Did you know that you can create original postage stamps at the post office without cutting them, and they can be made in a vertical format?

Popular Original Stamps for DIY Weddings

This service offered by Japan Post allows you to create original stamps by using your own photos or favorite illustrations, which can be used on wedding invitations and reply postcards.

Many brides may be thinking of ordering original design stamps for keepsakes, rather than for formal occasions.

Square is Standard but... You Can Also Choose Rectangular♡

This original stamp creation service has existed for a long time, but there's something I recently learned.

It’s about the size.

The standard shape for original stamps is square, which we are most familiar with, but.......

In fact, you can also order rectangular sizes. Did you know...?

(Available only on the web, 84 yen stamps only!)

Since you can create tall stamps, it’s great that you can use your favorite wedding photo without cutting it, even if it was taken vertically♡

Being larger, they will take up more space and be more eye-catching♡

However, please be careful as it’s highly likely that one 84 yen stamp will not be sufficient to send your wedding invitations.

You can use an 84 yen stamp if the weight is under 25g, but if it’s over 26g, you need to use a 94 yen stamp, so brides who plan to use stamps on invitations should be aware of this＊

This bride submitted a landscape photo using a vertical template and used it horizontally♡

Using a vertical stamp horizontally is also a wonderful idea♡

105 Yen Each

The original stamps you can make with vertical photos are only 84 yen stamps.

The price is 2,100 yen for a sheet of 20 stamps. (Sticker type)

This makes it about 105 yen per stamp＊

➡ You can create them here (link to the post office's website)

The price for the standard square 84 yen stamps is:

- 30 stamps for 2,940 yen (98 yen each)

- 10 stamps for 1,260 yen (126 yen each)

- The larger size stamps, which are one size bigger, are 10 stamps for 1,260 yen (126 yen each).

Comparing the prices, purchasing the square stamps in bundles of 30 is the most cost-effective, but the vertical stamps have a relatively lower unit price as well＊

By the way.

A 63 yen stamp is sufficient for reply postcards...

However, there are brides who have attached an 84 yen stamp to a postcard just because they really wanted to use a vertical photo!＊

The 63 yen stamp is approximately 77 yen each.

It might turn out to be a bit more expensive, but that could be worthwhile.

Arrives in About Three Weeks＊

Original stamps from Japan Post typically arrive about three weeks after ordering.

Brides who have a favorite wedding photo in a rectangular format should consider making it in this vertical size.

➡ You can find a list of available original stamps here