Oh So Beautiful Paper

I credit Jordan Ferney for my obsession with watercolor and letterpress.  If you’re not already familiar with Jordan, she’s the writer of one of my very favorite blogs, Oh Happy Day (she always has the most creative ideas!) and a fabulously talented letterpress printer.  Jordan started experimenting with watercolor and letterpress last year, beginning with these business cards and her family holiday cards, and I’ve been hooked ever since.  Jordan sent over these amazing wedding invitations that she created for a destination wedding in Greece earlier this year.  The complete suite includes a bilingual invitation, accordion booklet with travel and accommodation information, along with ceremony programs and menus for the reception – and each element was watercolored by hand!

From Jordan:  The invitations were watercolored individually by hand before being letterpress printed in a very light grey ink.  The English and the invitation and the Greek invitation were then duplexed together with one language on the front and another on the back.

The accommodations and travel information were listed in an accordion booklet.  The booklet cover was letterpress printed then duplexed with a letterpress striped paper.  The inside was watercolored by hand, scored, and then it was all sewn together with metallic silver thread.

The complete invitation suite was tied together in silver thread.  The outer envelopes were also letterpress printed and watercolored, and addresses were calligraphed by Emilie Friday before being mailed to guests.   The menus and wedding program were also hand watercolored and printed with a dark grey ink.

Thanks Jordan!  For more from Elias and Nancy’s wedding in Greece, check out their feature on Martha Stewart Weddings right here!

Check out the Designer Rolodex for more tal­ented wed­ding invi­ta­tion design­ers and the real invi­ta­tions gallery for more wedding invitation ideas!

Photo Credits: Alexis Birkmeyer for Oh Happy Day

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1. Lu says:

   04/05/2012 at 1:45 PM

   Hi there, how did you do to keep the paper so well behaved?
   Is this watercolor paper?
   Cause everytime I try to use watercolor on regular paper it gets all wavy…
   Thanks and congratulations.
   It’s absolutely gorgeous!
   Lu
2. Rebecca - A Daily Something says:

   11/29/2011 at 11:34 PM

   Oh wow. I am just sitting here in utter amazement. I cannot believe how beautiful these are…and that they were handpainted!
3. Sarah
   Twitter: tenlinespica
   says:

   11/29/2011 at 11:05 PM

   Geez, I love them. She’s totally going to start a watercolor trend with wedding invites. So pretty.
4. kat says:

   11/29/2011 at 10:30 AM

   this is the sweetest invitation suite that I’ve seen in a long time….
5. Amanda
   Twitter: Brownie_718
   says:

   11/29/2011 at 9:54 AM

   Absolutely stunning! Watercolor and letterpress is the perfect wedding combo.
6. Meredith Towsand
   Twitter: ArtistMTowsand
   says:

   11/29/2011 at 9:11 AM

   these are a work of art. LOVE.

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