Sarah + Jonathan’s German-Inspired Wedding Invitations

I love wedding invitations that incorporate texture in addition to color and pattern, which is definitely the case in Sarah and Jonathan’s wedding invitations by Jami of Imaj Design.  The invitation suite was inspired by the bride and groom’s travel to Germany, with a beautiful patterned envelope liner based on the pattern of a traditional German folk style dress.  So pretty!

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From Jami: The bride and groom had a color palette of green, purple and off-white. They wanted something that felt like Texas, but with a hint of German flare. This couple travels quite a bit to Germany. As I sat with the mother of the bride, she showed me a really fun photo of the groom in lederhosen and the bride in a traditional German folk style dress on one of their trips. I was immediately inspired by the pattern on her dress and created a signature pattern that was used as a liner, backer on the invitation and incorporated into the wedding program.

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For the invitation suite, we wanted to pull-in a natural element while also maintaining a degree of sophistication. I chose to use a fantastic light brown paper with natural grooves and texture for the main invitation and an off-white Italian paper with its own impressive texture for the accommodations and rsvp cards.

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The entire suite was letterpress printed in their signature green color and tied-up with off-white double-scalloped lace. As for the typography, I used a wonderful mixture of serif and script (our friend Debi Sementelli’s Belluccia font for the script). Each envelope was addressed with green calligraphy by our friend Nicole Black with The Left-Handed Calligrapher.

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Thanks so much Jami!

Design: Imaj Design

Envelope Calligraphy: Nicole Black of The Left-Handed Calligrapher

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Photo Credits: Imaj Design

Wedding Stationery Inspiration: Black + White Stripes

I can talk about stationery trends and punchy color palettes all day long, but there’s something about simple black and white that always has me coming back for more. Black and white stripes, in this case. They can be bold and modern, making a statement on your wedding menu, or they can blend seamlessly into your classic, chic ceremony as a simple thin border on your programs. I don’t think I could pick a side on that battle, which is why I’ve rounded up the pattern in both forms today: large and in charge and sweet and demure. Which team are you on!? — Kelly

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Photo by Manvi Drona-Hidalgo, Menu by Fig. 2 Design (left), Photo by Feather Love Photography, Place Cards by Wedding Paper Divas via Green Wedding Shoes (right)

Day-Of Wedding Stationery Inspiration and Ideas: Black and White Stripes via Oh So Beautiful Paper

Photo by EP Love, Menu by Mint Love Social Club via Green Wedding Shoes

Day-Of Wedding Stationery Inspiration and Ideas: Black and White Stripes via Oh So Beautiful Paper

Photo by Turner Creative Photography, Menu printed by All Along Press via Style Me Pretty

Day-Of Wedding Stationery Inspiration and Ideas: Black and White Stripes via Oh So Beautiful Paper

Photo by Luna Photo, Escort Cards by Alchemy Fine Events & Invitations via 100 Layer Cake

Day-Of Wedding Stationery Inspiration and Ideas: Black and White Stripes via Oh So Beautiful Paper

Photo by Josh Gull Wedding Photography, Food Labels by Nico and Lala via Ruffled

Day-Of Wedding Stationery Inspiration and Ideas: Black and White Stripes via Oh So Beautiful Paper

Photo by Turner Creative Photography, Escort Cards printed by All Along Press via Style Me Pretty

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Photo by Catherine Hall Studios, Ceremony Program by Passing Notes via Style Me Pretty (left), Menu by Crafty Pie Press (right)

Day-Of Wedding Stationery Inspiration and Ideas: Black and White Stripes via Oh So Beautiful Paper

Place Cards by Bespoke Letterpress

Day-Of Wedding Stationery Inspiration and Ideas: Black and White Stripes via Oh So Beautiful Paper

Ceremony Programs by Bespoke Letterpress

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Elegant and Rustic Wood Engraved Wedding Invitations

Spring is my favorite season of the year, but I’m really looking forward to Autumn this year.  I can’t wait for fall fashion and food, the changing leaves – and of course I have personal reasons to be excited for the upcoming season.  Des from Paper Airplanes sent over one of her newest designs, an elegant invitation inspired by crab apples and engraved on cherry wood veneer.  So pretty!

