2014 Wedding Invitation Designs by Jen Simpson

Whimsical Woodland Wedding Invitations | Jen Simpson Design

Jen Simpson Design is gearing up for the 2014 wedding season with the launch of several new wedding invitation designs, which include plenty of whimsical and rustic touches. Details include lovely, hand-lettered fonts, sweet flourishes and botanical illustrations, and preppy emblems that cover a range of styles. Versatile kraft cardstock also plays a role in a number of the new designs – love me some kraft!

Here’s a peek at the new styles, and you can find additional images, and plenty of additional wedding invites, over in Jen Simpson’s shop.

Whimsical and Rustic Wedding Invitations | Jen Simpson Design

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Elegant Floral Watercolor Wedding Invitations with a Secret Star Wars Detail

Elegant Dahlia Watercolor Wedding Invitations with a Secret Star Wars Detail | Anticipate Invitations

At first glance, Ann & Paul’s crush-worthy, custom wedding suite by Anticipate Invitations is the picture of elegance. The beautiful invitations feature a warm and vibrant wash of watercolor, which carries through the suite in the upscale script typography, as well as in the lovely dahlia flower details. But the ultra elegant invitation suite hides an awesome detail in the form of some secret Star Wars action.

Elegant Dahlia Watercolor Wedding Invitations with a Secret Star Wars Detail | Anticipate Invitations

Michael from Anticipate Invitations shares:

Ann and Paul wanted something light and colorful with summer accents for their July wedding. In particular, they wanted to incorporate dahlias, their wedding flowers. Based on this inspiration, I came up with a playful and vibrant element using a watercolor wash in pinks, corals, oranges, and yellows.

One particular design detail that stands out is the small, hidden Yoda silhouette on the leaves of the dahlia on the information card. This Star Wars character played a fun part in Paul’s proposal to Ann, so adding this prominent, yet concealed detail brought their story to the design. Not to mention, it was recognizable enough for other guests to be in on the secret, too!

All of the invitation pieces were printed on white pearlescent paper to add formality and give the watercolor wash more dimension, which proved to be a great effect. The design also showed a level of practicality in the form of a larger RSVP card for guests to initial their meal choice. This saved the caterer time because guest information was more organized.

Elegant Dahlia Watercolor Wedding Invitations with a Secret Star Wars Detail | Anticipate Invitations

Can you spot Yoda below?

Yoda Detail Wedding Information Card | Anticipate Invitations

Watercolor Dahlia Response Card | Anticipate Invitations

Elegant Wedding Envelopes | Anticipate Invitations

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New Wedding Stationery from Crafty Pie Press

Playful Poster Wedding Invitations | Crafty Pie Press

Crafty Pie Press recently added oodles of new wedding stationery to their website, and they’ve also added an e-commerce shop, so you can choose options like paper type, envelopes, colors, return and guest addressing and order samples and/or wedding stationery right from their website.

Have a peek at the new designs, which include styles that range from mid-century preppy to elegant, floral, and sunny. Coordinating patterned backers bring additional texture and depth to the designs, and coordinating save the date cards are available, too!

Modern Wedding Invites from Crafty Pie Press

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Modern Birth Announcements from The Gray Attic

These sweet, modern birth announcements from The Gray Attic are completely crushtastic! I’m really digging the mix of hand drawn pattern and illustration, which ranges in style from geometric to floral/botanical, with type that’s a lovely combination of whimsical and chic. Here’s a peek at some of the photo and non-photo baby announcement designs that you’ll find in The Gray Attic’s shop:

Modern Birth Announcements | The Gray Attic

They also carry a selection of beautiful holiday season birth announcements, like this one:

Holiday Birth Announcement | The Gray Attic

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Artcadia Letterpress Wedding Invitations

September Letterpress Wedding Invitations | Artcadia

If you love gorgeous letterpress invites, then today’s invitation crush is for you. Richard and Vici-Jane Kohring, the husband and wife team behind UK-based stationery and design studio, Artcadia, create breathtakingly beautiful letterpress wedding invitations that range in style from the delightfully fairy-tale-ish September suite (detail above) to the sweet and sophisticated Peaches suite and the wonderfully whimsical and folksy Tinker suite. Though their roots are in letterpress, Artcadia offers affordable digital flat printing, too.

You can check out Artcadia’s full range of wedding invitation designs right here.

Peaches Letterpress Wedding Invitations | Artcadia

Bumble Letterpress Wedding Invitations | Artcadia

Ephemera Letterpress Wedding Invitations | Artcadia

Tinker Letterpress Wedding Invitations | Artcadia

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Nautical Wedding Invitations

The nautical-themed wedding trend shows no signs of slowing, and it’s no surprise. Nautical themes are perfect for weddings by the sea, and there are endless numbers of gorgeous wedding destinations that feature sun, sand, and shore. Nautical themes are incredibly versatile, too. You’ll find everything from sophisticated and preppy to whimsical and modern, anchor and rope motifs to more understated, blind debossed nautical maps, flags, and compass details. And while there are many shades of blue to be found in the palettes of these pretty invites – traditional navy, muted slate, and pale seafoam, to name but a few – you can also find complimentary colors like warm red, kelly green, and sunny yellow.

Here’s a little collection of some of the seriously crave-worthy designs that I’ve spotted recently:

Nautical Wedding Invitations

Above, clockwise from top left : Rope Ampersand | Jill Means for Minted; Nautical Compass | Ruff House Art; Nautical | Anthologie Press; Nautical Classic | Sarah Gluchacki for Bella Figura; Simple Knot | Christine Loo for Minted; Calligraphy Anchor & Lighthouse | Grey Snail Press; Harbor Beach | Jessica Tierney for Bella Figura

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AllieRuth Wedding 2013

AllieRuth Kara Wedding Invitations

Today’s invitation crush comes to us courtesy of AlleRuth Design, an Indiana-based paper goods and letterpress studio that recently released their lovely 2013 wedding invitation collection. Styles in this beautiful collection are a wonderful mix of modern motifs and timeless classics, including the totally on trend geometric Kara suite (above), as well as the whimsical and romantic Roberta (below, top left), a mix of original calligraphy and wonderful floral pattern. The sophisticated Milady (below, bottom left), a sleek typographic wedding suite, is perfect for modern type-loving couples, while Berkeley (below, bottom right) suite features wonderful watercolor florals and charming details that give the pieces a handmade feel.

Check out all of the wedding suites in the AllieRuth collection right here.

AllieRuth Design Wedding Invitations

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Whimsical Save the Dates by The First Snow

These totally crush-worthy save the dates from The First Snow are so sweet and romantic. I love the whimsical feel that the hand-lettering and illustration bring to the designs, which feature everything from a hot air balloon ride for two to beautiful florals and scalloped hearts.

Check out all of the designs available from The First Snow in their shop, and have a look at some of the eye candy from their collection below:

Whimsical Save the Dates from The First Snow

Hand Lettered Save the Date Cards

Photo Save the Date Cards by The First Snow

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