Alan + Megan’s Elegant Black & White Wedding Invitations

October 25, 2011

Today I’m completely crushing on these elegant, modern black and white letterpress wedding invitations by Fourth Year Studio for Alan and Megan’s July celebration. The classic elegance of a black and white color palette is enhanced by wonderful textural details like blind debossing (swoon), a tulle wrap, and a gauzy, vellum overlay.

above photo by Dixie Pixel

Dianna from Fourth Year Studio shares about this beautiful letterpress suite:

Megan and Alan are two talented young architects, and it was no surprise that they thoughtfully perfected every detail of their wedding. Their event was elegant, clean, and beautiful – modern with traditional undertones. The palette is simple with black and white with layers of complimentary textures.

After receiving an addressed calligraphy envelope with custom postage, the guest will pull out a package wrapped in tulle. As the tulle is unwrapped a vellum overlay is removed to offer a reveal of Megan and Alan’s names blind pressed with a deep relief into 220lb crane lettra cotton stock. A series of pressed bars accentuate the black text to add another layer of texture. A map of the wedding location illustrates a blind pressed river with the venues located. The final piece of the set is the rsvp pocket and reply card. It was important to house the smaller rsvp card and envelope without losing the feel and proportion of the set.

image source: Fourth Year Studio

Unique Watercolor Bunting Wedding Invitations

October 24, 2011

Watercolor and flags and bunting … oh, my! These unique, custom wedding invitations by Bird & Banner for Jemma and James’ June wedding are so very sweet and most definitely fun. Watercolor lettering in shades of red,yellow, peach, and pink sets a warm, summery tone, and watercolor patterns on the reverse of each piece have such a playful feel. And who doesn’t love a wedding invitation that can also be a decoration? Such a fun, unique idea!

image source: Bird & Banner

A Cheerful, Teal + Orange Wedding Suite

October 20, 2011

This colorful, custom wedding suite for Jacob & Kathryn, designed by Liz Dalay, is simply happy. The teal blue and orange color palette adds to the festive feel of every single piece in this cheerful suite, from the save the dates, which feature a photo of the lovely couple, to the z-fold wedding invitations, adorned with custom silhouette graphics of the two lovebirds.

Liz has every little detail covered, from the multi-layered wedding ceremony details piece (love the heart-shaped brad that keeps all of the layers in place!) to the favor tags to fun typography that features in every piece. –via French Paper

image source: Liz Dalay

Lachlan + Elizabeth’s Modern Typography Invitations

October 19, 2011

Oh, Bespoke Press, you’ve done it again. This letterpress wedding invitation suite, designed for Lachlan and Elizabeth’s special day, exudes elegance and sophistication. The couple chose a strong, typographic design with much white space, which gives the suite a beautiful, airy quality, and the thin, slab-serif typeface is a perfect choice for letterpress printing. Just look at the fantastic texture created by the impression.

This lovely suite included invitations, gift cards, picnic cards, and reply cards and was printed on 100% cotton ivory paper with warm, summer-y pink ink.

image source: Bespoke Press

Modern Black + White Wedding Invitations

October 18, 2011

I am always in the mood for some black and white wedding invitation love, and I’m utterly and completely crushing on this beautiful wedding invite suite by The Goodness. Morgan and Mike wanted a design that was classic and modern for their celebration at The Citizen Hotel, and Lisa and Geoff of The Goodness more than delivered.

The pieces in the beautiful black and white wedding suite feature a fantastic crosshatch pattern, echoed in each piece, which gives a great depth and texture to the design. A chic “date dot” and classic typography complete this undeniably stylish paper ensemble. – via pin

Check out the escort cards, which feature each guest’s name, as well as a graphic showing their choice of meal (so clever!):

image source: The Goodness

Preppy, Kate Spade-Inspired Save the Dates

October 17, 2011

I was so excited to hear from Courtney, editor of the fantabulously inspiring party and entertaining blog, Pizzazzerie, who shared her oh so chic, Kate Spade-inspired photo save the dates, designed by Kate of Custom Paper Works. These black, white, and kelly green beauties, which feature a photo of the lovely couple on the reverse, are rockin’ my invitation world!

Here’s what Courtney has to say about this stylish project:

As a full-time blogger on all things entertaining + parties, I knew I wanted my wedding theme to be a bit whimsical and fun. I have chosen a Kate Spade-inspired black and white striped design with touches of kelly green for my wedding. After working with Kate of Custom Paper Works on a New Years Eve styled shoot last year, I knew she was the right person to design my save-the-dates. I told her that black + white stripes were a must, as well as including a photo from my engagement shoot with Kate Whitmore Photography. I wanted them to be stylish, whimsical, and luxe all at the same time. Kate delivered beyond my expectations.

The envelope was a Stardream shimmer paper in green which opened to a darling black and white striped envelope liner. The striped envelope liner was my absolute favorite element. The return address on the envelope even incorporated a small guitar motif as a nod to our home town of Nashville, TN. A shimmer black paper held our engagement photo on one side and details on the other. Details were printed in a whimsical frame and foil-stamped on the card. Several complimentary fonts were used that I just adore.

Congratulations, Courtney and Chris!

image source: Courtney Dial

Typography Ticket Wedding Invites

October 13, 2011

Everything about this luscious letterpress wedding invitation and save the date by Arian Franz is making me weak in the knees. Stellar graphic design? Check. Absolutely stunning typography? Most definitely. Navy blue? Love. Tear off ticket detail? Much fun. Lovely letterpress printing? Oh, yeah. Custom return address stamp? Mmm. – found via pin

Just check out this awesome invitation eye candy for yourself:

image source: Arian Franz

Halloween Wedding Invitations

October 12, 2011

I’m completely crushing on this swoon-worthy Halloween wedding invitation suite by Kate at wit + delight, spotted over at Benign Objects. The vintage-inspired typography and marquee graphics are so very awesome, as is the gorgeous dark gray and red-orange color palette. Best of all, I appreciate that these invites say “Halloween” without batting you over the head with it.

Letterpress printing for this fabulous suite by Evolution Press.

image source: wit + delight

Stitched Watercolor Birthday Party Invites

October 11, 2011

It was crush at first sight when I spotted these lovely, custom 4th birthday party invites over on Pinterest recently. The fun and colorful watercolor invitations were designed by Danyelle of Dandee Designs for Audrey, who also helped out by hand painting over the “Let’s Dance” type on the invites to create a unique spectrum of pinks, yellows, and oranges on each individual invite. Sewn, yellow details help break up the text and add an air of whimsy to this wonderfully original design.

image source: Dandee Designs

One Plus One Custom Invitation Design

October 10, 2011

One Plus One Design just launched their brand new site, and their custom invitation design portfolio is filled to the brim with awesome wedding invitations, party invites, and save the dates. I just love their style, which is the perfect blend of vintage charm and playfulness, and your guests will undoubtedly be swooning over every little piece that One Plus One creates for your big day.

A little peek at what you can find in the One Plus One Design portfolio:

image source: One Plus One Design