Layered Envelope Wedding Invitations

Ever since seeing Cheree Berry’s Matryoshka doll-inspired save the dates over the summer, I’ve been kind of obsessed with the idea of wedding invitations that incorporate layered envelopes – giving the recipient the feeling of unwrapping a beautifully packaged gift.  These invitations from Erin Jang are a perfect example with the main invitation was enclosed in a small envelope placed on a letterpress card:

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I’m a big fan of the long, skinny layout of the main invitation – which complements the rest of the invitation suite in a really unique way.  And behind the fold-out invitation were a reception enclosure with perforated rsvp postcard and a map of the wedding location, both beautifully letterpress printed by Studio on Fire:

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Lovely! You can read more about these invitations and see additional photos of these wedding invitations over at The Indigo Bunting.

{image credits: Erin Jang}

Cupcakes and Flourishes

I'm smitten with these sweet little letterpress flat notes from Missive – you can use them as either place cards or gift tags!  The cupcake versions below would be so perfect for a birthday party or shower:

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And these peony flat notes would make lovely thank you cards – or you can choose from the rest of the selection here:

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So cute!  All available from the Missive etsy shop.

{image credits: Missive}

A Weekend at the Farm

Do you remember, from a couple of weeks ago, when we went to a friend’s farm in western Virginia?  We couldn’t have asked for a more lovely afternoon and I went a little camera happy as we explored the property.  I finally got around to uploading a few of the photos and thought I’d share some here with you…

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It was such a gorgeous day… we immediately fell in love with our surroundings and now have dreams of moving out to a farmhouse in the countryside, which is saying a lot for these two urbanites.  It didn’t hurt that it was an absolutely gorgeous day — just look at this sky!

 

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Check out a few more photos after the jump!

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Illustration and Hand Lettering — Joel Holland

You may have noticed that I've had a small obsession with hand lettering lately, so of course I was instantly smitten with the hand lettering and illustration portfolio of Joel Holland when I saw it on SeeSaw yesterday.  Here are a few of my favorites:

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Love, love, love.  There's tons of fabulous work — from book covers to magazine illustrations to hand lettering for advertisements — so you'll definitely want to check out more of Joel's work both on his personal portfolio and over on Dutch Uncle

{image credits: Joel Holland}