Bird and Banner consistently produces some of the most amazing wedding invitation designs. I love their use of non-traditional materials, particularly cloth and wood, in pulling together an invitation suite. If I hadn’t already been set on a fold-out invitation design, I think I would have very easily switched directions and gone with a design inspired by the stitched invitations below:
{stitched}
{Cape Cod Wedding}
A few more favorites from the Bird and Banner collection:
{a garden wedding in Philadelphia}
{a wedding in the woods}
{family farm}
{modern monogram}
I love the hand lettering and interesting typography on these next invitations:
{notebook doodle}
{silhouettes}
{country cookout}
So many more over on the Bird and Banner website. Â Swoon…
{all images via Bird and Banner}
For my first content post, I figured I’d start with the amazing invitations designed and printed for my own wedding by Cricket Press! Â We worked with Brian and Sara Turner at Cricket Press to create an invitation suite featuring a letterpressed A7-size main invitation and a separate fold-out information package with itinerary, accommodation and attire information, directions, and perforated rsvp postcard, with a hand-drawn graphic serving as the “cover” for the fold-out package. Â Cricket Press also does custom screenprinted posters as a wonderful alternative to a traditional wedding invitation.
One of the strengths of Cricket Press is their use of illustration in the design process, which gives their invitations a slightly quirky and whimsical feel – perfect for an informal wedding. Here are some of my favorite invitations from the Cricket Press custom portfolio:
Hi Everyone! My name is Nole, and I love paper. I might even go so far as to say I have an addiction to paper, but I don’t see that as a bad thing.
I’ve always had a fondness for paper and design, but this fondness reached new heights during our wedding planning process as we researched letterpress and design options for our wedding invitations. But now that the wedding has passed, I still can’t shake my small obsession with all the amazing paper out there.
So, I’m hoping this blog will serve as a showcase for some of the really amazing designs and paper products out there — invitations, greeting cards, stationery, and others — as well as some of my favorite sources of design inspiration.
I hope you enjoy the blog!
Plume Calligraphy is the work of artist Aileen Fretz, creating handwritten, organic, and unique designs inspired by beautiful papers, soft neutral palettes and handmade materials. Trained as a graphic artist, Aileen combines calligraphic techniques and graphic design tools to create wedding stationery and brand stories that are beautifully special and unique. We offer calligraphy services for invitations, logos, monograms, illustration, envelope addressing, seating charts, menus, and place cards. Others services include business branding & identity design, custom stationery, and paper goods.
Founded by Britt Rohr in 2014, Swell Press is a boutique design and letterpress company based in Los Angeles, inspired by the salt water, sunsets, and palm trees of coastal California. From one-of-a-kind wedding and event invitation suites to sleek and sophisticated stationery and business cards, every single piece that leaves Swell Press’ studio doors is a true, intricate and original work of art.
We embrace mixing old with new to create something unique. Something daring. Something inspiring. Something timeless. We love it all. Our taste is as eclectic as the clients we work with. Browse our gallery of custom wedding invitations here and view our collection of semi-custom suites here.
Our 1,1000 square foot studio is located in Hawthorne, California. We’ve got 4 presses (2 Vandercooks, 1 Kluge, 1 Chandler & Price), 2 paper cutters (both by Challenge Machinery Corp.), and a variety of other printing and finishing equipment.
