Oh So Beautiful Paper

Kate from Ruby & Willow designed these wedding invitations for a bride from North America marrying a New Zealander, and the entire invitation is so incredibly romantic I can barely stand it.  The design was inspired by old fashioned love letters and features the wording from their wedding song on the belly band and tag around the invitation and rsvp postcard.

I love the way Kate incorporates some texture into the invitation – the strip of fabric and striped twine are a perfect touch!

Loving those pops of red in an otherwise neutral color palette, not to mention the beautiful vintage postage stamps against a dramatic black envelope!

So, so gorgeous, and of course incredibly romantic.  Just stunning Kate – thank you so much for sharing these invitations!

{image credits: ruby & willow}

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1. Jenna says:

   04/19/2012 at 11:03 PM

   I instantly fell in love with this idea! My fiance and I dated one week before he was deployed and we continued our relationship via letter writing. He now has a box with close to a hundred letters which we would love to incorporate into our wedding theme, and this seems like a perfect way to start the theme! Thank you so much!
2. Catherine says:

   04/15/2012 at 10:56 PM

   Do you have a link to this whole wedding? I would love to see how the invite translated to the rest of the event.
   Thanks!
3. Kelly says:

   12/30/2010 at 2:26 PM

   Love the packaging…it’s like receiving a beautiful gift.
4. JSimpson says:

   11/11/2010 at 12:47 PM

   All of your invitation designs are top notch. You have the perfect balance between simple and complex designs. Well done.
5. Ashley
   Twitter: lemonandlavblog
   says:

   11/09/2010 at 8:08 PM

   WOW. I love these invitations!
6. Alexandra
   Twitter: bwedexclusive
   says:

   11/09/2010 at 3:15 PM

   I am so in love with this invitation design! So in love I tell you!
7. Aleah + Nick Valley
   Twitter: valleyandco
   says:

   11/08/2010 at 11:51 PM

   Just gorgeous! Kate has so much talent!
8. Steve Nartowicz - Paper Stone Printing says:

   11/08/2010 at 9:16 PM

   Incredible design! Thank you for taking us back in time!
9. Kristi says:

   11/08/2010 at 5:36 PM

   This has to be one of my faves by Kate!! She is so super talented and sweet…just love all her work! Yay Kate

   xoxo
   kristi
10. Super Burbs
    Twitter: superburbs
    says:

    11/08/2010 at 5:27 PM

    Simply perfect. Kate is so talented and so passionate – it shows in her work.
11. Kim @BrideGoggles says:

    11/08/2010 at 5:15 PM

    So incredible!!!
12. postcards and pretties says:

    11/08/2010 at 5:02 PM

    gorgeous!!
13. Pippa says:

    11/08/2010 at 3:56 PM

    I swoon for this stationary – beautiful!
14. mckay says:

    11/08/2010 at 3:41 PM

    wow. absolutely gorgeous.
15. Steph
    Twitter: stephbubble
    says:

    11/08/2010 at 3:19 PM

    One of the best invitation suite I have seen in a long time. It is timeless, elegant and so simple. And the whole package is so well put together. Exactly how I would like to see invitations arriving in the post! I miss letters!
16. Naomi
    Twitter: NaomiVGoodman
    says:

    11/08/2010 at 2:09 PM

    This is one of my favorites from Kate…she is an amazing person and so very talented.
17. Brancoprata says:

    11/08/2010 at 2:08 PM

    Kate’s work is always so exquisite and genius!!! Love everything she designs!
18. Audrey
    Twitter: pullcinella
    says:

    11/08/2010 at 12:25 PM

    Oh my God, it’s so incredibly beautiful – that’s what I say every time I look at your posts. You’ve really brought to your readers the best of the best and it is so inspiring. Thank you so much!