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Deirdre’s Southern Charm Baby Shower Invitations

These baby shower invitations from Christa Alexandra are beyond cute. The new parents live in South Carolina, so Christa was inspired to incorporate a few southern details into the design, from a little bow tie to a seersucker pattern at the bottom of the invitation, all in a fresh mint green and charcoal gray color palette. So fun!

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From Christa: I designed and printed this two-color letterpress baby shower invitation for the new mom of a little boy born in August. The family and friends organizing the party loved the idea of using mint and charcoal for the color palette.

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The parents live in Charleston, South Carolina, so I brought in a few southern elements: a bow tie on the onesie, a little Ball jar with “Boy” written instead, and a seersucker pattern that lines the bottom of the invitation (and with letterpress it actually feels like seersucker). I used a light kraft envelope with wrap-around address labels to coordinate with the invitation. The invitation was printed on my Chandler & Price 1918 press.

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So cute! Thanks Christa!

Photo Credits: Christa Alexandra

Kristen’s Fly Fishing Inspired Baby Shower Invitations

Baby showers often revolve around traditionally feminine themes and color palettes, so these shower invitations from Elpitha of Print In Cursive are a nice and refreshing change of pace! With a fly fishing theme, Elpitha letterpress printed the invitations in a navy and gray color palette with kraft paper backing. Love!

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From Elpitha: I did these invitations for a shower for a couple who loves fly fishing. It’s letterpress printed in two colors (navy + gray) on Reich Paper SAVOY backed with kraft paper.

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Thanks Elpitha!

Photo Credits: Print In Cursive

Natalie + Paul’s Southern Magnolia Wedding Invitations

We had the most gorgeous weekend here in DC, and with spring just around the corner these magnolia wedding invitations from Brynne at Harken Press seem like the perfect way to start off the week! Created for a spring wedding in Baton Rouge, Brynne drew her inspiration from both the season and the wedding venue, with a sunny yellow color palette and beautiful vintage stamps.

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From Brynne: Natalie and Paul are getting married this spring at a charming southern plantation called Magnolia Mound in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The magnolia blossom reoccurs throughout their wedding stationery as a symbol of spring and the venue. I really wanted to capture Natalie and Paul’s creative personalities and the mood of their quaint outdoor southern wedding. My inspiration was Gone With The Wind meets happy spring colors.

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Natalie and Paul both have Masters degrees in historical preservation from the College of Charleston in South Carolina, where they met. The vintage stamps that Natalie collected for the postage are a perfect combination of Louisiana and South Carolina landmarks, as well as the couple’s love of architecture and literature. One of their favorite quotes, “Be silly, be honest, be kind.” by Ralph Waldo Emerson is attached to the twine that holds the suite together. I also illustrated the map of Baton Rouge to highlight some of the unique parts of the city, and of course the wedding venue.

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The wedding invitation was letterpress printed, while the rest of the suite and save the dates were digitally printed. A great compromise for letterpress lovers on a budget!

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Thanks Brynne!

Design: Harken Press

Save the Date Printing: Sunset Press

Letterpress Printing: 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: Harken Press

{happy weekend!}

So I have big news: we finally bought a house! You may remember that we’ve been hunting since early December, and after a few unsuccessful offers we’re finally under contract on a cute little rowhouse – we move in just a couple of weeks! We’re just a wee bit stressed out trying to make arrangements for the move and some minor house repairs that need to be done after we close, and of course pack up our entire apartment (ugh), so if things seem kind of erratic for the next few weeks I hope you’ll bear with me! But even with the stress of a move, I can’t wait to start making our new house our own, starting with a fresh coat of paint in every single room. Yay! But in the meantime…

Southern Cottage from Southern Living via Oh So Beautiful Paper

This is NOT our house (I wish!). Photo via Southern Living

…a few links for your weekend!

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We have a fun cocktail coming up for you this afternoon, so check back a bit later for the recipe!  I hope you all have a wonderful weekend, and I’ll see you back here on Monday!  xoxo