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Wedding Stationery Inspiration: Hexagons
We’ve discussed the geometric trend in weddings before, but have you noticed that hexagons are really having a moment? They’ve recently come out as one of the front runners in the geo trend and can be found in all sizes as escort cards, table numbers, menus and more! Here’s a few of my favorite ways I’ve seen them used in wedding stationery! —Kelly
Photo by Love Is A Big Deal, Escort Cards by Be True Designs via Ruffled (right), Photo by Kimberly Michelle Gibson Photography via Ruffled (left)
Photo by Sean Flanigan, Escort Cards by Tor Weeks and Alper Kologlu via Ruffled
Photo by Josh Gull Wedding Photography, Menu by Nico and Lala via Ruffled
Photo by Spindle Photography, Calligraphy by Kelly Cummings via Every Last Detail
Photo by Sean Flanigan, Dessert Labels by Tor Weeks and Alper Kologlu via Ruffled
Photo by Spindle Photography via Every Last Detail (left), Photo by Captured by Aimee, Menu by Sweet Emilia Jane via Green Wedding Shoes (right)
Photo by Spindle Photography, Calligraphy by Kelly Cummings via Junebug Weddings
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Michelle + Bernie’s Black and Gold Brooklyn Wedding Invitations
Michelle and Bernie wanted their wedding in Brooklyn’s DUMBO neighborhood to be a giant party celebrating their marriage. For their invitations and save the dates, Michelle (the designer behind Meesch) started with a black and gold color palette. Michelle also incorporated lots of fun celebratory details throughout the suite, like tissue paper confetti with the save the dates and a glittery gold envelope with the invitations. So fun!
From Michelle:Â Bernie and I got married at Rebar in DUMBO. It was the perfect venue for us. We wanted a party to celebrate our marriage and that’s exactly what we had. When deciding on the design, black and gold kept twirling around in my thoughts. The tone was set with the save the dates. I hole punched tissue paper, and put handfuls in cello bags and taped them to the announcement that I screen printed, with awesome washi tape.
When creating the invitation suite, I wanted to to keep it fun. In the end, it was a little recap of or relationship. The invitations I letterpress printed on Crane’s Lettra and then had them foiled stamped and the edges painted in gold. For the black envelopes, I screen printed “The story goes like this…” and the return address. Once that was done, I took rolls of gold glitter wrapping paper and cut down smaller squares for the envelope liners, adding some extra flare.
Instead of doing inserts for the directions and accommodations info, I decided to make a little info booklet. Inside was everything everyone needed to know; how to get there, where to stay, and then we highlighted some of our favorite spots. Since we would be taking pictures by the Brooklyn Bridge, I drew the illustration for the cover. Everything was tied up nicely with black and gold twine from Knot + Bow.
I screen printed the image of the Brooklyn Bridge onto welcome tote bags for the guests that were staying at the hotel. We tied a smaller version of the map around the handles, which also listed events going on that weekend in Brooklyn.
For our favors, we decided on coasters. Mama’s Sauce foil stamped the image of the Brooklyn Bridge, and we wrapped them up in some awesome bags from For Your Party, along with an insert that thanked everyone, and had a link to songs from our wedding playlist. I spray painted little action figures for the food cards, and made bags of confetti to be thrown for when we walked down the aisle.
Thanks Michelle!
Design: Meesch
Foil Stamping: Mama’s Sauce
Twine: Knot + Bow
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Photo Credits: Meesch
Danna + Hillary’s Classic Floral Wedding Invitations
These wedding invitations from Dara at Rafftruck Designs are the perfect mix of classic sophistication and feminine floral! The invitations combine a neutral color palette, elegant typography, and floral details in the envelope liner and rsvp card. Dara even created a badge with Danna and Hillary’s initials to use on everything from coasters to thank you cards. So pretty!
From Dara: I was thrilled to design and print this suite for Danna and Hillary’s autumn wedding in Brooklyn. They shared with me a beautiful floral mood board which acted as the inspiration behind the design.
Danna and Hillary both new what they wanted from the start – a minimalist design with a feminine touch. To accommodate their requests, a neutral color palette and romantic rose envelope liner were used to complement the elegant typography. A badge featuring the couple’s initials (which we also used on their digital save the date) was featured throughout the suite and on coasters for the reception. We also created a rubber stamp with the design to seal the envelopes.
All the pieces, from invitations to seating cards to thank you cards, were letterpress printed on 100% cotton paper. The invitation itself was printed on extra thick 220 lb paper to give it that little something extra! In the end, it was the perfect combination of simple and sweet.
Thanks Dara!
Design + Letterpress Printing: Rafftruck Designs
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Photo Credits: Rafftruck Designs
Vivi Mae’s Peach + Gold Birth Announcements
Happy Monday everyone! For those of you not enjoying a long weekend, I thought I’d start the week with these beautiful peach and gold baby announcements from Val Marie Paper! After welcoming her first child – an adorable daughter named Vivienne Mae – Valerie drew inspiration from gold envelope liners for the birth announcements. Valerie made sure to include Vivi’s stats and a photo of the happy new family of three while also conveying Vivi’s nickname to friends and family. So sweet!
From Valerie: As a designer, I had been eyeing some beautiful envelope liners from Paper Source and knew they would be perfect for Vivi’s peach and gold color palette. From there, I teamed up with Katherine Holly to calligraph Vivi’s name. We wanted to incorporate a few fun aspects knowing many of our friends and family had met Vivi before they received the announcements. We included some of Vivi’s nicknames during the first few weeks. She has even more now!
We also wanted to include a photo our new little family. I know when I see friends with new little ones, I always love to see photos of the parents too in their new element. And this being the year of Prince Edward, I thought it would be fun to add a little seal of Vivi’s initials that we can use on future designs. Not quite as fancy as the future king of England’s but fun nonetheless!
Part of our challenge was including her full name but letting people know what we would be calling her. Creating a two-sided card with her full name and info on the back seemed like the best solution for us!
Thanks Valerie!
Design: Val Marie Paper
Newborn Photo: Ell Photography
Calligraphy:Â Katherine Holly
Photo Credits: Val Marie Paper