Oh So Beautiful Paper

For this Venetian-inspired invitation suite, I used symbols such as The St. Mark’s winged lion and the 8 pointed star all within a classic frame decorated with a traditional Renaissance swag.

The second most important thing to the bride and groom was that the invitation have both Italian and English text side by side.  Not on a vellum overlay, not one underneath the other – but side by side – giving equal importance to both.

Erika also provided some valuable insights into the challenges of the printing process:

Each side twice and it all had to line up in the middle, where I then scored the paper so that it could fold.  Any fellow letterpress printers will understand the “possibilities of madness” that can come with work like this!   But I must say that it went wonderfully, and I am so happy with the end result – and so are the bride and groom!

Aren’t these invitations just gorgeous?  Oh, and getting married in Venice?  So. Jealous.  I’ve got a few more pieces from Erika‘s custom letterpress portfolio to share with you a bit later on, so check back soon!

{all photos via Erika Ebert Press}