Tropical Flamingo Pink and Green Birthday Party Invitations

Summer is here and an adorable flock of pink flamingos is here to kick off summer! How fun are these tropical flamingo pink and green birthday party invitations that designer and calligrapher Holly Hollon created for her daughter’s first birthday soirée?? Tropical leaf illustrations, pink cabana stripes, touches of gold foil, and of course Holly’s beautiful calligraphy are all focal points of these gorgeous invitations!

Tropical Flamingo Pink and Green Birthday Party Invitations by Holly Hollon Design and Calligraphy

Tropical Flamingo Pink and Green Birthday Party Invitations by Holly Hollon Design and Calligraphy

From Holly: For Biscuit’s First Birthday, I wanted to do a backyard birthday with a tropical theme as it was the first of summer and I was feeling all the summer time vibes while planning.

Tropical Flamingo Pink and Green Birthday Party Invitations by Holly Hollon Design and Calligraphy

I had some pink yard flamingos for years and never used them and they helped inspire the flamingo motif of the birthday party. These pink flamingos were perfect for our backyard golf course that we set up for the birthday party. Then one day in the grocery store I saw some silver urn plants and those further inspired a flamingo pink and green invitation.

Tropical Flamingo Pink and Green Birthday Party Invitations by Holly Hollon Design and Calligraphy

I love the Royal Hawaiian Hotel on Waikiki Beach and used a pink similar to the color of the hotel. Pink and green are such festive and summery colors. It was fun to play with bright colors and pull in touches of gold in the day-of party goods.

Tropical Flamingo Pink and Green Birthday Party Invitations by Holly Hollon Design and Calligraphy

I designed scorecards with the flamingo logo and my dad crafted wooden putters for the children at the party. Napkins, koozies and cups were a fun way to have special touches and not have to go overboard with party decor. I simply love how it all came together!

Tropical Flamingo Pink and Green Birthday Party Invitations by Holly Hollon Design and Calligraphy

Tropical Flamingo Pink and Green Birthday Party Invitations by Holly Hollon Design and Calligraphy

Tropical Flamingo Pink and Green Birthday Party Invitations by Holly Hollon Design and Calligraphy

Thanks Holly!

Design: Holly Hollon Design and Calligraphy & Dixie Design
Party Goods: Print Appeal

Photo Credits: Mary Margaret Smith Photography

Seasonal Stationery: Holiday Photo Cards

If you’re planning to send out custom holiday cards or holiday photo cards this year, it’s time to get started! There are so many amazing options out there these days, including beautiful gold foil and letterpress holiday cards. I love that holiday photo cards have come so far over the past few years – you can send a card with a beautiful family photo to send to your friends and family without sacrificing on the design! So for those of you looking for a bit of holiday card inspiration, I thought I’d highlight a few of my favorites today!

Seasonal Stationery: Custom Holiday Cards and Holiday Photo Cards / Oh So Beautiful Paper

1. Rifle Paper Co. custom illustrated portrait holiday cards

2. Artifact Uprising

3. Sugar Paper

4. Linda & Harriett for Paperless Post

5. Rifle Paper Co. for Paperless Post

6. Dixie Design Collective

7. Mink Cards

8. Minted letterpress holiday photo cards

9. Smock

10. Dahlia Press

11. Minted foil pressed holiday photo cards (love the rose gold foil on navy!)

Also, many stationers will create custom holiday cards – including photo cards – if you get in touch with them early enough! So if you have a favorite stationer, but don’t see photo cards listed on their website, I’d shoot them a quick email anyway just to ask!

Wedding Stationery Inspiration: Signature Drink Signs

With New Year’s Eve just two weeks away, signature drinks seem like a very timely topic! Signature drink signs, that is! When you are your bartender or caterer whip up a fancy one-of-a-kind cocktail for your event, it’s always nice to let your guests know just what that is! Signature drink signs on the bar can clue guests in on the drink recipe and even the meaning behind the drink. Here a few inspiring signs to get you in the cocktail mood, whether it’s for your upcoming wedding, or just your big New Year’s Eve bash! —Kelly

Day-of Wedding Stationery Inspiration and Ideas: Signature Drink Signs via Oh So Beautiful Paper

Photo by Lauren Peele Photography, Drink Card by Chips & Salsa Design Studio via 100 Layer Cake

Day-of Wedding Stationery Inspiration and Ideas: Signature Drink Signs via Oh So Beautiful PaperDay-of Wedding Stationery Inspiration and Ideas: Signature Drink Signs via Oh So Beautiful Paper

Photo by Jose Villa, Drink Sign by Julie Song Ink via Style Me Pretty (left), Photo by Ali Harper, Drink Sign by Ashley Buzzy McHugh via Southern Weddings (right)

Day-of Wedding Stationery Inspiration and Ideas: Signature Drink Signs via Oh So Beautiful PaperDay-of Wedding Stationery Inspiration and Ideas: Signature Drink Signs via Oh So Beautiful Paper

Photo by Dixie Pixel, Drink Sign by Gather & Company via Snippet & Ink (left), Photo by Nicole Franzen,  Drink Sign by Chloe Greene via 100 Layer Cake (right)

