Vintage Postage on Wedding Invitations

I love curated postage on wedding invitations! It’s like a miniature gallery of art in support of your overall aesthetic.

As a designer, vintage postage has its pros and cons. The pro is obviously how gorgeous and unique it is, bringing in supporting aesthetics to your suite (especially if you’re going for an old-world or vintage vibe!). Sourcing vintage postage can be challenging when wedding invitation suites require 100+ stamps. Inventory also tends to change quickly, so stamps you found three weeks ago and included in your pricing and proof may no longer be available at the same price.

I personally l love the challenge of finding the perfect collection of stamps for our clients. I have several tried and true suppliers who always have great selections and will help me find any postage that we need.

Tips for including vintage postage for your wedding invitations

Some designers will offer this service and don’t be surprised when they have an additional fee attached to it (we don’t, it’s a service we include in our pricing). Sourcing the right quantities and prices for vintage postage can be time-consuming, but not nearly as time-consuming as applying them to your envelopes!

If you’re applying the postage yourself, give yourself lots of time, it takes much longer than you think!

Use glue, don’t rely on being able to lick the old stamps as the adhesive ages at different rates, depending on how old the postage is. You certainly don’t want any falling off in transit!

Be prepared to pay about 3x the rate of current issue postage when shopping for vintage postage for your wedding invitations