Modern Lace Letterpress Wedding Invitations

Modern Lace Letterpress Wedding Invitations

Today’s lovely, lacy invitation crush comes to us from Margaux Fraise of Harmony Creative Studio, whose concept for her own wedding invites, a modern take on a vintage lace design, was translated beautifully by Shayna from Steel Petal Press, who designed and printed the gorgeous gray and peach letterpress wedding invites. Details like the textural, blind debossed lace designs, vintage postage stamps, unexpected vertical envelope orientation, and playful vintage Los Angeles save the date turned RSVP card make this beautiful suite a true standout.

Letterpress Lace Wedding Invites

Margaux shares:

When I started designing my own wedding, I had a very clear vision: ‘Modern Vintage’. I had dreams of lace, kraft paper, and vintage elements with a modern twist.

We held our wedding at the electric Smog Shoppe here in our hometown of Los Angeles, but the bulk of our guests are my husband’s large family from Iowa. I wanted to incorporate a vintage Los Angeles postcard with the invitation suite and decided to take what is normally a cute save the date and turn it into the RSVP card. Ginger from Serendipity Beyond Design was able to customize the original colors (blue and orange) in the Los Angeles postcard to our soft color palette of mint green, peach, and grey.

As an event designer, I love to come up with concepts but often a great graphic designer takes my ideas to a whole new level! I sent Shayna from Steel Petal Press a photo of a concept for the main invitation, incorporating a geometric lace pattern, and she was able to turn my vision into beautiful reality with a design that incorporates blind debossed elements. We incorporated the geometric lace theme throughout the wedding, using it as a backdrop for our candy buffet and in other decorative elements.

I had only ever come across one example of people turning the envelope vertically, and I fell in love. It was a perfect way to showcase the vintage stamps I had been collecting since getting engaged.

Vintage Los Angeles Postcard RSVP Cards
Vintage Postage Stamp Wedding Invitation Envelope
image source : Margaux Fraise (Harmony Creative Studio)
letterpress printing & design : Steel Petal Press
vintage postcard : Serendipity Beyond Design

Alissyn + Bryan’s Elegant Gold Lace Wedding Invitations

Elegant Gold Lace Letterpress Wedding Invitations

Today’s ultra elegant invitation crush comes to us from Kimberly at Paper Krush, who created this lovely gold and lace-infused letterpress wedding suite for Alissyn & Bryan’s romantic celebration. The gorgeous invitation suite features beautiful script typography, shimmery gold edge painting, and hints of blind debossed lace that feature throughout the suite. The cherry on top of this sophisticated wedding suite is the gold snakeskin envelope liner, which adds an unexpected edge to the romantic design.

Letterpress printing by MK Printer.

Elegant Gold & Lace Wedding Invites

Kimberly from Paper Krush shares:

Being a gal from Manhattan who appreciates a little sparkle and quality paper, Alissyn was hoping to set the tone for a sophisticated and romantic evening with gold and touches of lace. Rather than utilizing actual physical lace, I decided to include it right in the design by using a blind impression throughout the suite.

The 220lb Crane Lettra is complimented by edge painting, and the suite is finished with shimmer bakers twine. In the brides words, “It’s like a little present!” Many times, the presentation can mean just as much as the design itself. I was very specific with how I placed each piece before tying the bow. Metallic ink and added gold touches, such as the snakeskin envelope liner, make an impression without going over the top.

Classic Gold and White Wedding Suite
Elegant Script Typography
Gold Foil Edging Wedding Invitations
Elegant Gold Foil Edge Painting
image source: Paper Krush