Jill + Joe’s Rustic Colorado Wedding Invitations

We’re lucky to have the ladies of Antiquaria Design Studio here every couple of weeks to share fantastic DIY tutorials and ideas – and today I’m thrilled to share one of their beautiful custom design projects! Bailey and Emma recently worked with a couple planning a wedding in the Colorado mountains. They designed an elegant and rustic invitation suite with vintage-inspired details and hand drawn illustrations – including the iconic Colorado aspen leaf!

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From Bailey and Emma: Jill and Joe came to us for a custom invitation suite that reflected their special love for the mountains (and their wedding location). They got married in Beaver Creek, Colorado in September. The invitation suite we created for them is rustic yet sophisticated with vintage-inspired fonts, hand drawn mountain illustrations, vintage postcards, and green accents.

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The invitation suite was letterpress printed in charcoal gray ink and accompanied by a reproduction of a vintage postcard that included additional wedding invitation on the reverse side. Accents of moss green and chartreuse were brought in as accent envelopes for the thank you card and rehearsal dinner invitation.

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An aspen leaf motif was carried through all the pieces, from the reply card to the chalet inspired monogram. We also carried the mountain imagery through to the day-of paper with program booklets (designed to fit inside the coat pockets of male guests), menus, and escort cards. 

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Thanks Bailey and Emma!

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Photo Credits: Antiquaria Design Studio

Wedding Stationery Inspiration: Watercolor

One of my all time favorite wedding stationery elements has to be watercolor. I love that it can be deep and rich, or light and airy and it just makes the most perfect color statement when brushed across any day-of item. And paired with calligraphy? Well that’s just too good. Take a look! —Kelly

Day-Of Wedding Stationery Inspiration and Ideas: Watercolor via Oh So Beautiful Paper

Menu by Julie Song Ink

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Photo by Taylor Lord Photography, Tags by Hip Ink Co via Style Me Pretty (left), Photo by Love & Perry Photography, Escort Cards by Strawberry Small Works Studio, Calligraphy by Kathryn Hashey via Style Me Pretty (right)

Day-Of Wedding Stationery Inspiration and Ideas: Watercolor via Oh So Beautiful Paper

Photo by Scott Clark Photography, Program by Treespace Studio via Green Wedding Shoes

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Photo by Lauren Peele Photography, Table Number by The Stationery Bakery via Ruffled (left), Photo by Jen Huang Photography, Table Number by Paperfinger via Style Me Pretty (right)

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Photo by Apryl Ann Photography, Place Cards by Blue Eye Brown Eye via 100 Layer Cake

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Menu and Place Cards by Shannon Kirsten

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Photo by Olivia Leigh, Calligraphy by Angelique Ink via 100 Layer Cake

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Photo + Sign by Anna Delores Photography via Style Me Pretty (left), Photo by One-Love Photography, Menu by The Aerialist Press via Style Me Pretty (right)

Day-Of Wedding Stationery Inspiration and Ideas: Watercolor via Oh So Beautiful Paper

Program by Julie Song Ink

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Paula + Bryan’s Whimsical Floral Wedding Invitations

These stunning wedding invitations from Belinda Love Lee feature whimsical hand lettering paired with watercolor illustrations! Created for her brother’s wedding this past summer, Belinda was inspired by the vineyard wedding venue to incorporate vine illustrations along with floral details. Hand lettering (by the bride!) in white ink on the kraft envelopes was the perfect finishing touch!

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From Belinda: Paula and Bryan’s wedding invitations are very dear to my heart because I had the privilege of designing for my very own brother’s special day. The invitations were inspired by the vineyard wedding venue. We definitely had to incorporate vines of some sort into the design.

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I hand illustrated the vines and flowers using gauche and watercolor, then paired it along side some whimsical hand lettering to make it really unique and individual to them. They wanted the invitations to have a good balance of elegant and rustic elements. The envelopes themselves were penned by the bride to give a personal touch for each guest.

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Prior to the wedding we designed a wedding website for guests to read their love story and submit rsvps. It was really awesome to see my design not only on paper but on screen!

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The programs I designed for the day were not only pretty but also very functional as we added little handles, making them into fans for guests to use on that warm day.

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Thanks Belinda!

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

Photo Credits: Belinda Love Lee

Julie + Bo’s Hand Painted Wedding Invitations

Happy Monday everyone! We’re starting the week with some beautiful wedding invitations from Meghan of And Here We Are! Inspired by the bride’s love of all things ombré, Meghan combined watercolor (hand painted on more than 200 sheets of paper!) and letterpress printing into a seriously gorgeous wedding invitation.

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From Meghan: Julie and Bo’s upstate New York wedding had a bohemian, outdoorsy, and slightly vintage vibe with a color scheme of peach and robin’s egg blue. It was really important that their invitations felt unique and hand made, so when Julie showed me her Pinterest board full of ombrés, I knew I just had to try a hand-painted watercolor ombre paper with blue letterpress printed elements.

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I painted over 200 individual pages of extra-thick cotton paper, then letterpress printed and trimmed them to size. The invitation was inspired by a mix of vintage and modern design, with some hand drawn components. Elements like the ribbon motif, the crossed-arrow heart, and 1920s-inspired double lines and angles, along with a mix of script and sans-serif typefaces came together to form the final design.

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I also created a Julie and Bo ‘logomark,’ which we used on the save the dates, programs and wedding website, and also translated into a rubber stamp and wax seal. That artwork was later used on matchbooks, favors and cups at the wedding.

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Thanks Meghan!

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

Photo Credits: Julie Holder

Wedding Stationery Inspiration: Feathers

Feathers have been a popular wedding motif for some time now, and I think they make the perfect added touch for weddings of any season, but especially fall! Glamorous white feathers can be dipped in gold and attached to your escort cards, programs or menus, or you can incorporate the motif right into your day-of stationery with a sweet illustration or sketch. They can go rustic, elegant or whimsical, great for any wedding day style! —Kelly

Feather Wedding Menu Swell and Grand Kaysha Weiner Photographer

Photo by Kaysha Weiner Photographer, Menu by Swell and Grand via Ruffled

Feather Wedding Place Cards Southern Fried Paper NBarrett Photography

Photo by NBarrett Photography, Escort Cards by Southern Fried Paper via Style Me Pretty

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Photo by Bryce Covey, Escot Cards by Bash, Please via Style Me Pretty (left), Photo by Rebecca Arthurs Photography via Style Me Pretty (right)

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Photo by Kaysha Weiner Photographer, Escort Cards by Swell and Grand via Ruffled

 Feather Wedding Menu Sweet Paper Bethann Greenberg Photography

Photo by Bethann Greenberg Photography, Menu by Sweet Paper via Green Wedding Shoes

Feather Wedding Escort Cards 5 Thirteen Designs Amalie Orrange Photography

Photo by Amalie Orrange Photography, Escort Card by 5 Thirteen Designs via Wedding Chicks

Feather Wedding Monogram One Handspun Day

Wedding Monogram by One Handspun Day

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Photo by Liz Banfield, Calligraphy by Rosann Konieczny, Paper Goods by Paper Rock Scissors via Style Me Pretty

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Photo + Escort Cards by Vitalic Photo via Wedding Chicks

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