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Jo Allison + Eddie’s BBQ Birthday Party Invitations

Warm and sunny days mean that it’s finally BBQ season! I’m looking forward to lots of BBQs this summer, and I’m absolutely loving these 70th birthday party BBQ invitations and day-of materials from Melissa of Atheneum Creative. Every detail is just too cute, from the pig table numbers to the kraft paper bag menus. Love!

BBQ Birthday Party Invitations by Atheneum Creative via Oh So Beautiful Paper (4)

From Melissa: The party was held in a restored barn on the couple’s plantation home, so all the day of materials were rustic to fit the look. The invitations were printed with silver foil on navy paper die cut in the shape of a belt buckle. The menus were printed on a kraft paper bag that held silverware for guests.

BBQ Birthday Party Invitations by Atheneum Creative via Oh So Beautiful Paper (6) BBQ Birthday Party Invitations by Atheneum Creative via Oh So Beautiful Paper (5)

BBQ Birthday Party Invitations by Atheneum Creative via Oh So Beautiful Paper (7)

The table numbers were custom wood veneer pigs, stained and then screen printed. The escort cards were wetnaps attached to a kraft board and bound with twine. As favors, each guest received mini pies that were wrapped in bandanas along with screen printed tote bags filled with southern goodies.

BBQ Birthday Party Invitations by Atheneum Creative via Oh So Beautiful Paper (3)

BBQ Birthday Party Invitations by Atheneum Creative via Oh So Beautiful Paper (1)

So creative! Thanks Melissa!

Photo Credits: Chelsea Davis Photography

Amy + Brandon’s Modern Glam Sunburst Wedding Invitations

Happy Monday everyone! I’m thrilled to be starting the week with a gorgeous set of invitations with architecture-inspired details from Lisa at Missive! Lisa incorporated a beautiful gold foil starburst detail inspired by chandeliers at the wedding venue along with modern sans serif and script fonts. I love the combination of the gold foil with the bright red and aqua color palette. The entire suite is so pretty!

Modern Glam Sunburst Wedding Invitations by Missive via Oh So Beautiful Paper (1)

From Lisa: Amy and Brandon’s wedding suite was inspired by interior architectural details at their wedding venue. The chandeliers inside the venue had an interesting starlike pattern that Amy wanted to incorporate into her invitations, so I designed a starburst element which was carried through from her save the date to wedding invitations to thank you notes, where it appears as their new monogram.

Modern Glam Sunburst Wedding Invitations by Missive via Oh So Beautiful Paper (9)

Once I learned more about Amy’s vision for her venue decor — from a huge curtain of red and aqua fringe streamers and gold dot garland to jars filled with glowing candlelight, it was clear that her wedding invitation suite needed a glamorous feel. The invitations were letterpress printed in Amy’s bold wedding colors, a rich red and vivid aqua blue, complemented by the shiny gold starbursts.

Modern Glam Sunburst Wedding Invitations by Missive via Oh So Beautiful Paper (8)

Modern sans-serif typefaces were paired with an exquisite, flourished script for all of the pieces in this suite. We upped the glam factor with envelopes in bright punchy colors, which were also foil stamped with the couples’ return address. This suite was all about sparkle and shine and I loved that the bride did not shy away from bold color and gleaming gold details!

Modern Glam Sunburst Wedding Invitations by Missive via Oh So Beautiful Paper (5)

Modern Glam Sunburst Wedding Invitations by Missive via Oh So Beautiful Paper (6)

Modern Glam Sunburst Wedding Invitations by Missive via Oh So Beautiful Paper (7)

Modern Glam Sunburst Wedding Invitations by Missive via Oh So Beautiful Paper (3)

In celebration of the new Missive website and online shop, Lisa has generously offered Oh So Beautiful Paper readers an exclusive 20% discount for the month of June, including personalized letterpress stationery and calling cards! Just use promo code OSBP20 at checkout – thanks so much Lisa!

Design + Letterpress Printing: Missive

Foil Stamping: Quality Letterpress

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

Photo Credits: Missive

{happy weekend}

Hello friends. It was a sad week here in my Capitol Hill neighborhood of DC: Frager’s, our beloved hardware store (and 93-year old community institution), was destroyed in a huge fire on Wednesday night. Thankfully everyone made it out of the store okay and the brick facade of the building survived the fire. The owners plan to rebuild and neighborhood businesses have offered temporary work for displaced employees, but I’m still reeling from the destruction. My husband and I moved to Capitol Hill in 2009, and Frager’s quickly became one of my favorite places on the Hill. That probably seems weird, but it’s so much more than a hardware store: my husband and I bought our first Christmas tree together from Frager’s. I’ve purchased enough paint that the guys behind the counter know Sophie by name. Frager’s supports local sports teams, employs neighborhood teens during the summer, and even hosts an egg hunt for little kids during Easter. I look forward to a future teenage Sophie getting her first part-time job there. I just can’t imagine Capitol Hill without Frager’s. Thankfully our neighborhood has a history of rallying together to help local families and businesses in need, and I’m looking forward to helping in any way that I can.

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In honor of Frager’s. Photo by me via Instragram from back in 2011.

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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

Honor + Daniel’s Rustic Barn Wedding Invitations

I love the rustic simplicity of these invitations from Laura Macchia. The illustrations depict the wedding venue: a beautiful barn belonging to the bride’s parents, complete with an old stone wall and wooden fence. The illustration appears both on the invitations and double-sided post card save the date. Beautiful!

Custom Wedding Invitations by Laura Macchia via Oh So Beautiful Paper (1)

From Laura: It was such a pleasure to work with Honor and Daniel this past year on their custom letterpress wedding invitations. They were married in May at Honor’s parents beautiful barn in Pennsylvania. Inspired by Jeff and Amber’s suite, Honor asked if I could create a custom illustration of the barn.

Custom Wedding Invitations by Laura Macchia via Oh So Beautiful Paper (3)

Starting with a double sided save the date postcard, we combined the barn with an old style typeface and used a natural color palette of green and slate gray. For the invitation, the addition of the stone wall, fence and trees completes a look that is simple, rustic and sophisticated.

Custom Wedding Invitations by Laura Macchia via Oh So Beautiful Paper (2)

Custom Wedding Invitations by Laura Macchia via Oh So Beautiful Paper (5)

Custom Wedding Invitations by Laura Macchia via Oh So Beautiful Paper (6)

Custom Wedding Invitations by Laura Macchia via Oh So Beautiful Paper (4)

Thanks Laura!

Design: Laura Macchia

Letterpress Printing: May Day Studio

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

Photo Credits: Laura Macchia