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Dana + Matt’s Rustic Floral Wood Veneer Wedding Invitaions

I love the combination of romantic floral illustrations and rustic wood veneer in these wedding invitations from Dana at Birds of a Feather on Australia’s Gold Coast. Dana was inspired by the natural beauty of the wedding venue, incorporating a letterpress printed floral motif with kraft paper envelopes and vintage botanical envelope liners. Just lovely!

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From Dana: We were married last month on a beautiful country property on Mount Tamborine, Queensland, Australia. We wanted our invitations to reflect the rustic beauty of the venue. Using simple and natural elements we created this stunning country garden theme invitation suite.

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The main invitation features beautiful calligraphy and our very own hand-drawn floral design, all letterpress printed in black on wood veneer.The additional cards were also letterpress printed on 100% Cotton Lettra Paper. The information and direction cards were slipped behind the invitation and tied with natural twine.

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We finished them off by adding the individual guest name tags. I think our most favourite part of this whole invitation suite are the envelope liners! They are just so pretty!

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Thanks so much Dana!

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Photo Credits: Alana Hose Photography

{happy weekend!}

Happy Friday everyone! We’re hoping to get our Christmas tree this weekend, and I can’t wait to see Sophie’s reaction to all the twinkling lights and ornaments! Decorating the tree is my very favorite holiday tradition, one that I can’t wait to share with Sophie once she’s a bit older. I’m also taking bets as to which of our cats will be the first to climb (and get stuck in) the tree. Ah, the holidays! But in the meantime…

 

 

Top Row: Newly acquired prints by Bowerbox and Gilah Press from last weekend’s Holiday Heap in Baltimore. Bottom Row: Pink peonies making me very happy (left); Sophie’s first ornament from Paloma’s Nest (right). All photos by me via Instagram.

…a few links for your weekend:

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That’s it for me this week! I hope you all have a wonderful weekend, and I’ll see you back here on Monday! xoxo

Calligraphy Wedding Invitation Collection from Hazel Wonderland

We had the pleasure of featuring Meredith from Hazel Wonderland in our monthly calligraphy column back in September, so I was thrilled when Meredith sent over her latest wedding invitation collection! The collection is inspired by nature and the concept of inner beauty – the perfect complements for Meredith’s lovely calligraphy.

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From Meredith: I wanted to capture the concepts of true love, inner beauty, and passion from within in these designs. Inspired by nature, travel, and beauty, the wedding collection features a natural palette, earth friendly materials, watercolor, and calligraphy.

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Thanks so much Meredith! Check out the full collection over at Hazel Wonderland!

Calligraphy and Design: Hazel Wonderland

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Photo Credit: Laura Catherine Photography

Wedding Stationery Inspiration: Silver + Gold

I have a feeling by now you are all getting into the holiday spirit, I know I am! My very most favorite thing about holiday color schemes and festivities is the love that my most cherished color – gold – gets. Along with silver (Though I’m not going to lie, this post is mostly gold!), these metallics happily ring in the season all the way through to the new year. Gold has become quite the popular wedding accent, and silver has always been there as an elegant way to add a little shine so even if you aren’t getting married during the winter season, their a pair to keep an eye on. Here’s a look at how to incorporate the two holiday classics into your day-of wedding stationery! — Kelly

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Photo and Place Card Design by Shalyn Nelson via Wedding Chicks

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Photo by Jesse Leake, Place Card Calligraphy by Michele Papineau via Hello! Lucky (left), Photo by Harwell Photography, Place Cards by Erica Loesing via 100 Layer Cake (right)

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Escort Card Calligraphy by Linea Carta via Martha Stewart Weddings (left), Place Cards via Martha Stewart (right)

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Photo by Cease Fire Studios, Menu by Pink Orchid

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Place Cards by Sugar Paper for BHLDN (left), Photo by Sarah Yates via 100 Layer Cake (right)

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Photo by Cassidy Brooke Photography, Menu Calligraphy by Pink Ink Paper via 100 layer Cake (left), Photo by Sarah Vaughan Photography, Favor Tag by The Social Page via Style Me Pretty (right)

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Photo by Simply Rose Photography via Style Me Pretty

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Photos by Christine Farah Photography, Stationery Design by Copper Willow Paper Studio via Style Me Pretty

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Heather’s Creative Calligraphy Wedding Invitations + Holiday Cards

After falling in love with stationery before her June 2011 wedding with Karson Butler Events, Heather decided to infuse her wedding stationery style into a beautiful holiday card. Heather worked with calligrapher Betsy Dunlap to create her wedding invitations, then letterpress printed them herself at a local art studio. For her first holiday card as a newlywed, Heather once again incorporated Betsy’s beautiful calligraphy along with one of her favorite wedding photos from Katie Stoops. Both suites were accented with toile envelope liners and vintage stamps inspired by their historic wedding venue.

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From Heather: Our wedding took place at Tuckahoe Plantation in Richmond, Virginia, where my husband – and also Thomas Jefferson – grew up.  With the help of Karson Butler Events, we took wedding inspiration from Tuckahoe itself and, in particular, the blue toile fabric decorating my favorite bedroom in the main house – the toile became the envelope liners and table linens at the wedding.  I learned to letterpress print so that I could create my own invitations using Betsy Dunlap’s lovely calligraphy, which is reminiscent of Thomas Jefferson’s handwriting!

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Our wedding was so lovely, I wanted to recreate the feeling (and reuse my new printing skills) in our holiday cards.  So we used the same beautiful “Jeffersonian” script, but this time with red toile liners and a photograph of our wedding from our photographer Katie Stoops.  I had collected vintage stamps from ebay for our wedding and had plenty of Christmas ones left over, which was perfect for our holiday mailing.

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From Amber and Emily of Karson Butler Events: When Heather learned how to letterpress print for her June 2011 wedding, we were in awe!  Heather worked with calligrapher Betsy Dunlap to create her custom invitation suite.  Heather then printed her invitations at local art studio Pyramid Atlantic in Silver Spring. Finished with hand-selected vintage stamps and blue toile envelope liners, Heather and Addison’s guests were invited to a gorgeous Southern wedding held at the groom’s childhood home.  To date, it has been one of our favorite weddings to help design.

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Such a wonderful idea! Thank you ladies!

Design and Printing: DIY by Heather at Pyramid Atlantic

Calligraphy: Betsy Dunlap

Wedding Photography: Katie Stoops

Wedding Design: Karson Butler Events

p.s. You can see more of Heather and Addison’s beautiful wedding right here!

Photo Credits: Katie Stoops Photography