Anders Printing, set up in 1946, Celebrates over sixty years of business. Anders Printing is committed to quality design, printing, and reliable client service. They have long been recognized as one of the Northwest's leading wedding invitation designers and printers. However, their services reach beyond wedding stationary to include commercial print services.
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Andrew
May 17, 2022
Austin Lundin
Oct 01, 2021
I am very pleased with my wedding invitation suite done by Anders Printing! Their graphic design artists are talented and easy to work with. We had a custom illustration of our wedding venue made for invitations and they turned out exactly how we wanted them, and at a great cost too! It was refreshing to be able to go into their brick-and-mortar store to see and feel the printed materials.
They are a Portland institution in stationery and design; my parents used them 32 years ago for their wedding invitations, and we were thrilled to get to work with them as well!
They are a Portland institution in stationery and design; my parents used them 32 years ago for their wedding invitations, and we were thrilled to get to work with them as well!
Yelena
May 01, 2021
We just got our wedding invitations and RSVP cards done with Anders. I was nervous at first because I just wasn't sure what to expect of the process in general but both Steven and Madison were very patient, kind and respectful as my fiance and I figured out exactly what we wanted (which took a few tries). They were flexible and very helpful. Thank you!
Janae S.
Sep 29, 2020
I'm absolutely blown away by Anders Printing. Steven was super helpful and quick to respond when I was initiating my project via email. Then when I went in to see my proof I was surprised to see how fun their space was! Amazing prices, great quality, super great experience. I never want to print anywhere else again!
Clayton Hume
Sep 05, 2020
Katie Schoblaske
Dec 18, 2019
Bella and the Anders Printing team were great to work with for our wedding invitations and day-of printed items! I took off a star for two reasons, the first was there were many typos and design errors found on the drafts throughout the process. There were several instances where the text and names provided were misspelled or incorrect on the draft. Additionally, there were multiple times where the spacing/font sizes were uneven and inconsistent.
I understand this is the point of a draft, but these are things I would hope the designer would catch. The second was the design itself - I think Anders' biggest strengths are their printing ability and replicating an existing design, but if you are looking for a detailed or uniquely designed product, I would consider another design vendor. Other than that, their printing quality, customer service, and final products were excellent!
Everything looked beautiful and the turn around time and prices were very impressive. (of note, we did our own wax seals/vellum pictured) Photo credit: Olivia Strohm Photography
I understand this is the point of a draft, but these are things I would hope the designer would catch. The second was the design itself - I think Anders' biggest strengths are their printing ability and replicating an existing design, but if you are looking for a detailed or uniquely designed product, I would consider another design vendor. Other than that, their printing quality, customer service, and final products were excellent!
Everything looked beautiful and the turn around time and prices were very impressive. (of note, we did our own wax seals/vellum pictured) Photo credit: Olivia Strohm Photography
Ashlee K.
Sep 02, 2019
Katy N.
Jun 13, 2019
Anders did an amazing job. I was unhappy with another printer in town so I brought my design to them to run a proof. The quality was leaps and bounds better at Anders. They are also open on Saturdays and quick to respond via email. All of this was very important as I work full time and needed the job done quickly. Bella was very knowledgeable and made the process very smooth. This will be the only printing company I use going forward!
Rebecca V.
Apr 18, 2019
I would reccomend Anders printing for the quality of their work, but after working with them I wouldn't recommend the experience. Brandon seemed knowledgeable about every aspect of his craft, even though his receptionist was way off base on the timeline. But every twist and turn of the process was gruesome. I was constantly asking for small fixes to be done and then at the next proof there was the error again.
I felt so nitpicky even though I had already asked for it to be fixed. I felt like a mother or a bridezilla throughout the entire process. Not to mention it took FOREVER to get completed. The receptionist told us that from start to finish we would have our wedding invitations in our hands in a week and a half, it took 44 days. Brandon was emailing me at 5 and 6 o'clock at night.
So by the time I received it and responded he didn't see it till the next day or the day after that, each time I asked for something to be changed it took a week. And like another person already commented, the data merge software that they use is total crap. And they should know that by now and learn to be super picky and look very closely at the details because it messes up all the time!
