About

Overview & Vibe

Pink Teapot is a small letterpress print and design studio in Airport West, in Melbourne’s north-west, where wedding invitations are printed one at a time on vintage Heidelberg Windmill presses. The studio describes itself as made up of lovers of tactile and personable experiences, and the work is handled that way: every ink is mixed by hand and each piece of velvety-soft card is fed into the press individually. The register is old-school romance rather than high gloss — ink pushed deep into thick cotton paper so the impression is something you can both see and feel.

Style & Printing

Four print methods are offered and can be combined inside a single suite: letterpress, foil, flat digital print and digital white ink. A letterpress invitation alongside a digitally printed details card is suggested as a way to bring colour in without pricing the suite out of reach. The semi-custom collection runs to fourteen designs, each named after a city or region, and any of them can be changed — colours, typefaces, even the motifs — at no additional charge, with no limit on how many rounds of changes you make. House papers for letterpress are cotton stocks in 450gsm and 600gsm, with duplexing offered up to 700gsm for a deeper impression.

Ideal For

Couples who specifically want letterpress and care about how the paper feels in the hand, rather than couples shopping purely on price. It suits a bride who would rather start from a finished design and personalise it than brief a designer from scratch, though full custom design is available and artwork you already own can be printed. Because suites are posted nationally, it works for couples anywhere in Australia, not only Melbourne ones.

The Need-to-Knows

Prices start at $240 for digital printing, $300 for white ink, $520 for letterpress and $580 for foil, each based on forty invitations.
A 50% deposit is payable once you are happy with the quote.
A first design proof generally arrives two to four days after confirmation, and there is no cap on the number of changes.
Digital printing takes around five to eight days and letterpress or foil twelve to fifteen, plus shipping; for a full suite the studio asks for three weeks from the point the design is finalised.
Express delivery is free on Australian orders over $500, and pick-up is available.
Guest names cannot be letterpress printed, because each piece is pressed from one physical plate — names are printed digitally, or individualised with belly bands.

Standout Feature

The presses themselves. This is not a studio that sends letterpress out to a trade printer: the invitations are pressed in-house on antique Heidelberg Windmills, and anything not letterpressed goes to named local printers and foilers rather than offshore. Blind impression — pressing the design into the paper with no ink at all — is offered as a finish in its own right.

Appointment Policy

By appointment. The studio is based in Airport West and asks couples who would like to meet face to face to get in touch and arrange a suitable time.
There is no automated online ordering for wedding stationery; the studio works up a quote after an enquiry so it can make recommendations along the way.

Areas Serviced

Australia-wide — the studio states that while many of its past clients have been Melbourne-based, it has printed wedding invitations for couples all across the country.

Booking & Deposit

A 50% deposit is payable once you are happy with the quote, along with your wedding details, before design work starts.

Delivery & Setup

Free express delivery on all Australian orders over $500.
Orders are sent by a mix of Sendle, StarTrack, Couriers Please and Australia Post, generally one to three days depending on metro or regional networks.
Pick-up from the studio is available.
Orders are packed in recycled cardboard boxes with FSC tissue paper, and the studio does not buy bubble wrap.

Nearby Landmarks

Westfield Airport West – the suburb's main shopping centre, a few minutes from the studio.
Essendon Fields – a former airfield turned business and dining precinct just south, with several function spaces.
Melbourne Airport – roughly ten minutes north, which matters if guests are flying in.
Niddrie Village – the cafe and restaurant strip along Keilor Road.
Moonee Ponds Creek Trail – parkland running south from the area towards the city.

Per-Piece Pricing

Envelope addressing is $1.30 per envelope printed on one side, or $2.10 per envelope on both sides.
White ink envelope addressing is $2.30 per envelope on one side, or $3.10 per envelope on both.
Printed envelope liners are $2.50 each.
Vellum wraps are $1.00 each blank, $2.00 each printed, or $2.50 each in white ink.
Vellum or paper belly bands are 50c each blank, $1.50 each printed, or $2.50 each in white ink.
Handmade or deckled paper is from $2 per card.

Price Notes

The published quantity prices are a guide. Letterpress figures are based on one ink colour with the main invitation on 450gsm cotton; digital figures assume a coloured card of your choice.
A second letterpress colour costs more, because each colour needs its own plate and its own run through the press. A blind impression with no ink is also charged as an extra colour.
There is no design charge for using a design from the collection, and no limit on the number of changes.
Custom design from scratch is charged separately, usually around $200 depending on the complexity of the design, any special illustrations, maps or calligraphy, and how many pieces are needed.
Large signage starts at $180 on A1 rigid PVC board, or $280 on acrylic.
Self-adhesive wax seals are $250 for fifty or $300 for one hundred.

Printing Methods

letterpress
foil
digital
white ink
vellum
wax seal

Proofs & Revisions

A design proof generally arrives two to four days after the order is confirmed, sent with a full visual mock-up by email.
There is no cap on the number of changes — the studio states it takes as many rounds as it takes to get right, at no extra charge.
Changing the colours, typefaces or motifs of a collection design carries no additional design charge.

Services Offered

Semi-Custom Invitation Collection
Custom Invitation Design
Printing From Artwork You Supply
Hand Calligraphy
Custom Illustrations
Custom Maps
Envelope Addressing
Digital Guest Name Printing
Colour Suite Consultation
Wedding Day Signage
Day-Of Stationery

Starting Price

From $240

Stationery Packages

Digital printing — from $240 for forty invitations.
Digital white ink printing — from $300 for forty invitations.
Letterpress printing — from $520 for forty invitations.
Foil printing — from $580 for forty invitations.
Letterpress invitation, one ink colour — $628 for fifty, $699 for seventy, $806 for one hundred.
Digitally printed invitation — $280 for fifty, $340 for seventy, $420 for one hundred.
Letterpress enclosure card — $291 for fifty, $365 for seventy, $477 for one hundred.
Digitally printed enclosure card — $210 for fifty, $230 for seventy, $260 for one hundred.

Stationery Range

Wedding Invitations
Save The Dates
Reply Cards
Details Cards
Gift And Wishing Well Cards
Envelopes
Envelope Liners
Vellum Wraps
Belly Bands
Wax Seals
Menus
Place Cards
Welcome Signs
Seating Charts
Table Numbers
Bar And Drinks Signage
Custom Maps
Thank You Cards

Stationery Styles

romantic
timeless
classic
vintage
botanical

Turnaround Time

Digital printing takes around five to eight days and letterpress or foil around twelve to fifteen days, plus shipping, because the printing plates have to be made first.
For a complete suite the studio asks for three weeks from the point the design is finalised.
Urgent orders can be discussed at the start of the design process.

By appointment

Contact

Website: pinkteapot.com.au
Based in: Melbourne, Victoria

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