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After sending out their seaside save the dates, Megan and Mike decided to go in a more celebratory direction for their wedding invitations. Nichole from Coral Pheasant created a vibrant design inspired by Kate Spade, champagne, and confetti. The invitation suite was letterpress printed in bright pink and gold foil – these invitations practically sparkle!

From Nichole: Megan loves Kate Spade and all things paper – a girl after my own heart! She knew right away that she wanted her wedding invitations to reflect the playful aesthetic of Kate Spade. The result was the epitome of all things fun and celebratory: champagne, chevron pattern, and confetti in shades of punchy pink and gold.

The invitation combines a playful script font with a quirky serif and gold confetti. The individual pieces are a mix of letterpress and gold foil on heavy weight cotton Lettra paper, with the main invitation edge tinted in bright pink for an extra pop of color.

The individual pieces were stacked according to size and tied with a navy silk ribbon. The topmost item was a pink coin envelope with a gold glitter wedding website card – a simple piece that delighted everyone when they opened the envelope!

In researching ideas for Megan and Mike’s invitation, I came upon a quote from Jane Austen’s Emma. It reads: “It darted through her with the speed of an arrow that Mr. Knightly must marry no one but herself!” I had already incorporated the arrow as a graphic element and the quote paired beautifully with the design with one slight modification: Mr. Knighly was replaced with the groom’s last name. It was a perfect fit! We incorporated the quote into the chevron pattern envelope liner.

 

Thanks Nichole!

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Photo Credits: Coral Pheasant

These wedding invitations from Wiley Valentine mix classic design with a bit of sparkle.  Rachelle and Emily created these letterpress invitations for a New Year’s Eve wedding, pairing classic silver ink and edge painting with embellished packaging and a sparkly fabric wrap – perfect for a winter wedding!

From Rachelle at Wiley Valentine: Eve and Mike’s wedding invitations were letterpress printed by hand with silver edge painting.  The invitation suite includes a custom map and a tiny reception card that fit inside a coin envelope.  The groom preferred simple and classic design while the bride really wanted some bling, so we added some fabulous silver fabric as a wrap inside the invitation.

The bride really wanted something special to arrive in the mail.  The presentation was really important to her, so we had custom cloth covered boxes made with her charcoal and silver color palette.  The inside silver fabric wrap was also used as table runners at the wedding.

We kept the design of the pieces classic with clean fonts and a bold monogram using their first initials, all letterpress printed on white white cotton paper in silver ink.  Silver edge painting added a bit of sparkle.

The tiny reception card was tucked inside a letterpress envelope adorned with a single Swarovski crystal.  We created a digitally-printed hand drawn map to let guests know the location of the ceremony and the reception.

Thanks Rachelle and Emily!

Wiley Valentine is a member of the Designer Rolodex – check out more of their beautiful work right here or visit the real invi­ta­tions gallery for more wedding invitation ideas!

Photo Credits: Wiley Valentine

I’m always excited to start a new year – something about turning over a new leaf and embarking on new projects and adventures, all with a sense of purpose and optimism.  I’m still looking forward to 2012, but this year it’s more about putting 2011 behind me than anything else.  While 2011 had some great and exciting moments, it was a really hard year for me; being separated from my husband for six months while he was deployed in Iraq, struggling with some difficult family issues, and generally just trying to keep my head above water.  I’m not complaining, because things really could have been a lot harder, but I’ll just be very happy to toast to 2012 and leave 2011 behind.  In the meantime, I’m reflecting on all of the people and things for which I’m incredibly grateful this year, including my amazing husband (I’m so happy he’s back home) and our three adorable cats, my loving family, some truly wonderful and supportive friends (without whom I really don’t think I could have made it through the first six months of the year), and of course the amazing stationery and blog community that inspires me each and every day.  I wake up each morning excited to get to work and see what the day brings, and that makes me feel like the luckiest girl in the world.  Thank you all so very much for reading, and I’ll see you all in 2012!

Photo Credit: Katie Stoops Photography

p.s. We have a fun New Year’s Eve cocktail coming up for you in just a bit, so check back soon!

As promised, I’m back with some more beautiful holiday cards!  This time we’re focusing on some vintage-inspired holiday card designs.  With delicate patterns, flourishes, and pretty fonts, these vintage-inspired designs are perfect for the sparkle of the holiday season.

Colleen Ellse

Steel Petal Press

 

Sugarcube Press

a.favorite

 

Starshaped Press

Pup and Pony Press

Wiley Valentine

 

Old School Stationers

Sweet Letter Press

For the Love of Press

 

Regas NY

Hour of Nine

Blush Design Studio

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*Starshaped Press and Wiley Valentine are some of my fab­u­lous spon­sors; for more on my edi­to­r­ial poli­cies please click here.

When I think of New Year’s Eve wedding invitations, I usually think of metallics and sparkles, but Colleen from Cleanwash Letterpress has me fully convinced that red and black can also work for a New Year’s wedding!  Colleen created these lovely letterpress invitations for a bride that wanted a feminine design in a red and black color palette for her New Year’s Eve wedding.  I love the floral illustration that Colleen created to frame the invitation and enclosures.

So pretty!  Thanks Colleen!

{image credits: cleanwash letterpress}