeks. After your items are printed, we will ship them to you with your chosen speed. You will receive a shipping confirmation email once your items are on the way.
Customize
Add the items you would like made to your cart. Customize each item by filling out all the information in the listing like the paper material, paper edges, ink color, wording, etc.
Design Creation
Once you place your order, one of our talented artists will start designing your suite.
Proofing
Within 3 – 5 business days, you will receive a Design Proof containing your layout to review.
Revisions
You'll work 1-1 with a talented artist to perfect your stationery. One round of changes can be requested for free before incurring a $25 fee billed separately for each additional round of revisions. Please note that we give you up to 7 days to respond with revisions. If we have not heard from you within 7 days, we will have to release your assigned designer to move on to another project. If you come back with revisions after the allowed 7 days, we bill a $25 fee to re-engage your designer.
Approval
Once you're 100% satisfied with your design, you'll give your final approval via email. Nothing prints until we have your blessing.
Production and Shipping
We then hand off our order to our printers. Digital printing takes six business days. All letterpress and foil printing projects take three weeks. After printing your items, we will ship them to you at your chosen speed. You will receive a shipping confirmation email once your items are on the way.
ENVELOPE ADDRESSING
Download and Populate Our Spreadsheet
If you want guest and/or inner addressing, please download our spreadsheet included in each listing or here. A correctly populated spreadsheet is required before we can begin designing your envelopes. Incorrectly formatted spreadsheets will be sent back for correction. See the formatting instructions to ensure your order moves along smoothly.
Please don't change anything inside the document, only fill it in with the information you would like printed. Whatever is written down in the spreadsheet is exactly what will be printed. For example, if you put down St. we will not change it to Street. If you mistakenly misspell something, it will be printed that way. So please take the time to review everything you type into this document. The spelling of the names, addresses, cities, and states are the responsibility of the customer. For names or addresses that you would like to have on a second line, use a two asterisk ( ** ) to denote the line break.
Upload Spreadsheet
Once you have populated our spreadsheet with the appropriate information, go to the listing you want to purchase and select your addressing option. Upload your spreadsheet in the listing at the time of ordering, or email it to us later at hello@sterlingstripes.com. If you plan on submitting it via email, please reference your name and the order number. If you are already working with a design, please email it to them directly. If you are purchasing custom addressing, please email us the font file.
Please note we only import one spreadsheet per order.
Design and Proofing
Once you've placed your order, one of our designers will review your spreadsheet and layout your addresses. Within 3 – 5 business days, you will receive a PDF Proof containing your addresses laid out for review and approval. Please note that spelling and grammar are the customer's responsibility. If you approve your proof, we will print the addresses as shown in your proof. We are not liable for any information that is printed incorrectly if you approve it.
Revisions and Approval
Please review the PDF proof carefully to ensure all details are correct. Any adjustments to your addressing will be made as requested. You are entitled to one round of revisions at no additional cost. After that, a $25 revision fee will apply, so please double-check your addresses before submitting. Proof changes and email response times can impact processing speed. To avoid delays, make sure your information is accurate and respond promptly to the proof approval email. Delays in approval may extend your processing time. Once you’re satisfied with the proof, please approve it by replying to your email with the word "APPROVED." We cannot begin production until we receive your approval.
Production and Shipping
Once your PDF Proof is approved, your order is handed off to our printers. They will process and print your addresses in 5-7 business days. After printing is finished, we will ship them to you with your chosen speed. You will receive a shipping confirmation email once your items are on the way.