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Last year, I featured the cutest Texas cactus wedding invitations for then-bride Emma James.  Well, I wasn’t the only one that admired Emma’s handiwork with her wedding invitations, because Emma sent over a new set of wedding invitations that she designed for a fellow Texas bride!  Paige and Adam’s wedding will take place later this spring at a horse farm, and Paige knew that she wanted an equestrian theme wedding invitation that reflected her lifelong love for horses.

From the bride, Paige:  Our wedding is taking place at a horse farm just outside of Austin.  Having ridden horses my whole life, I wanted an equestrian theme throughout the wedding.   Having seen Emma’s vintage cactus wedding invitations on Oh So Beautiful Paper, I knew I wanted to collaborate with her for my invitations.

The invitation itself was letterpress printed with a quirky map motif that led from downtown Austin to the horse farm, Kali Kate.  I loved adding the vintage postcard as a reply card.  It added a beautiful splash of color and helped keep cost down.

The calligraphy, vintage postage, and DIY packaging tied everything together.  For the packaging, I cut and assembled the kraft paper, ribbon, and burlap insert.  The kraft paper was stamped with a monogram logo that Emma designed for us and made into a rubber stamp.

Overall, I love the way our invitations came out!  The invitations are informal, but also pretty, and embody the rustic vintage feel I had envisioned for our outdoor hill country wedding.

So beautiful!  And the calligraphy by Bailey Amon is the perfect complement for the rustic equestrian wedding invitation design.  Thanks Emma and Paige!

{image credits: Emma James for Inviting Affairs}

1. Heidi says:

   02/19/2012 at 3:10 PM

   Where did you find the vintage equestrian postcard? Did you have to get permission to reprint it? I’m looking for resources for a friend’s wedding.
2. ashley says:

   06/28/2011 at 3:31 PM

   How did you get the lace to hold? I’m struggling with that on our invitations.
3. theaxx
   Twitter: spoonfulzine
   says:

   01/25/2011 at 4:15 PM

   i love how they put lace around it…

   thea.
   xx

   (spoonfulzine)
4. lizzie
   Twitter: luvyourway
   says:

   01/25/2011 at 3:00 PM

   stunning invitations! i even love those bookends, they’re beautiful!
5. Molly says:

   01/25/2011 at 11:51 AM

   So fun! I love the concept!
6. jen jafarzadeh says:

   01/25/2011 at 11:15 AM

   love these! I happen to have a thing for horseshoes myself. the vintage horse postcards are the perfect dose of color.

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