With our fleet of 100+ year old printing presses, we believe in the slow, methodical, and time-honored art of making by-hand. A method of relief printing, letterpress involves inking a raised plate and "stamping" it into paper, leaving behind a deep, pillowy impression. (The best kind, tbh.)
(and whatever else cool thing we get excited about printing.)
Paper & Honey® is a full-service creative and letterpress print studio specializing in modern-day keepsakes for weddings, events, and small businesses.
We work with a limited number of engaged couples per year. Now booking custom paper and design for 2025-2026 events and celebrations.
Our office hours are 10am-5pm ET Monday-Thursday. Phone calls, in-person studio visits, and Friday meetings are by appointment only.
Paper & Honey® is proud to be a Michigan-based company serving clients from all over the US and beyond.
Based in the USA
more than "just" handmade.
Services & Offerings
Offerings
Services
Our bread & butter! Since 2012, we've had the pleasure of creating wedding and event stationery for hundreds of couples. From save the dates, to invitation suites, to day-of stationery, telling your love story through cohesive design and eye-catching printing is our very favorite.
We like to say we make meaningful paper for meaningful marriages.
Custom Heirloom Wedding Stationery
new-timey times
old-timey printing
and whatever else you can dream up.
save the dates · thank you cards · personal stationery · packaging, collateral, client gifts · party invitations · business cards · personalized notecards & envelopes · dinner & bar menus · calendars · drink coasters · giftable art prints · holiday cards · personal library cards & book plates · recipe cards · moving & birth announcements
Letterpress printing is a centuries-old method of relief printing that involves inking a raised surface and pressing it into paper, leaving behind a deep, textural impression. Widely used for centuries before modern digital printing became prevalent, prints are created with woodblocks, metal type, or in our case, photopolymer plates.
What is letterpress?
Print registration can be described as exactly *where* your print is placed on each sheet of paper. Because each sheet is printed by hand, accurate registration is essential to provide the heirloom-quality pieces we pride ourselves on. This stage often includes a few test runs to ensure perfection.
Plate registration
Our ink colors are carefully mixed by-hand following specific Pantone Color Matching recipes before being applied to the ink disc. Since we print one color at a time, we also have the opportunity to layer and overprint inks, resulting in additional colors and unique textural effects.
Mixing & applying ink
Once setup is complete and the presses are makeready, actual printing can begin! Each and every piece is printed by hand. This means each sheet of paper is fed into the press and removed once impressioned. For being 100+ years old, our printing presses are quicker than you'd expect antique machines to be.
Printing by hand
Whether letterpress or foil, hand printing on these antique machines mean that each and every print is delightfully unique. These eccentricities and variations between prints are both expected and celebrated! In our Post-Production phase, we inspect every single print with discerning eyes to ensure they meet our high standards — and more importantly, that they're worthy of a treasured keepsake.
Quality control & inspection
Once production is completed and our presses are shiny, clean, and ready for the next print run, we put the finishing touches on your project and pack it up nice & tight. Like proud, anxious parents sending their firstborn off to college, we say our bittersweet goodbyes to your paper as it heads out the door... and then party just a little bit as we imagine your reaction. The best part.
Shipment
I'm over the moon, for real.
Woman. I'm OBSESSED with the invitations. They are remarkable! The letterpress, the foil, the postage, the calligraphy. I practically want to cuddle them! They are truly works of art. You are so talented. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Elizabeth — Bride
Warning: may be contagious
If you want to get excited about paper, just talk to Laura Joseph for about 30 seconds. Her passion for it — and specifically for letterpress printed paper — is infectious.
I feel so relieved.
Immense gratitude for your hard work. You always do such a great job, and you make our lives so much easier.
We received everything and I was brought to tears! We are SO HAPPY and blown away!
I felt like I was collaborating with a friend.
Working with Paper & Honey was a joy from start to finish! I had never worked with a letterpress printer before, but seeing the caliber of their portfolio, I trusted them with my client work 100%.
Laura was so helpful in walking me through the process, sending paper samples, providing clear instructions for setting up files, and more. The cherry on top is her sunny personality —
Working with Paper & Honey was a joy from start to finish! I had never worked with a letterpress printer before, but seeing the caliber of their portfolio, I trusted them with my client work 100%.
Laura was so helpful in walking me through the process, sending paper samples, providing clear instructions for setting up files, and more. The cherry on top is her sunny personality —
weee!
I wanted to let you know how absolutely ecstatic we are with the save the dates. They are so stunning and even more perfect than I could have imagined. Thank you, thank, thank you.
I was legit close to tears when I first saw them.
These are true works of art!
Thank you so much for creating such a wonderful addition to our wedding story — compliments are already flowing in saying how gorgeous they are!
Laura, I can’t convey how pleased we are with the final suites. You perfectly captured the fun and sophistication of our venue and what we hope for our big day.
Laura, I can’t convey how pleased we are with the final suites. You perfectly captured the fun and sophistication of our venue and what we hope for our big day.
Thank you so much for creating such a wonderful addition to our wedding story — compliments are already flowing in saying how gorgeous they are!
but Laura made it a worry-free and enjoyable experience for me.
Wedding planning felt stressful and frustrating,
I feel so lucky to have worked with Laura! I was indecisive about my overall invitation design, and she helped make the picture in my mind and my ideas come true.
The process was organized and clear, and I received so many compliments from friends. Even opening the UPS packages was satisfying!
The process was organized and clear, and I received so many compliments from friends. Even opening the UPS packages was satisfying!
I feel so lucky to have worked with Laura! I was indecisive about my overall invitation design, and she helped make the picture in my mind and my ideas come true.
I know my client will receive a high-quality product. Laura and Max once alerted me that the letterpress plate was missing the dot over an "i," and they reprinted to ensure it was done correctly, without question. The team literally made sure to cross their "t"s and dot their "i"s and continue to do so with every order I place.
Printing with P&H gives me confidence as a business owner.
Thank you for your precision and care shown for every client piece! It makes my job easier, every time.
Let's make some magic, shall we?
calling all paperheads
There's more ephemera and postage stamps and old-timey printing presses where that came from.
If you're into that kind of thing.
