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Best of 2017: Understated and Romantic Wedding Invitations

After recapping some of our favorite playful and colorful wedding invitations of 2017, it’s time to turn our attention to the best understated and romantic wedding invitations of the year! Prepare yourself for some seriously stunning calligraphy, gorgeous textures, and beautiful details galore!

French Chateau Inspired Calligraphy Wedding Invitations by Paperglaze Calligraphy

These French Chateau-inspired wedding invitations by Brandi Smyth Photography and Paperglaze Calligraphy were easily some of the most romantic wedding invitations of the year. That calligraphed envelope liner! The hand torn edges! So beautiful.

French Chateau Inspired Calligraphy Wedding Invitations by Paperglaze Calligraphy

French Chateau-Inspired Calligraphy Wedding Invitations

A neutral color palette gives you the freedom to explore lots of different textures! I love, love, love the combination of traditional type selections with letterpress printing, a textured envelope, and white wax seal in these refined modern neutral letterpress wedding invitations from Bourne Paper Co.

Refined Modern Neutral Letterpress Wedding Invitations by Bourne Paper Co.

Refined Modern Neutral Letterpress Wedding Invitations

So many gorgeous details in these romantic copper foil wedding invitations from Samantha and Whitney of Gus & Ruby Letterpress! The modern copper foil “dip” on the main invitation, the sweet illustrated florals, and the incredible copper foil frames for the stamps on the envelope!

Romantic Copper Foil Wedding Invitations by Gus & Ruby Letterpress

Romantic Copper Foil Wedding Invitations by Gus & Ruby Letterpress

Romantic Copper Foil Wedding Invitations

A big YES to everything happening in these vintage-meets-modern floral wedding invitations from Atheneum Creative!

Vintage-Meets-Modern Floral Wedding Invitations by Atheneum Creative

Vintage-Meets-Modern Floral Wedding Invitations by Atheneum Creative

Vintage-Meets-Modern Floral Wedding Invitations

Meghan from 200 Spring wanted her wedding invitations to be an experience, so she created a gorgeous trifold invitation wrapped in vellum with a wax seal. The crisp white backdrop is the perfect canvas for her romantic gray calligraphy!

Romantic Gray Calligraphy Wedding Invitations with Deckled Edges by 200 Spring

Romantic Gray Calligraphy Wedding Invitations with Deckled Edges by 200 Spring

Romantic Gray Calligraphy Wedding Invitations with Deckled Edges

Love the understated blush-pink-to-gray ombré and non-traditional size in the save the dates from these blush and gray desert wedding invitations from Goodheart Design!

Blush and Gray Desert Wedding Invitations by Goodheart Design

Blush and Gray Desert Wedding Invitations

As always, you can visit the real invitations gallery for even more wedding invitation inspiration, and be sure to check out our curated gallery of wedding invitation designers – the Designer Rolodex – if you’re on the hunt for the perfect designer to make your own wedding invitations!

Kristen + Tim’s Hermès-Inspired Wedding Invitations and Save the Dates

Any time I hear that a couple wanted something they’d never seen before for their wedding invitations or save the dates – I know the results are bound to be good! These wedding invitations and save the dates from Melissa at Atheneum Creative are elegant and classically beautiful, but also innovative – starting with the letterpress printed SILK save the dates!

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From Melissa: Kristen and Tim wanted something they had never seen before for their save the dates – always a great challenge! We letterpress printed their text on silk and layered it with a letterpress printed die cut cover with a custom pattern inspired by a Hermès scarf.

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Their invitation picked up all the elements of the save the date, incorporating the silk fabric into a bellyband with a die cut logo tag.

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For their wedding logo, Kristen wanted a monogram that resembled her favorite Hermès bracelet. We created a wedding logo/monogram with the letter “S” that emulated the rope pattern on her bracelet. In addition to the invitations and save the dates, the logo was used on the reception floor and ceremony backdrop.

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Thanks Melissa!

