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Happy Weekend!

Happy Friday everyone! Thankfully this week was easier than last week; Sophie is feeling much better, which definitely makes for a happier household overall. I’ve been keeping very busy with behind-the-scenes preparations for my upcoming annual Paper Party during the National Stationery Show – the invitations have been printed and we’re busy getting ready to mail them out to retailers and friends! I can’t wait to share them with you here, but for now you can see a teeny tiny sneak peek right here. And in the meantime…

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Photo by me via Instagram

…a few links for your weekend!

This week on Oh So Beautiful Paper:

There are also a bunch of new members of the Designer Rolodex to welcome!

Check back soon for this week’s cocktail! I hope you all have a wonderful weekend, and I’ll see you back here next week! xoxo

Maylin + John’s Brooklyn Map Wedding Invitations

As much as I love a bright and colorful wedding invitation suite, there’s just something classically elegant about a monochrome design! Becca from Suite Paperie sent over these beautiful invitations for a wedding in Brooklyn. Becca mixed modern fonts and patterns with vintage-inspired design elements and a reproduction antique map to create a perfectly timeless wedding invitation.

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From Becca: The perfect mix of steampunk, vintage and modern, this monochromatic suite is easily one of our favorites of the season! A vintage map paired with a clean modern design makes this suite a perfect fit for the couple’s wedding at the super-cool Wythe Hotel in Brooklyn.

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The suite includes a double-mounted digital invitation and RSVP card with a charcoal envelope. The front of the invitation is adorned with a modern crosshatch pattern and a bold sans serif type, and on the back, the couple’s custom monogram is added to a vintage map of Brooklyn. To bring everything together, the envelope is also lined with the map, and the whole suite is held together with cotton twine.

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Thanks Becca!

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

Photo Credits: Lindsay Nathanson

Emily + Mike’s Desert Botanical Wedding Invitations

When these two botanists decided to get married in the Arizona desert, they turned to Arley-Rose and Morgan of Ladyfingers Letterpress to incorporate their favorite plant specimens into their wedding invitations. Paired with Arley-Rose’s signature hand lettering, the invitation suite features desert cacti and floral illustrations – all letterpress printed in desert-inspired hues of pink and orange. So pretty!

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From Arley-Rose and Morgan: Emily and Mike are a lovely couple whose botanical passions inspired the look and feel for their entire wedding. When they showed us photos of the beautiful Arizona desert landscape where they will have their ceremony, they pointed out each plant specimen in the photo with great excitement – as if they were characters in their favorite book! 

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We knew that integrating the objects of desire of these two botanists would be a focal point for the wedding invitations. They sent us tons of photos of desert cacti and gorgeous blossoming flowers that I didn’t even know existed! Emily said that she was especially smitten with the Globe Mallow, which we letterpress printed into the envelope liner.

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The suite was tied together using a loose weave Italian ribbon and decorated with a letterpress hang tag that featured an illustration of one of their favorite desert cacti. The main invitation is bordered with a delicate botanical illustration and letterpress printed with a rainbow roll effect that evokes a late summer pink-to-orange desert sunset. The RSVP card was multi-tiered for guests who were RSVPing for different events. Also included was a double sided send off brunch and a rehearsal dinner card that was letterpress printed on a soft mint green paper.

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The suite also included an extensive info booklet that gave information on where to stay, what sort of weather to expect, and a handy map of the area since GPS is unreliable in that neck of the woods.

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Thank you so much ladies!

Design + Letterpress Printing: Ladyfingers Letterpress

Italian Cotton Ribbon: Studio Carta

Ladyfingers Letterpress is a member of the Designer Rolodex – check out more of their beautiful work right here or visit the real invi­ta­tions gallery for more wedding invitation ideas!

Photo Credits: Ladyfingers Letterpress

Michelle + Matt’s Whimsical Watercolor Save the Dates

Happy Monday everyone! Emily from mStarr event design sent over these whimsical wedding save the dates for a couple with a fondness for libraries and the great outdoors. After deciding on the overall concept with her clients, Emily turned to Julie Song Ink for the watercolor illustration and design, then to Anne Robin Calligraphy to address the deep plum envelopes. The result is simply stunning!

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From Emily: Michelle and Matt met in their college library and both are doctors (she a medical doctor, he a PhD), so they’ve seen their fair share of libraries! They’ll be taking over the Migis Lodge and its campgrounds for their wedding, with a reception in the main lodge overlooking Sebago Lake, fire pits, and cabins! From the very beginning of our overall design process, we envisioned a “summer camp chic” weekend with books and organic and whimsical elements woven throughout.

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So when it came time to think about their wedding stationery, I suggested the one and only Julie Song to bring the vision to life with her free flowing calligraphy and watercolor illustrations. We shared the general color palette along with the idea to incorporate a book and the outdoors – and let her run with it! We decided on that gorgeous deep berry color for the envelope and asked one of my favorite calligraphers Anne Robin to do the addresses in white ink. She nailed it.

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Thanks Emily!

Design: Julie Song Ink

Envelope Calligraphy: Anne Robin Calligraphy

Art Direction: mStarr event design

Floral Styling: Petal Floral Design

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

Photo Credits: Hello Love Photography

Happy Weekend!

Oh man you guys, this was a rough week. As I mentioned last week, Sophie came down with a bug, which a few days later morphed into a double ear infection and lower chest infection. We have one sad little toddler on our hands, which has resulted in several sleepless nights and two exhausted parents. I struggle during weeks like this: days that feel like a slog behind the scenes while trying to push forward and share pretty things for all of you to enjoy. I want to share the good and the bad here, but when things get tough (and especially when I’m feeling wiped out) it often feels easier to be quiet and wait for the storm to pass. I’m also way overdue for a Sophie update and a general life update, but that will have to wait for next week when I hopefully have a bit more energy. But in the meantime…

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Photo by me via Instagram / Playing around with some paper flowers for my upcoming annual Paper Party!

…a few links for your weekend!

This week on Oh So Beautiful Paper:

Check back soon for this week’s cocktail! I hope you all have a wonderful weekend, and I’ll see you back here next week! xoxo