Please contact us via email (hi@swellpresspaper.com) or by submitting an inquiry using the ‘get in touch’ tab in the menu bar. The more information you're able to provide in our initial communication, the better we'll be able to serve you.
Just as the scope of projects varies, so do the timelines for design and production. We take on a limited number of fully custom projects per year. If you're interested in a custom project, please contact us as soon as you have a general idea of what you're looking for.
Design Time: For our Collection designs, you will receive the initial proof within five business days. Once we receive your feedback, we'll send the revised proof within three business days.
Printing and Production Time: Typically printing takes four weeks. We are able to print on a faster turnaround if needed, though a rush fee will apply.
Swell Press customers appreciate artful craft & design and know that unforgettable communication takes time, creativity, and investment. Due to the custom nature of every project, we are not able to give a blanket cost for wedding invitations. Many factors contribute to the cost of a wedding invitation suite, not limited to the number of inserts, the print method(s), level of customization, and level of finishing. Typically a wedding invitation suite from our Collection begins at $1,750+ for an invitation, insert card, and outer envelope.
Custom wedding invitation designs (a la carte of save the dates or day-of goods) typically begin around $12,500+. Invitations containing fully custom design, assembly, envelope calligraphy, and postage typically range between $12,500 and $22,500+.
Our custom clients budget a minimum of $35,000 for their wedding stationery, such as save the dates and invitations, or invitations and day-of items such as menus and signage. You can read more about our custom process here.
Our Collection offers a lower investment level with minimal to no design edits. Additionally, most (but not all) of the designs seen on our Instagram are ‘stock’ designs or variations of and are available for selection as a Collection design. The minimum pricing for an invitation, single insert card for a web reply and details, and an outer envelope for 100 suites generally begins at $2,250.
We offer day-of items for our wedding clients only. We do not offer day-of items such as menus, place cards, or welcome notes if your invitations were created by another company.
If you are a wedding client, we suggest continuing the design process throughout the materials of the big day. We offer letterpress printing, as well as digital printing, napkin printing, laser cut signage and / or cocktail stirrers, and screen printing. We do not allow design elements from invitations we’ve created to be used or printed elsewhere.
We are not currently booking print-for-hire projects.
Due to our printing schedule we do not accept visitors at this time. However if you'd like to be able to witness your items being printed, please let us know when the time comes, and we'll make sure to show as much as we can on Instagram Stories. We love when our brides and grooms are able to watch the creation of their special items!
We’re located in Redondo Beach, California. Our 1,400+ square foot space contains 6 presses (2 Vandercooks, 1 Kluge, and 3 Heidelbergs), 2 paper cutters, and a variety of other equipment. We are unable to offer drop-in appointments, though our lessons and workshops are a great way to see the space and explore letterpress.
Yes! We have a variety of offerings for aspiring printers or stationery designers. We have an online letterpress class that has helped hundreds of printers launch or further their careers. Visit learnletterpress.co for more information.
We offer a more hands-on mentorship role, which you can apply for here (price upon request).