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Modern Neon Typography Wedding Invitations

I’ll always have a soft place in my heart for typography-driven wedding invitations, especially when there’s a pop of neon involved! Sabrina from Smudge Ink sent over these bold and modern neon typography invitations for a wedding in Boston Harbor. I’m absolutely loving the playful wording throughout the invitation suite, from the RSVP cards to the adorable lobster eating guides!

Modern Neon Typography Wedding Invitations by Smudge Ink / Oh So Beautiful Paper

From Sabrina: Elizabeth and Tucker weren’t afraid to speak volumes when it came to their invitations. I knew it would be a fun suite to design as soon as I saw their wedding hashtag #atuckinggoodtime (a clever play on their names). And Alexis, their event designer and wondergal behind The Little Things, was already brimming with ideas for how to capture the couple’s vision for a lively celebration on the Boston Harbor Islands.

Modern Neon Typography Wedding Invitations by Smudge Ink / Oh So Beautiful Paper

The natural elements provided by the rocky beaches and green landscape of Thompson Island would be a nice escape from the city. But for their stationery Elizabeth and Tucker wanted to offset the rustic feel of their venue with a more bold and modern aesthetic. We immediately decided to keep the look feeling clean cut and fresh with a typography-only design. To play up the couple’s big and bright personalities, we chose to letterpress print in neon coral and gray inks. A coordinating gray envelope liner with one of the couple’s favorite quotes brought everything together.

Modern Neon Typography Wedding Invitations by Smudge Ink / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Modern Neon Typography Wedding Invitations by Smudge Ink / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Modern Neon Typography Wedding Invitations by Smudge Ink / Oh So Beautiful Paper

I love how we paired their affinity for clean typography with slightly cheeky copy that perfectly captured their fun-loving personalities. From the replies to the ferry schedule, coming up with just the right wording was probably my favorite part of their stationery. We carried this playfulness right up to the wedding day with letterpress printed programs and how-to-eat-lobster “menus.”

Modern Neon Typography Wedding Invitations by Smudge Ink / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Modern Neon Typography Wedding Invitations by Smudge Ink / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Thanks Sabrina!

Design and Letterpress Printing: Smudge Ink

Styling: The Little Things

Smudge Ink is a member of the Designer Rolodex – you can see more of their beautiful work right here or visit the real invi­ta­tions gallery for more wedding invitation ideas!

Photo Credits: Sarah Jayne Photography

Pink Floral Watercolor Wedding Invitations

Um, how gorgeous are these pink floral watercolor wedding invitations from Kim of Bright Room Studio?? I just returned to DC from a week in the Catskills in Upstate New York, and while the cherry blossoms are mostly a thing of the past (sigh…), we came home to FULL FORCE SPRING and flowers galore. So what better way to start the week than with these pretty pink floral invitations?!

Pink Floral Watercolor Wedding Invitations by Bright Room Studio / Oh So Beautiful Paper

From Kim: I loved working with Taylor and Bobby and getting to go full on girly with their invitation suite. Their Carmel Valley wedding was going to be dripping with flowers and they wanted their invitations the same way. So we went for it with hand-painted watercolor flowers in shades of pink and peach with sweet leafy details. The florals paired perfectly with the hand-painted script names and the variation in the watercolor gave it so much life and personality.

Pink Floral Watercolor Wedding Invitations by Bright Room Studio / Oh So Beautiful Paper

The map was a fun accent with the painted watercolor background. It gave the suite a little bit of contrast while still being feminine and perfect for their early summer wedding.

Pink Floral Watercolor Wedding Invitations by Bright Room Studio / Oh So Beautiful Paper

One of my favorite details was the envelope. I hand painted each envelope with a swash of pink and then addressed it on top with white hand lettering. They were so unique and gave the whole suite a little bit of edge. We then carried the swash of pink watercolor in to their day-of with fun place cards and other watercolor details. I had so much fun painting all the elements for their big day and love how this pretty-in-pink-flowers invitation came together.

