Rachel’s Southern Vintage Engagement Party Invitations

Rachel from Benign Objects sent over her “southern vintage” engagement party invitations – which she of course designed and printed herself and are absolutely lovely!  Here’s what Rachel said about her invitations:

They were really fun to make.  I reworked some vintage-y artwork and added color.  I created a custom monogram, looking to old monogram books for inspiration:

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I put the host’s name on a seperate card and had the back printed in a rich, deep red so it could do double duty as a belly band.  I then secured it to the invitations with a wisp of satin ribbon:
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I used kraft envelopes and printed out labels on my computer:
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I had Roberto Sand make the monogram into a custom rubber stamp for only $14!  I used a gold stamp pad to stamp the monogram in the middle, giving it a sort of salty finish that I really like:
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Rachel says she loves the way the designed turned out – really pretty, but not too sweet and not at all stuffy – definitely the southern vintage vibe that she was aiming for.  I particularly love the pattern detail in the background, which you can see really well in the last photo.  Check out more over at Benign Objects right here – thanks Rachel!
{photos by Rachel from Benign Objects}
  1. Rachel is so lovely (I have the good fortune to be her calligrapher). . . have you seen her silkscreened handkerchiefs? they are incredible! ~c

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