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From Des: The invitation suite was inspired by a rustic organic theme and used a palette of white, green and yellow hues to create a warm autumn feel.  Carrying the circle monogram across all the pieces tied everything together as well as using the vintage crab apple illustration on the response card and program.  The invitation and menu are engraved on cherry wood veneer and truly finish off this organic invitation suite.

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Thanks Des!

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Photo Credits: Paper Airplanes

Carly + John’s Modern Blue + Orange Wedding Invitations

Happy Monday everyone!  We’re starting the week with two absolutely gorgeous wedding invitations.  First up, this modern striped invitation from Melissa and Amy from Atheneum Creative.  In addition to the beautiful invitation suite, Melissa and Amy created day-of stationery, from ceremony programs to magnet escort cards.  I’m loving the neutral blue and gray color palette combined with seriously fun pops of orange!

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From Melissa + Amy:  Carly and John asked us to create a very modern invitation for their wedding and gave us a great blue, gray, and orange color palette to work with.  They are a very fun, whimsical couple and basically let us do our thing.

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For ceremony programs, we designed a simple card printed digitally on both front and back – which helped keep the budget in line.  We also created small booklet welcome letters that were places inside the welcome packages.

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We used magnets in various colors as escort cards – all displayed on a large magnetic chalkboard at the reception venue.

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In keeping with the modern wedding invitation style, we designed a set of notecards for the couple to use after the wedding.  Lastly, we created stickers that were used on the invitations as well as the favors.

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So pretty!  Thanks Melissa + Amy!

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Photo Credits: Chelsea Davis Photography

Lindsay + Steve’s Hand Lettered Wedding Invitations

Happy Monday everyone!  I’m thrilled to be starting the week with these gorgeous hand lettered wedding invitations from Molly Jacques.  I love Molly’s whimsical calligraphy and illustration work, so it’s no surprise that she would produce such beautiful wedding invitations!  Molly collaborated with the bride, a former designer and art director, who provided the overall art direction and produced the invitation design.  Molly also provided hand lettering for the bride and groom’s wedding website.  Stunning!

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From Molly: This invitation was inspired by my sketchbook drawings and was a collaboration between myself and the bride, Lindsay Keach.  Lindsay’s wedding will take place on a farm in Kentucky, so she really wanted a fun and illustrated feel to her wedding stationery.

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The invitation suite and stationery was letterpress printed on white paper with gray and yellow inks.  Their wedding logo was also created into a return address stamp to use with their stationery.  Lindsay created the overall design aspects, including the belly band and textile pattern for the RSVP.

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From Lindsay: Molly’s lettering is just amazing – it is exactly what I envisioned for our casual farm wedding, and she was willing to work with me to meet an incredibly tight deadline.  The blessing (and curse) of being a former designer is that I had a strong vision for our invitations and was able to create many of the supporting elements and produce the suite myself.  Molly’s handiwork really brought it all to life.  Our friend Rocket Caleshu at San Francisco Center for the Book lovingly letterpress printed everything on pillowy Holyoke paper.  The vintage Kentucky stamps, found on Etsy ages ago and squirreled away, were one of my favorite little touches.

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Lindsay and Molly also worked together on Lindsay + Steve’s wedding website, which features Molly’s hand lettering, Lindsay’s design, and Jenifer Wofford‘s illustration of the couple.  The site was programmed by Max La Riviere-Hedrick from Futurpruf.

Hand Lettered Wedding Website by Molly Jacques via Oh So Beautiful Paper

Beautiful!  Thanks Molly and Lindsay!

Art Direction: Lindsay Keach

Hand Lettering: Molly Jacques

Illustrations: Jenifer Wofford

Letterpress Printing: Lindsay and Rocket Caleshu, via San Francisco Center for the Book

Website Development: Futurpruf

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Photo Credits: Molly Jacques