We input the information in just as he asked and when the first proof of addressing came to us it was all messed up. Anders if you know your software sucks make sure your employees don't.
I felt so nitpicky even though I had already asked for it to be fixed. I felt like a mother or a bridezilla throughout the entire process. Not to mention it took FOREVER to get completed. The receptionist told us that from start to finish we would have our wedding invitations in our hands in a week and a half, it took 44 days. Brandon was emailing me at 5 and 6 o'clock at night.
So by the time I received it and responded he didn't see it till the next day or the day after that, each time I asked for something to be changed it took a week. And like another person already commented, the data merge software that they use is total crap. And they should know that by now and learn to be super picky and look very closely at the details because it messes up all the time!
We input the information in just as he asked and when the first proof of addressing came to us it was all messed up. Anders if you know your software sucks make sure your employees don't.
David W.
Sep 11, 2018
Keshia L.
Jun 08, 2018
Oh my goodnessssss! Sooooo after looking at many websites, seeing how crazy expensive other places are. I walked into Anders printing on June 31st and met the lovely Emily. She is fantastic. Emily answered allll my questions, was patient and so calm. She helped me find beautiful paper for my wedding invitations, and kept me in the loop daily with emails as they were being worked on.
She was so kind, patient and sweet. I super appreciated her prompt professionalism as well and having my invitations and details card ready 7 days later! I was in a rush and Emily delivered! I seriously will ALWAYS recommend her to everyone I come across as she was recommended to me by word of mouth! Steven ( stephen) was also so kind and sweet when I came in to pay the deposit.
What a great printing company, very reasonable and they know what they are doing. The work is beyond excellent! Thank you Anders printing for my making my wedding Invitations so perfect! Also instead of going to paper source, I went back and bought envelopes from Anders! Didn't want to go anywhere else!
She was so kind, patient and sweet. I super appreciated her prompt professionalism as well and having my invitations and details card ready 7 days later! I was in a rush and Emily delivered! I seriously will ALWAYS recommend her to everyone I come across as she was recommended to me by word of mouth! Steven ( stephen) was also so kind and sweet when I came in to pay the deposit.
What a great printing company, very reasonable and they know what they are doing. The work is beyond excellent! Thank you Anders printing for my making my wedding Invitations so perfect! Also instead of going to paper source, I went back and bought envelopes from Anders! Didn't want to go anywhere else!
Stephanie M.
May 21, 2018
I had a great experience using Anders Printing for my wedding invitations. I wanted to support a local business and their unique and detailed designs were exactly what I was looking for. Stephen was very nice and patient as my fiance and I looked through all the options and made changes to design the invitation of our dreams. Emily was quick to respond to all my emails and made all the edits I asked for.
All my guests loved the end result! We also used them for our day-of printed materials (seating chart, welcome sign, menu, etc) and they design matched seamlessly with our invitations. We just received our Thank You Cards and they are perfect as well. They make the process easy and I will definitely be using their services again in the future. SUPPORT LOCAL!
All my guests loved the end result! We also used them for our day-of printed materials (seating chart, welcome sign, menu, etc) and they design matched seamlessly with our invitations. We just received our Thank You Cards and they are perfect as well. They make the process easy and I will definitely be using their services again in the future. SUPPORT LOCAL!
Karen M.
Apr 12, 2018
My experience with Ander's Printing was great until the very end when I picked up my order and noticed that "street" was misspelled "steet" (clearly not a word) on the envelopes. I was sent my order via PDF ahead of time to proof read, yes, but unlike Ander's who should have had a in-tool automated proofreader, I could only proofread manually since it's a PDF.
I mentioned the mistake and the employee advised they would check about reprinting the envelopes and returned a moment later and just said "I checked and we won't reprint for free". I was so taken aback by the sheer lack of attempt by whomever made this decision to assuage the situation that I didn't point out that I never asked for anything for free, but that I thought the situation called for at least a discount on and/or an expedited reprint of the envelopes.
This is their output/product and I'd assume they would want it to be a quality one. This experience will make me wary to utilize their services again and that's simply disappointing.
