Frequently Asked Questions

Great question, and perhaps the most important. When you place an order for your wedding programs, you will automatically receive a questionnaire with all the pertinent info needed to customize the programs unique to your wedding day. When you're finished filling in the information, email it back to me, along with a photo you'd like to use for the back cover of the program, and I will start the process of designing your pages. Note that while there are 40 colors to choose from, you may choose your own custom color, but it would need to be CMYK compatible to make sure the programs print correctly. CMYK stands for Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black).  When the programs are completed I will email the high resolution files to you, and they will be print-ready. 

So, CMYK as I mentioned above, stands for Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key. Key being black ink. These are the four primary colors used in the four color printing process. However, all colors in the printing process stem from those primary four. To make it easy to understand, each color is basically separated into dots in various size and strengths to produce the colors you see that will eventually get printed. But those colors need to be made using reflective light in order to print exactly how you see them. On the other hand, when you see images on your laptop, phone, tablet, or even your TV, the colors you see (RGB color space which stands for Red, Green and Blue) are not reflective but instead are transmitted, and they're transmitted via the device you're using. 

CMYK colors are used to print.  RGB colors would need to be converted to CMYK before being sent to the printer, but it's easier to design anything that I know will be printed in the CMYK color space rather than converting which will often cause a loss of color data. By using CMYK colors from the start, true, rich blacks are produced rather than dark grey, and it will also alleviate any bleeding or smudge that would occur using the RGB color space. True black is produced in CMYK by merging all the 4 primary colors together. When they start to combine you get black. The opposite is true for RGB and when merging, you get white. In CMYK white doesn't actually exist but gets printed using a spot ink or, you're simply seeing the white from the paper or card stock you're using. 

Absolutely, but bear in mind any color you choose has to be a color that will work in the CMYK color space so that it prints exactly as you see it on your device (which is displayed in RGB color space). 

Unfortunately, not at this time. The Artsy Files are solely digital files that are print-ready. That means they're designed in the CMYK color space which is needed for printing colors correctly (see question above) and are also high-resolution files. The files can be printed by any printing company of your choice, or on a good high-quality printer at home, but, if sending to a printing company make sure to ask if they print in CMYK. 

Once I've received your questionnaire back, then generally no more than 2-3  weeks. 

You will receive your files in JPG format which is compatible with all printers. Your JPG wedding program files have been converted to CMYK in Photoshop from CMYK PSD files (native Photoshop format).