Design: Atheneum Creative

Calligraphy: Grace Edmands

Atheneum Creative is a member of the Designer Rolodex – you can see more of their beautiful work right here or visit the real invitations gallery for more wedding invitation ideas!

Photo Credits: Chelsea Davis Photography

Lindsay + Ryan’s Modern Boho Wedding Invitations

Happy Monday everyone! I’m so excited to start the week off with this bright and colorful wedding invitation suite from Melissa at Atheneum Creative! In addition to all the wonderful pops of color, I’m loving all the fun details in this suite – from hand lettered hang tags to custom illustrations!

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From Melissa: I loved this wedding! The color, the illustration, the type, everything! Lindsay and Ryan had a boho style wedding and the sky was the limit on the amount of fun and color for the whole day!

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We knew were were going to incorporate a lot of hand drawn elements, a lot of illustration and tons of color – so for the save the date we started with an illustration of the couple that really represented their style and personality.

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We had fun with the invitation wording and also brought in the love of the couple’s favorite movie — UP.

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We incorporated a block with Lindsay and Ryan’s hand lettered names on the envelopes and hang tags. A pair of birds (which came from matching tattoos on the bride and groom) also represented the couple through all the wedding stationery. We took tons of elements from the save the date and invitation to create a lot of the day of materials like napkins and stir sticks.

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Melissa was also kind enough to send over the ceremony programs that she created for Lindsay and Ryan’s wedding – so we’ll be seeing those in a separate post coming up soon!

Atheneum Creative is a member of the Designer Rolodex – you can see more of their beautiful work right here or visit the real invitations gallery for more wedding invitation ideas!

Photo Credits: Chelsea Davis Photography

Mary + Kosta’s Luggage Tag Save the Dates

Luggage tag save the dates for a destination wedding in Greece? Simple idea, and 100% effective! Melissa from Atheneum Creative incorporated an elegant silver monogram on real luggage tags, then put the entire save the date together in pool blue mailer boxes with a liner showing a map of Greece!

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From Melissa: Mary and Kosta are getting married in Greece and wanted to set the tone for their destination wedding with a luggage tag. We printed real luggage tags with a custom monogram and created an insert with the wedding details.

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The luggage tag save the dates were mailed in a pool blue box with the inside cover showing a map of the wedding location. A simple design, a simple save the date, but it definitely left a great first impression with the guests who will be traveling to attend the wedding!

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Thanks Melissa!

Atheneum Creative is a member of the Designer Rolodex – you can see more of their beautiful work right here or visit the real invitations gallery for more wedding invitation ideas!

Photo Credits: Chelsea Davis Photography

Kate + Philip’s Sophisticated Calligraphy Wedding Invitations

Happy Monday everyone! I’m excited to share more with you from the NYNOW winter market in just a bit, but first we’re starting the day with some gorgeous wedding invitations and save the dates from Melissa at Atheneum Creative! Melissa created a sophisticated yet whimsical suite featuring calligraphy from Michele of Meant to Be Calligraphy. Just beautiful!

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From Melissa: Philip proposed to Kate with a poem on a kite. And I just thought it was so cute we had to use it as a foundation for their wedding stationery. For their save the date, the Kate and Philip really wanted a magnet. When we hear those words we always try to think outside the box from the standard save the date 4 x 6″ magnet.

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Introducing the theme for the day, we created a removable kite magnet with a custom monogram that guests can hang on the fridge. The monogram uses the shape of the kite to keep the look and feel of the day. 

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Kate and Philip are a very whimsical couple, and along with the whimsical engagement we felt the use of very playful and easy flowing calligraphy would work so well for the invitation. We had some fun with the wording and let the color palette push the more romantic and slightly rustic feel for the day.

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Thanks Melissa!

Design: Atheneum Creative

Calligraphy: Meant to Be Calligraphy

Letterpress Printing: Crayton Heritage Letterpress

Atheneum Creative is a member of the Designer Rolodex – you can see more of their beautiful work right here or visit the real invitations gallery for more wedding invitation ideas!

Photo Credits: Chelsea Davis Photography