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Happy Weekend!

Happy Friday everyone! Any plans for the weekend? It’s cold again here in DC this weekend, so I think we’ll be spending most of our time staying warm indoors. I’m pretty sure this will be one of our last winter-like weekends, so I’m totally fine with a slow and cozy pace this weekend. But in the meantime…

Ashley Buzzy Lettering and Press via Oh So Beautiful Paper

Image by Ashley Buzzy via Instagram

…a few links for your weekend!

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

Navy and White Calligraphy Wedding Invitations

Navy blue and white is such a classic combination – and with good reason! It works for everything from a classic nautical design to sleek and modern wedding invitation suite. These beautiful navy and white calligraphy wedding invitations from Brianne of Brown Fox Calligraphy walk the line between classic and modern, with an elegant bridge illustration, playful calligraphy script, and (my personal favorite), white ink on navy envelopes!

Navy and White Calligraphy Wedding Invitations by Brown Fox Calligraphy / Oh So Beautiful Paper

From Brianne: Marie and Andrew have been friends of mine for years, and I was excited to design the invitation suite for their Rhode Island wedding. They knew they wanted me to illustrate the Claiborne Pell Newport Bridge, showcasing the beautiful landmark that served as the backdrop to their reception site. They also wanted a classic navy blue design with modern calligraphy elements to make their invitation suite unique. Past that, they trusted me to design a suite that would set an elegant tone for their big day.

Navy and White Calligraphy Wedding Invitations by Brown Fox Calligraphy / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Navy and White Calligraphy Wedding Invitations by Brown Fox Calligraphy / Oh So Beautiful Paper

I illustrated the bridge and water details, and did the calligraphy elements first by hand. I then worked in Illustrator to add typed details and design the layout. Marie and Andrew had multiple events that had information that needed to be included, but everything managed to fit nicely on the standard invitation suite piece sizes. To finish the theme, I chose navy blue envelopes with white calligraphy for contrast.

Navy and White Calligraphy Wedding Invitations by Brown Fox Calligraphy / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Navy and White Calligraphy Wedding Invitations by Brown Fox Calligraphy / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Navy and White Calligraphy Wedding Invitations by Brown Fox Calligraphy / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Navy and White Calligraphy Wedding Invitations by Brown Fox Calligraphy / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Thanks Brianne!

Calligraphy/Design: Brown Fox Calligraphy

Letterpress Printing: Mercurio Brothers

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Photo Credits: Anna Wu Photography

Happy Weekend!

Happy Friday everyone! We’re starting to see signs of spring here in DC, which makes me happier than I can possibly put into words. This winter has been fairly mild, at least compared to the last two winters, but I’m still looking forward to seeing green things in the ground again soon! Sophie and I started some seeds indoors a couple of weeks ago, and it has been so fun to watch new little seedlings sprout up! But in the meantime…

Katharine Watson Floral Sketch via Instagram / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Image by Katharine Watson via Instagram

…a few links for your weekend!

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

Happy Weekend!

Happy Friday everyone! And yay for long weekends! Do you all have anything fun planned for President’s Day weekend? It’s supposed to be bitterly cold here this weekend, so I’m trying to come up with new fun indoor things to do to entertain my girls. Museums are usually our go-to solution for hot summer and cold winter days – and the U.S. Botanic Garden is perfect for a dose of greenery in the middle of winter. But in the meantime…

A Petal Unfolds / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Photo by A Petal Unfolds via Instagram

…a few links for your long weekend!

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That’s it for me this week! Check back a bit later for this week’s cocktail recipe! I hope you have a wonderful long weekend, and I’ll see you back here on Tuesday! xoxo

Copper Foil and Navy Calligraphy Wedding Invitations

Ooooh, copper and navy is just SUCH a great combination! These copper foil and navy calligraphy wedding invitations from the ladies of Fourteen-Forty strike a beautiful balance between traditional and modern design. And I love all the extra details, including the gorgeous envelope calligraphy, a wax seal closure, copper foil edging, and a whimsical copper foil envelope liner!

Copper Foil and Navy Calligraphy Wedding Invitations by Fourteen-Forty / Oh So Beautiful Paper

From Patricia, Creative Director at Fourteen-Forty: From their very first meeting with us, it was clear that Danielle and Daniel care very much about design, which was music to our ears. Their wedding would be a classic, elegant, but modern affair, and this tension between the more traditional and the modern, the orderly and the chaotic, would shape their entire wedding invitation suite.

Copper Foil and Navy Calligraphy Wedding Invitations by Fourteen-Forty / Oh So Beautiful Paper

For their invitations, they knew that they wanted to incorporate calligraphy for its uniqueness and hand-drawn, timeless quality. But in keeping with their black tie wedding, the rest of the design needed to be formal and classic, which turned out to be a great combination. For instance, their envelope liner was an area we really had fun with, incorporating haphazardly placed dots to form a very modern splash of color.

Copper Foil and Navy Calligraphy Wedding Invitations by Fourteen-Forty / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Then, bringing all these pieces together was their beautiful wax seal, a nod to their special day as well as the time-old tradition of wax sealing. All of the assembly was done by hand in our studio, so each invitation going out was unique in the natural variations that occur with something like wax sealing by hand, as well as with letterpress printing and calligraphy.

Copper Foil and Navy Calligraphy Wedding Invitations by Fourteen-Forty / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Copper Foil and Navy Calligraphy Wedding Invitations by Fourteen-Forty / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Color also played a very important role. Danielle and Daniel wanted to go bold, and the copper and navy blue are stunning together. Going with foil printing was a great choice – the subtle glimmer on the invitations and the envelopes really added a lovely bit of glamour, as did the beautiful copper foil edging on each invitation. Their accommodation and events card used elements of the liner and I love how we decided to alternate the paper color to tie in with the envelopes!

Copper Foil and Navy Calligraphy Wedding Invitations by Fourteen-Forty / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Thanks Patricia!

Design: Fourteen-Forty

Calligraphy: Papersoul

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Photo Credits: Fourteen-Forty