Calligraphy Wedding Vows

In honor of Valentine’s Day yesterday, I thought I’d start the week off with a sweetly romantic gift from a husband to his wife — a beautiful keepsake of their wedding vows created by calligrapher Elecia of Dancing Pen Calligraphy:

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Elecia created this beautiful keepsake with white ink for the text and a couple of gold nautical-inspired illustrations on deep ocean blue paper to fit with the nautical theme of the wedding and the vows themselves.  Such a beautiful result!

{image credits: dancing pen}

{happy weekend!}

Happy Friday everyone!  For what feels like the first time in weeks, the sun is shining and I'm wishing for above-freezing temperatures to help melt away some of these massive piles of snow – and of course still dreaming about spring.  I know this is a three-day weekend for many of you (at least those of you here in the U.S.), but before you go running off…

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…a few links from the week:

I think that's it for this week!  I hope you all have a lovely weekend (and lovely valentine's day for those of you participating), and I'll see you all again on Monday!

{image credits: i.anton via oh, hello friend}

Primele Calligraphy

With all the snow on the East Coast over the past few days, it’s been a pretty rough week.  So I thought I’d help smooth the transition to the weekend with some lovely calligraphy from the ladies of Primele!

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The images above are of the two new invitation suites that Primele created for Bella Figura — Balsam and String.  So pretty!

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I know some people consider them to be more trouble than they’re worth, but I will never tire of seeing mix-and-match vintage stamps on wedding invitation envelopes.  And the white ink on black envelopes is such a lovely twist on a classic black and white palette.  For more beautiful calligraphy, definitely check out the Primele etsy shop and blog.

Photo Credits: Primele

 

Kate + Nick’s Typography Save the Dates

I have just one word for Kate and Nick’s typography save the dates: Gorgeous. Everything from the vertical layout to the gold metallic ink (all letterpress printed, of course) is just so perfect!

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Gold Letterpress Typography Save the Dates

Gold Letterpress Typography Save the Dates

From the vertical monarch layout to the beautifully designed mailing labels, I just love the entire design, although one of my favorite details is the skeleton key silhouette at the top.  The Save the Date was letterpress printed in a single color by Studio on Fire. Amazing. And a big thanks to Rachel for passing along the link!

Photo Credits: Kate Arends via wit + delight

Hand-Lettered Business Cards

First, I couldn't get over the hand-lettering on these business cards for graphic designer Luciano Ferreira:

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Then Chris Piascik started a tumblr blog call Typostruction dedicated to hand-drawn lettering and type, which led me to these hand-lettered cards for Joy Thigpen by Josh LaFayette:

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And although I've always had a soft spot for hand lettering, I'm suddenly obsessed with the idea for business cards.  Anyone else incorporating hand-drawn typography into your business cards?  I'd love to see more! 

{image credits: luciano ferreira via card observer, josh lafayette via typostruction}