Brian + Allie’s Sunny Silkscreened Wedding Invitations

January 09, 2012

It was crush at first sight when I spotted Brian and Allie’s unique, silkscreened and stamped wedding invitations over at FPO. The couple, who met while doing volunteer work at an orphanage in Mexico, wanted a design that would represent their eclectic personalities and incorporate a little bit of Mexico, as well as sunflowers, which were featured prominently in their ceremony. The result is a gorgeous invitation suite, designed by Kyle Marks, which exudes a rustic warmth and charm. Everything in the suite was silkscreened, hand stamped, and hand cut, giving each piece a unique, handmade feel. Find out more about this sunny wedding suite over at FPO.

printing by Interval Press; custom rubber stamp by Rubber Stamp Champ

image source: FPO

Wine Harvest Wedding Invitations

December 07, 2011

Back in April, I featured Emily and Rocky’s incredibly unique (and awesome!) wine stain + cork save the dates, and I’m so excited today to be able to share their beautiful wedding invitation suite with you. Emily, one of the principal designers at Three Little Words, did an absolutely amazing job on this suite, and the project was undoubtedly a labor of love.

The gorgeous, wine hued invitations and coordinating pieces incorporate a wide array of techniques, including relief printed typographic letterpress invitations, as well as letterpressed reply cards and return addresses on the outer envelopes; canvas printed maps and screen printed menus and guest welcome bags; and a custom wax seal that’s definitely one of my favorite details. Emily designed and made everything in this stunning invitation suite herself, with the exception of the letterpress printed components, which is pretty amazing given that she was also the bride. Kudos to you, Emily!

Custom, canvas printed maps:

Pocket-sized program booklets with wax seal (left) and guest escort cards in wine cork stands, dinner menu, and table wine lists (right):

Home bottled mead wedding favors, brewed by the groom:

image source: Emily Foran / Three Little Words

Woodgrain + Calligraphy Letterpress Wedding Invitations

December 05, 2011

I’ve been a big fan of OneCanoeTwo’s wonderfully whimsical letterpress paper goodies for a while now, and I was absolutely delighted to see these lovely, custom letterpress wedding invitations that Beth of OneCanoeTwo designed for her cousin, Andrew, and his bride, Katie. I have a big soft spot for all things woodgrain, and the combination with gorgeous, dark purple and chartreuse inks, hand-drawn apples and banners, and lovely, custom calligraphy makes for a wonderfully unique wedding invitation that’s just the thing for an autumn celebration (and completely crush-worthy, too!).

image source: OneCanoeTwo

George’s Playfully Boyish Baby Announcements

October 27, 2011

Graphic designer, Kathryn Holeman, undoubtedly had a bunch of fun designing these custom baby announcements for the newest little addition to her family. Kathryn pulled out all the stops for this special occasion – letterpress printing, envelope liners, custom address labels, the works!

These charmingly boyish birth announcements, printed on 140# smooth, bright white acid free paper in midnight blue and light cyan, feature a heroic menagerie of boy favorites that spell out G-E-O-R-G-E. Included in the masculine lineup are superheroes, wizards, cowboys, soccer players, pirates, and knights.

image source: Kathryn Holeman

Sweet Woodgrain Wedding Invitations

October 26, 2011

I am crushing all over these oh so sweet charcoal gray and bright green wedding invitations, designed by Fine Day Press for their dear friends, Katherine and Robert. The design was inspired by the couple’s love of hiking – in fact, Robert proposed to Katherine while they were on a hike – and features many lovely little details, including a woodgrain pattern with the couple’s first initials “carved” into it, a custom return address stamp (ooh!), and pops of bright green in the form of twine and washi tape.

image source: Fine Day Press

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

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

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