04/23/2010

{happy weekend!}

Happy Friday everyone! Are you looking forward to the weekend? I'm finding myself a bit wiped out after this week, so I'm looking forward to sleeping in, doing some painting and organizing, and hopefully checking out the plant sale at the National Arboretum this weekend. But in the meantime…

…a few links for your weekend:

Have I mentioned how much I love Amy and Mark's charming surprise wedding?
Jane always finds the prettiest dresses
Surprisingly understated Alice in Wonderland party invitations
Cheerful yellow poppy wedding invitations
This typographic tree installation is totally awesome!
Hand-sewn secret message cards
Cute DIY fiesta rehearsal dinner invitations
I'm totally going to use this idea for a floral lawn someday…
…and I love this bouquet that Chelsea created using my all-time favorite flower – lilacs!
A (super-awesome) raffle for Liam!

Also, don't forget to enter for a chance to win 100 letterpress wedding invitations from Brown Sugar Design Studio! The giveaway closes tonight at midnight — so check out the details right here. I'll see you all back here on Monday, when we'll announce the winner!

{image credits: photo by cathy via dreams may linger}

04/20/2010

Pink + Purple Baby Shower Invitations

Azusa, a freelance graphic designer in Los Angeles, sent over this nesting theme baby shower invitation set that she recently designed for a friend — and it's just way too adorable to not pass right along!

Azusa has also made the shower suite available as PDF templates in her etsy shop, One for You. The set includes invitations, mailing labels, baby quiz cards, drink tags, baby wish cards, favor tags, and of course thank you cards — and it comes in the original pink, as well as blue or yellow:

The flag-shaped drink tags are my favorite detail — so cute! Thanks Azusa!

{image credits: One for You}

04/16/2010

Foil Stamp Wedding Invitations

Rachel from Jolie Jolie featured these utterly gorgeous black and white wedding invitations from a designer friend of hers â€” and I am completely smitten with the foil stamp details on the black reception/rsvp card:

Aside from the line-drawing heart on the vellum belly band (a nod to Deny’s proposal), the invitation is completely devoid of imagery, but makes a huge graphic impact through the contrasting typography â€” letterpress printed in blue ink on white paper for the main invitation and blue foiling on black paper for the reception card. Â I love it all!

{image credits: Manu Chau Photography via jolie jolie}

04/12/2010

Vintage-Inspired Coral + Pewter Wedding Invitations

So today is apparently all about color palettes!Â Earlier it was shades of blue, and this afternoon it’s all about coral -Â one of my favorite colorsÂ this spring!Â These invitations were created by Dauphine Press for the wedding of their art director, Erin, in California last fall.Â First up, Erin’s Save the Dates, whichÂ mixed a lighter coral and espresso brown inksÂ from her original Latin-inspired wedding vision:

Erin’s theme evolved as the wedding planning process continued, so for her invitations she went with a more romantic and sophisticated design – again using the bright pops of coralÂ but paired withÂ a more subdued pewter ink and ornamental flourishes:

So lovely!Â You can read more about the design process and influences on the Dauphine Press blog right here – and check out photos from Erin and Todd’s wedding here.

{image credits: dauphine press}

04/12/2010

All aboutÂ blueâ€¦

This morning I’m all about the color blue â€” from the palest sky blue to a bolder light teal, these two invitations from Angela and Kathleen recently caught my eye and stayed in my mind all weekend. Â First up,Â Angela from SeeSaw created these gorgeous light blue letterpress wedding invitations with lovely damask details and whimsical stripes for her brother-in-law’s recent wedding:

{angela hardison}