Oh So Beautiful Paper

It may seem a little strange, posting a website on a site dedicated to all things paper, but this is too good not to share.  Almost always, wedding websites do not get the care and consideration that wedding invitations do.  Katy & Jeff’s wedding website, which was designed by Stitch Design, is as beautifully simple as their save the dates.

Design Credits: Stitch Design Co. via Head vs. Heart

I’m currently working with a bride on her invitation suite, and we recently put together an inspiration board to help articulate her vision. We’re going for a laid-back, vintage elegance look, with golden tones and charcoal accents.

Image Credits: 1: Foundry Collective, 2. Cherry Blossom Girl, via Dress Design Decor 3: Antique packaging by Josep M. Garrofé via Blue Pool Road 4: E. Tautz Identity Program by Moving Brands, 5: Bee-Raw Honey, 6: Dai Due, via Bonnie Tsang, 7: image via Dress Design Decor

Using a unique graphic system is one of my favorite ways to personalize a wedding.  Minneapolis-based designer Matt Travaille created an illustrative pattern and monogram for their invitations, and applied them appropriately across a variety of applications.

{image credits: matt travaille}

Hello there!  It’s Kate from Wit + Delight, filling in with Jane while Nole takes a well deserved blogging break.  Nole featured our Save the Dates almost a year ago, and I thought it’d be fun to share our wedding invitations with you all.

We knew that we wanted the invitations to be simple and classic, with a vintage twist.  We decided on a somewhat unconventional format, using a blind hit with letterpress for most of the typography, emphasizing our names.  The vellum sheet served as a place to put additional information.  We added subtle details, such as gold edges, vellum wraps, and guests were asked to tear the perforated edge of the rsvp card to return.

Our programs integrated some design elements from our save the dates, but still felt classic and refined.  We printed the entire piece digitally, punched holes along the center fold, and tied the piece together with twine.  They turned out beautifully!

{image credits: kate gabriel}