Day-of Wedding Stationery Inspiration and Ideas: Signature Drink Signs via Oh So Beautiful Paper

Photo by Wild Whim Design, Drink Sign by Prim & Pixie via 100 Layer Cake

Day-of Wedding Stationery Inspiration and Ideas: Signature Drink Signs via Oh So Beautiful PaperDay-of Wedding Stationery Inspiration and Ideas: Signature Drink Signs via Oh So Beautiful Paper

Photo by Love Katie + Sarah, Drink Sign by The Paper Pinwheel via Ruffled (left), Photo by Birds of a Feather, Drink Sign by Bella Figura via Style Me Pretty (right)

Day-of Wedding Stationery Inspiration and Ideas: Signature Drink Signs via Oh So Beautiful PaperDay-of Wedding Stationery Inspiration and Ideas: Signature Drink Signs via Oh So Beautiful Paper

Photos by Jeremy & Kristin Photography, Drink Signs by Chips + Salsa Design Studio via Wedding Chicks

Day-of Wedding Stationery Inspiration and Ideas: Signature Drink Signs via Oh So Beautiful Paper

Photo by Nole Garey, Menu Cards by Fig. 2 Design Studio with Calligraphy by Meant to Be Calligraphy via Oh So Beautiful Paper

Day-of Wedding Stationery Inspiration and Ideas: Signature Drink Signs via Oh So Beautiful PaperDay-of Wedding Stationery Inspiration and Ideas: Signature Drink Signs via Oh So Beautiful Paper

Photos by Jillian Mitchell Photography, Drink Signs by austin lane via Style Me Pretty

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Bettina + David’s White and Gold Winter Wedding Invitations

It’s not an easy thing to pull off an all white wedding invitation, but that’s exactly what Emily and Dianna from Fourth Year Studio did for Bettina and David’s winter wedding! The invitation was letterpress printed on thick cotton paper, with gold details in the RSVP and envelope and a silver striped washi tape accent. Perfect for a sparkly wedding right before New Year’s Eve!

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From Dianna: Bettina is a good friend of mine. She catered my wedding with LUXE and since then has started the Sweetery. She has phenomenal style and I was thrilled with she was planning a wedding of her own. Bettina and David got married just before New Years Eve at the Knoxville Modern Art Museum.

Gold Letterpress New Year's Eve Wedding Invitations by Fourth Year Studio via Oh So Beautiful Paper (4)

Gold Letterpress New Year's Eve Wedding Invitations by Fourth Year Studio via Oh So Beautiful Paper (3)

The venue was perfect for a sparkly winter wedding. All the decor was white with touches of gold and silver throughout.  At our first design meeting Bettina and David said they wanted the invitations to be white – all white. Yippee!! Letterpress on 220lb cotton paper was the perfect way to achieve the all white (no ink) invitation. A silver stripe washi tape was used as an accent.

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We printed in gold on the RSVP and envelope. Bettina and David had been together for a number of years and had quite a story of their relationship. Their story was printed on vellum and wrapped all the pieces together. It was finished up with a gold elastic tie. We had so much fun working together to achieve an invitation set we both though was perfect. To see the wedding in its entirety check it out on Dixie Pixel’s site. So much loveliness in one place!!

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Thanks so much Emily and Dianna!

Design and Letterpress Printing by Fourth Year Studio

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

Photo Credits: Dixie Pixel

Caitlin + Andrew’s Historic Gettysburg Wedding Invitations

Happy Monday everyone!  My husband and I are back home after a quick weekend trip to upstate New York to visit family; it was a great trip, but I’m so happy to be back home with our cats!  We’re starting this week off with a suite of lovely invitations for a wedding in historic Gettysburg, Pennsylvania from Dianna and Emily at Fourth Year Studio.  Once Caitlin and Andrew settled on Gettysburg as their wedding location, Dianna and Emily set to work on the wedding invitations, save the dates, and rehearsal dinner invitations – drawing design inspiration from some of the unique historic features of the region.

From Dianna: As history buffs, Caitlin and Andrew were traveling in Gettysburg for a weekend visit when they first realized they were in love.  After getting engaged, they knew it was the perfect place to tie the knot.  The invitation design stemmed from the historic relevance of Gettysburg.  The battlefields are lined with wood fences that are unique to the area and the tree graphic was actually derived from an image of a witness tree (a tree that was witness to the civil war battles and is still standing today).  Their October wedding took place at sunset overlooking the historic battlefields.

 

For the main invitation, we letterpress printed three pieces in turquoise and brown ink onto thick cotton paper.  Coordinating fabric strips strung the three pieces together.  RSVP postcards were flat printed on wood veneer and enclosed in a fabric pocket.  The final invitations were packaged in kraft paper envelopes with a matching address label.

Like the RSVP postcard, the save the dates were also flat printed on wooden postcards.

The rehearsal dinner invitation was letterpress printed and backed with fabric.  All the fabrics used for the rehearsal dinner invitations made a reappearance at the reception in the form of little love birds handmade by Caitlin’s sister.  The RSVP portion of the rehearsal dinner invitation was printed front and back on extra heavy cotton paper.

Thanks Dianna and Emily!

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

Photo Credits: Dixie Pixel