I mentioned the mistake and the employee advised they would check about reprinting the envelopes and returned a moment later and just said "I checked and we won't reprint for free". I was so taken aback by the sheer lack of attempt by whomever made this decision to assuage the situation that I didn't point out that I never asked for anything for free, but that I thought the situation called for at least a discount on and/or an expedited reprint of the envelopes.
This is their output/product and I'd assume they would want it to be a quality one. This experience will make me wary to utilize their services again and that's simply disappointing.
Christina D.
Dec 30, 2017
My husband and I used Anders Printing for our wedding invitations this past summer and had a wonderful experience. We worked with Emily and she created the most perfect suite for our Mt Hood Wedding. I am not design savvy at all and she was incredibly patient with me through the whole process. I made lots of little changes and she adjusted to my requests with ease and grace. Emily is super responsive and often responded to my emails within the hour.
My absolute favorite part of our invitations was the custom map of the venue that she created, it was just perfect. We also just used them for our Christmas Cards and we now feel like part of the Anders family, we plan use them for all of our future print needs. Thank you!
My absolute favorite part of our invitations was the custom map of the venue that she created, it was just perfect. We also just used them for our Christmas Cards and we now feel like part of the Anders family, we plan use them for all of our future print needs. Thank you!
Terisa P.
Dec 11, 2017
Emily at Ander's Printing had the best customer service I have experienced! I ordered the design for my invitations from Letters & Dust and thought I'd have no trouble with printing the PDF. Large online companies were impossible to deal with, caused me enormous amounts of stress and anxiety. All I can say is GO LOCAL! Emily answered all my questions easily, delivered ahead of schedule and was a pleasure to work with. Thank you!
Sara Andersen
Nov 26, 2017
We had a great experience printing our wedding invitations with Anders! The staff was very professional and knowledgeable. We set up a consultation appointment and they showed us a variety of samples. My husband and I both do graphic design and work in the printing industry, so we designed the invites ourselves, and mainly came to Anders to get a true letterpress print.
The staff did a great job at checking our art to make sure everything would print as we had expected, and were very clear with what the final cost would be upfront. The invitations came out fantastic, and they even let us keep the die/plate! We are planning on framing it in a shadowbox along with the rest of our wedding stationary. Thank you, Anders! :
The staff did a great job at checking our art to make sure everything would print as we had expected, and were very clear with what the final cost would be upfront. The invitations came out fantastic, and they even let us keep the die/plate! We are planning on framing it in a shadowbox along with the rest of our wedding stationary. Thank you, Anders! :
Loli Molina
Jul 26, 2017
I'm sure this place would be great, if they even got back to you. I was assured a great experience after a horrible one at another location, but I guess no experience is better than a bad one maybe? I emailed and waited for a response for a week--finally called in to check on said inquiry, only to be redirected to another haughty person who said they'd email back the same day. It's been a month, I've since gone to another local printer, and have yet to hear back. Thanks for nothing I guess.
Brittany Guthrie
Feb 17, 2017
I had the best experience with Anders working on our wedding printings and loved supporting a local business right in my neighborhood. We used Anders for our Save the Dates, wedding invitations, and day-of-items (programs, table numbers, menus, and thank you gift) and Meghan was so easy to work with and provided great guidance and design suggestions from the beginning. All of our printables had a cohesive look without all matching exactly and our style was captured perfectly with Meghan's designs.
M. Laiti
May 31, 2016
We got our wedding invites printed here and they were so wonderful to work with! I had put it off and needed its done asap and they worked with me to get the proofs approved quickly and the invites were sent in time. I used a design my sister had made but they have made beautiful designs to choose from.
Kelly B.
Apr 29, 2016
I can't say enough about Anders! We worked with Meghan for our save the dates and invitations and she was fantastic. The whole experience was lovely from start to finish. As a couple that had no idea what we were doing (hopefully endearingly so), we truly appreciated Meghan's laid back yet professional nature, her patience and how easy it was to get all of our wedding stationary done in one place.
There is so much talent here and no matter what your printing needs are (wedding or otherwise) I recommend checking out Anders first. Reasonable prices, exceptional product. Thanks guys!
