Invitations and cards
announcing the event
An invitation sets the tone of an event before it takes place. The choice of paper, the relief of an embossing, the precision of a gilding all show the care a house takes with its guests. Esprit du Luxe designs and produces premium invitations, cards and announcements: heavy and textured papers, embossing, hot foil gilding, letterpress, laser cutting, lined envelopes and mailing boxes.
From a single card to a full invitation box, we coordinate design, printing and finishing from Geneva, with lead times that fit your event calendar.
What we make
Invitation cards for launches, openings, galas and fairs, wedding invitations and announcements, corporate greeting cards, save the dates, programmes and menus, thank-you cards, boxed or pouched invitations with an object. We also design envelopes, liners, seals and addressing labels.
Materials and finishes
Heavyweight creative papers, cotton papers, textured or through-dyed papers, papers made of recycled fibres. Letterpress, hot foil gilding, embossing and debossing, multi-level or edge embossing, laser cutting, coloured edges, duplexing, envelopes lined with tissue or printed paper.
Eco-design
Certified or recycled papers, organic inks, odourless varnishes, no plastic lamination, formats designed for postage to limit weight. We also advise on the right number of elements in an invitation: one beautiful object is worth more than an accumulation.
From brief to delivery
We start from the concept of the event and your guidelines, propose papers and finishes on samples, produce a proof and then a first copy for approval. Printing and finishing are entrusted to the best workshops for each technique. We inspect, assemble if necessary then deliver ready to send, addressing included on request.
Quantities, lead times and budget
From a few dozen copies for a private dinner to several thousand for a fair. Lead times depend on the techniques: letterpress, gilding and laser cutting take time. We build it into the event schedule. We optimise the budget by combining finishes intelligently.
Who we work with
Luxury houses, watchmakers and jewellers, galleries, event organisers, agencies, hotels, private clients for a wedding or a celebration. Esprit du Luxe produces premium invitations from Geneva for events in Switzerland and abroad.
Frequently asked questions
What lead time for letterpress or gilded invitations?
These techniques need workshop time after the proof is approved. We build the schedule back from the mailing date so that printing, finishing and assembly are covered.
Can you handle addressing and mailing?
Yes, on request: personalisation of names, envelope addressing, assembly and handover to the post or a courier.
Do you produce small quantities?
Yes, a few dozen copies for a private dinner or a wedding are possible. Some techniques carry a fixed cost that weighs more on small runs; we tell you upfront.