Okay, so wedding invitations are a specialty, but WOW is it fun to tackle a different project once in a while, like this custom baby shower invitation for Katie & Amado. Katie (of the fabulous Pure Whimsy Events) and I have worked together many times on other people's stationery -- what a treat it was to design something special for her own celebration. She selected a stunning print that was part floral, part modern geometric, and we built the invitation design around it. Not shown, is ... Read the Post
Modern Baby Shower Invitations
Marguerite & Matt’s Custom Layered Wedding Invitations
Marguerite is a fellow paper lover (check out her Instagram @thegreendaisypaper for gift wrap inspiration!) and knew the invitations would be a high priority for her wedding to Matt. We had a great time selecting the perfect papers to coordinate with their theme. Beautiful cream paper with navy letterpress and rose gold foil was layered onto a shimmering blush accent paper and then a shimmering navy backing layer. Those same papers were used to create a stunning monogrammed band to ... Read the Post
Samantha & Matthew’s Glittering Beach Club Invitations
Although their wedding was at a beach club, it was important to Samantha & Matthew that the invitations to their wedding had a formal, elegant feel. We accomplished this with a very on-trend marble background and flowing modern script lettering set against a nautical blue. Asymmetric text provided a very contemporary feeling for their classic, formal text. A beautiful glittering copper envelope liner created a stunning first impression as guests opened their invitations. ... Read the Post
Custom Floral Wedding Suite for Helia & Mike
My collaboration with Helia & Mike began with them falling in love with the idea of a bold floral motif. We didn't start with a plan for where to use it, but what fun we had deciding and designing this custom floral wedding suite! For their save the dates, we framed their photo with anemones and greenery. When it was time to start work on their extra thick letterpress invitations, Helia selected a pretty floral wreath that made a great frame around their calligraphy-style ... Read the Post
Erika & Jason’s Jewel Tone Wedding Invitations
With bold jewel tones of navy, burgundy, and copper, this invitation suite was a stunner! A gentle leaf motif with an acorn gracing the margins and contemporary text setting is printed in white ink on copper metallic paper. All the pieces were neatly contained in this adorable monogramed belly band in the burgundy color. Erika selected the invitation design from our Envelopments collection, and then we continued with these design elements for custom "day of" stationery ... Read the Post
Sarah & Jake’s “Hopeless Romantic” Wedding Invitation
Sarah's customized "Hopeless Romantic" wedding invitations were SO-MUCH-FUN! I love the magnolia pattern she chose for the enclosure around a square design by Envelopments. Accented with a navy blue matt, this invitation is a knock-out! We created custom menus to coordinate with her theme that included guests' names being printed directly on them so that they acted as place cards. Layering circles onto a a pretty scallop gave them a beautiful pop! When Sarah mentioned the idea of a ... Read the Post
