Clematis bouquet by Southern Blooms by Pat’s Floral Designs via Southern Weddings // Watercolor calligraphy wedding invitation by Julie Song Ink
Julie Song Ink is a member of the Designer Rolodex – check out more of her beautiful calligraphy and wedding invitations right here!
Photo Credits: Eric Kelley Photography // Julie Song Ink
FONT: CANTONI
Summer camp, Derby days, swim meets… these classic award ribbons may bring about memories of any of the above, and I am all about a good dose of nostalgia at a wedding. Have you ever thought about incorporating these coveted prize symbols into your stationery? They make the most fun escort cards, and are wearable too! Dress them up with gorgeous calligraphy, or keep it casual with bold fonts and patterns. —Kelly
Photo by Greg Blomberg Photography, Escort Cards by Missing Q Press, Calligraphy by The Left Handed Calligrapher via Style Me Pretty
Photos by Matt Gillis, Escort Cards by Cheree Berry Paper via Martha Stewart Weddings
Photo by Brandon Kidd, Stationery by U+U via Brooklyn Bride
Photo by Christine Lim via Ruffled
Photo by Kris Holland Photography via Style Me Pretty (left), DIY Award Ribbon Labels via Martha Stewart Weddings (right)
Photo by Davina + Daniel via Style Me Pretty
DIY Prize Ribbon Place Cards by Paper & Stitch via 100 Layer Cake
 {images via their respective sources}
These beautiful soirée invitations from designer Aubri Duran have a little bit of everything. Dramatic color palette? Check. Shiny metallic foil? Check. Beautiful calligraphy and gorgeous envelope liners. Check and check! I particularly love the patterns and design details inspired by Middle Eastern art. Absolutely stunning!
From Aubri: The Scriptorium Soirée invitation was a once-in-a-lifetime kind of project. Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary hosted the Dead Sea Scroll and the Bible exhibition and this invitation was created for the private premiere of the exhibition. This invitation won a bronze award for the entire southern region in the 2012 Neenah Paperworks Contest.
My inspiration for the project really came from the theme of the evening and exhibition, which was Middle Eastern history and culture. My goal was for the invitation to look as luxe and black-tie worthy as possible with design details inspired by the Middle East.
The main invitation is printed on black chipboard and includes shiny gold and matte silver foil. The invitation featured a scored and lined custom die-cut outer envelope lined with an imported purple and gold lokta paper. The outer envelope features beautiful gold calligraphy and a shiny gold foil return address. The inner envelope is a scored and lined custom die-cut on pearlized cocoa paper. It is lined with the same imported lokta paper as the outer envelope with calligraphy in black ink.
Thanks Aubri!
Design: Aubri Duran
Printing: Curry Printing
Letterpress + Foil Stamping: Letterpress Graphics
Custom Die Cuts: Genuine Letterpress Inc.
Calligraphy: Paperglaze Calligraphy
Paper: Olmsted-Kirk Paper Company
Check out the Designer Rolodex for more talÂented wedÂding inviÂtaÂtion designÂers and the real inviÂtaÂtions gallery for more wedding invitation ideas!
Photo Credits: Ben Peacock Photography
What a week! In fact, it has been quite a busy summer – and between moving to a new house, trying to get settled, chasing after an energetic baby, and running a business I’ve felt like I haven’t had a moment to catch my breath in months. So I’m starting a new tradition for Oh So Beautiful Paper and taking a break the final week of August to enjoy these last few days of summer. We’ll be back with new posts on Tuesday, September 3 after Labor Day weekend! But in the meantime…
…a few links for your weekend:
This week on Oh So Beautiful Paper:
Check back soon for a very special cocktail post! I hope you all have a wonderful weekend – and I’ll see you back here in September! xoxo