Pink Floral Watercolor Wedding Invitations by Bright Room Studio / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Pink Floral Watercolor Wedding Invitations by Bright Room Studio / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Pink Floral Watercolor Wedding Invitations by Bright Room Studio / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Thanks Kim!

Design: Bright Room Studio

Bright Room Studio is a member of the Designer Rolodex  – you can see more of Kim’s beautiful work right here or visit the real invi­ta­tions gallery for more wedding invitation ideas!

Photo Credits: Bright Room Studio

Happy Weekend!

Happy Friday everyone – and Happy April Fool’s Day! It’s also my husband’s birthday today! We’ve actually been in the Catskills in Upstate New York this week for some family R&R, since it’s our daughter’s Spring Break back in DC. We didn’t really have an agenda for this week, but we’re having fun exploring the area and relaxing at our temporary home in the mountains. We’ll miss these mountain views when we head back to DC this weekend! But in the meantime…

Three Potato Four Letter Board / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Three Potato Four Letter Board (via Instagram)

…a few links for your weekend!

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

Hand Lettered Invitations for a Wedding in the Woods

Happy Monday everyone! Did you all have a fantastic Easter weekend? We had so much fun hunting for eggs – we did it twice! Alice (18 months) even managed to get a couple of eggs in her basket, with a little assistance from her older sister and cousins, of course. We’re still recovering from our collective chocolate coma, so I thought I’d ease into the week with a gorgeous set of wedding invitations! Designer Mary Fama created these hand lettered invitations for a wedding in the woods – her own wedding at her parents’ log house in Kansas! Mary wanted to blend hand lettering and modern design with the secluded rustic aesthetic of the wedding venue. Love!

Hand Lettered Invitations for a Wedding in the Woods by Mary Fama / Oh So Beautiful Paper

From Mary: My husband and I got married in the backyard of my parents’ log house in Kansas City, Missouri, on our ten-year anniversary. We currently live in Brooklyn, but chose to return to the city where we met (as fifteen year olds!) to celebrate with our closest family and friends.

Hand Lettered Invitations for a Wedding in the Woods by Mary Fama / Oh So Beautiful Paper

The overarching visual concept of the wedding was to contrast modern, white, and clean lines with the wooded, rustic location. For example, pairing wooden farmhouse tables with clean white plates​ and chairs to achieve that balance​. To translate that theme into the invitations, ​it all started with the save the date.

Hand Lettered Invitations for a Wedding in the Woods by Mary Fama / Oh So Beautiful Paper

While I was planning, I found this incredible vintage postcard that was a spitting image of the staircase behind my parent’s house​ that leads up into the woods where the wedding was to be held. ​I wanted to showcase that image because it was so special and also so inviting. People thought that it was a photograph of the actual land, when really it was a postcard from New Haven, Connecticut from the 1930s! Once I had the postcard save the date, I wanted to keep the rest of the suite modern and fresh but pair it with whimsical handwriting, stamped return addresses and a bit of twine​.

Hand Lettered Invitations for a Wedding in the Woods by Mary Fama / Oh So Beautiful Paper

The angular, geometric lines in the backgrounds were part of an overarching theme I was trying to bring throughout the wedding. ​​I dip dyed white napkins at a hard angle into gray dye, and those were paired alongside modern white vintage plates at each setting​.

Hand Lettered Invitations for a Wedding in the Woods by Mary Fama / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Hand Lettered Invitations for a Wedding in the Woods by Mary Fama / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Thanks Mary!

Check out the Designer Rolodex for more tal­ented wed­ding invi­ta­tion design­ers and the real invi­ta­tions gallery for more wedding invitation ideas!

Photo Credits: Mary Fama

Happy Weekend!

Happy Friday everyone! It’s peak bloom for DC’s cherry blossom trees right now – the blossoms are everywhere and so, so, so pretty. I could just stare at them all day. For those of you celebrating this weekend, I wish you a happy Easter! We’ll be hunting for these tropical leaf eggs, these pink and gold eggs, and these pale pink marbled eggs. But in the meantime…

Happy Cactus Designs Foliage Embroidery / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Image by Happy Cactus Designs via Instagram

…a few links for your weekend!

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