There is so much talent here and no matter what your printing needs are (wedding or otherwise) I recommend checking out Anders first. Reasonable prices, exceptional product. Thanks guys!
Heidi S.
Mar 09, 2016
Wow.just wow. I am blown away by how awesome my wedding invitations turned out. They, literally, they fit my fiancee and me perfectly. Meghan took the time to sit down with me and figure out exactly what we were looking for, even when I didn't really know what we were looking for! She responded promptly to my emails, was very warm and friendly, while being the upmost professional. I'm definitely going to have them make my thank you cards. Also. I like that cat. I think he's a nice touch to the shop.
Kris K.
Feb 19, 2016
Maybe Anders was having an off day. I've used them in the past for several business orders, and I've always really liked the quality of their work. A week ago I came in with the intention of placing another order, but the employee I made contact with the previous week was very confused about who I was and didn't seem to have the ability to answer any of the very basic formatting or design questions I had.
I sent over a fully developed business card layout created by a graphic designer for me and she was totally overwhelmed. I mentioned to the business owner (I've worked with her before) the difficulty we were having communicating and she didn't seem to care. When it became obvious they weren't able or all that interested in helping me I politely excused myself.
I won't be back. As an aside: I realize that it's become common for local businesses to bring their pets to the office, but I was literally covered in the attention of both a large dog and a CAT, soon after entering. Many people are allergic to cats, myself included. It felt really unprofessional.
I sent over a fully developed business card layout created by a graphic designer for me and she was totally overwhelmed. I mentioned to the business owner (I've worked with her before) the difficulty we were having communicating and she didn't seem to care. When it became obvious they weren't able or all that interested in helping me I politely excused myself.
I won't be back. As an aside: I realize that it's become common for local businesses to bring their pets to the office, but I was literally covered in the attention of both a large dog and a CAT, soon after entering. Many people are allergic to cats, myself included. It felt really unprofessional.
Jamie S.
Oct 16, 2015
This place is amazing. I just googled printers in Portland because I wanted to put my resume on nice paper for the first time in my life. I was unsure about what I was even doing and Bethany was so kind to me even though I'm most definitely not their typical print job. I really appreciated not being made to feel silly for just wanting 3 copies of a resume : they also have an office cat and dog that are very friendly and sweet! Thank you!
Laura H.
Aug 18, 2015
Anders is absolutely amazing. I came in with drafts from my designer and they made them a reality. All the details that I never would have known, were taken care of by their design team. They helped me make my vision a reality, and my invitations look better than I ever could have hoped! Working with them was such a pleasure, I will be going back when it's time for menus, programs, etc.
Chelsea H.
May 06, 2015
I have been working with Brandon to create marketing collateral for my business, Bridge Nine Candle Co. Not only are his designs wonderful and in line with the vision of my business he is timely and professional, something that is hard to find these days. I can't wait to work with him more to build my business!
Susie S.
May 04, 2015
I recently had invitations as well as some highlight cards made for an event. They were beautiful. Several guests who were invited called to ask me where I had my invitations printed. I worked with Meghan. Meghan was patient as we worked through the many options on paper, color, font, etc. She made some suggestions that added to the beauty of the finished product ("baby pockets" to hold all the extras that went in with the invitation) without making us feel pressured. Meghan also helped us think through wording so that it best fit the mood we were aiming for.
Our electronic proof came back to us within a week, the hard copy proof a few days later and the finished product was perfect! You might save money by shopping online but you will not get the same level of personalized product. I will return to Anders for sure.
Our electronic proof came back to us within a week, the hard copy proof a few days later and the finished product was perfect! You might save money by shopping online but you will not get the same level of personalized product. I will return to Anders for sure.
Olivia I.
Feb 18, 2015
Brandon and the team really came through for me on a last minute project. I needed custom cut business cards done and in the hands of our Chief Officer by end of day Friday and these guys made it happen! Brandon even delivered the goods to make things super convenient. Did I mention this project was thrown their way just that afternoon? Everyone was thrilled with their service and quality of work! Thanks for all your hard work and pushing out stellar product.
Patrick Sloan
Mar 21, 2014
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Mar 22, 2006