11/28/2011

Jillian + Tim’s Eclectic Vintage Wedding Invitations

Happy Monday everyone! Â I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Â The first day back from a long holiday weekend can be a bit rough, but I’m hoping to help you ease back into the week with a couple of gorgeous wedding invitation suites. Â First up today, these lovely vintage-inspired invitations from Allie Ruth Design. Â While the main invitation is a classic and reserved black and white design, Allie incorporated color and fun materials with the envelopes, liners, and belly band, all complete with beautiful vintage postage stamps.

From Allie: Â I love that the colors in this invitation suite look like they could have been pulled straight out of the ’40s. Â The mustard yellow envelopes were the starting point for the entire design, around which we built a color palette of turquoise, kraft, cream, and light green.

My absolute favorite part is the envelope liners. Â They are made from authentic 1930s wallpaper, that was printed using a technique called “surface painting” that gives the paper a hand-painted look. Â I am absolutely in love with this paper and will certainly look forward to using vintage wallpaper in more of my custom designs. Â The belly bands are kraft with vintage lace sewn on.

So pretty! Â Thanks Allie!

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Photo Credits: Allie Ruth Design

11/22/2011

Lesley + Chad’s Accordion Save the Dates

Last month we featured the country elegance wedding invitations of Lauren from Inclosed Studio. Â Today we’re showcasing the save the dates of Lesley â€“ Lauren’s other half at Inclosed Studio! Â Lesley and her now-husband Chad decided to use an accordion fold-out format so they could incorporate accommodation and travel information into their save the dates, along with a fun sticker that guests could place on their calendars to remember the wedding date.

From Lauren and Lesley:Â The front and back of the accordion save the date was printed by hand using our vintage letterpress on handmade peach-scented paper. Â The inside piece is digitally offset on a pale pink Crane cover stock. Â The last pageÂ features a hand-made pocket that holds two custom “Save the Date” stickers so guests can mark their calenders with the date! Â Pennant flags were a theme of the wedding, so we included them throughout the design including the hand-cut envelope liners!

So cute! Â Thanks Lauren and Lesley!

Design + Letterpress: Inclosed Studio
Handmade Paper: Porridge Papers

Check out theÂ Designer RolodexÂ for more talÂented wedÂding inviÂtaÂtion designÂers andÂ theÂ real inviÂtaÂtions galleryÂ for more beauÂtiÂful cusÂtom wedÂding invitations!

Photo Credits: Daniel Muller

09/08/2011

Susie + Bradford’s Modern Chevron Stripe Wedding Invitations

The design world has been crazy for chevron stripes for a while now â€“ and it’s easy to see why! Â The zig zag pattern is clean, modern, and a lot of fun. Â I love the way Richele from Richie Designs incorporated chevron stripes into these wedding invitations. Â Richele used chevron stripes in the envelope liners and mailing labels, which pairs perfectly with the crisp green and white color palette and sans-serif type!

Thanks Richele!

You can see more from Richie Designs in the Designer Rolodex right here!

Photo Credits: Richie Designs

07/15/2011

Modern Calligraphy Travel-Inspired Wedding Invitations

I’m always so impressed with the work of calligrapher Betsy Dunlap; there’s just something about her modern calligraphy script that is just completely and utterly romantic, don’t you think? Â My jaw practically hit the floor when I saw these travel-inspired invitations that she created for the sister of a close friend. Â Betsy calligraphed the invitation and addressed both the outer envelope and inner rsvp return envelope. Â And with different envelope liners, vintage stamps, colors for the wax seal, and baker’s twine, each invitation is totally unique!

So pretty! Â Check out more photos and learn a bit more about the invitation design over on Betsy’s blog.

Photo Credits: Betsy Dunlap

07/07/2011

Gabby’s Whimsical Pink + Orange 4th Birthday Party Invitations

Carmela from Fiore Press created these adorable pink and orange letterpress invitations for her daughter’s 4th birthday party a couple of months ago. Â Carmela incorporated bright colors, floral design elements, and a cute bunting illustration in the main invitation, along with matching thank you cards and floral envelope liners. Â So fun!

From Carmela:Â I’ve always loved flag banners and I really wanted to print something with bright colors for Gabby’s birthday. Â I always hand mix the ink, and I just love the poppy and fuchsia in these invitations â€“they remind me of rainbow sherbet and summer. Â Printing two colors with such tight registration can be tricky, but I love how these came out!

I also printed corresponding thank you notes, and the envelopes are probably my favorite part of the entire invitation. Â I love printing on the corner of the envelope and having it spill over onto the flap â€“ who wouldn’t love to get these in the mail? Â I used both poppy and fuchsia colored envelopes (mainly because I couldn’t decide between the two!) and used brown ink to print the envelopes, and lined the envelopes with wrapping paper from Snow & Graham. Â I loved being able to do these for my daughter.