The lovely Sarah of Parrott Design Studio is combining two of my favorite things – letterpress stationery and vintage stamps – into a monthly subscription called Press and Post! Press & Post
participants will receive one limited edition letterpress card, at
least two, often more, vintage postage stamps, & one kraft envelope
– a pretty little package ready to drop in the mail.
Wow. I could never pull this off, but this bride definitely knows how to rock a pink wedding dress:
I first came across these lovely invitations while browsing through one of my favorite blogs, Parcel Post. Luckily, Audrey (the author behind Parcel Post) is good friends with the bride, Liz, and put us in touch so that Liz could share the inspiration behind her invitations.   Liz and Ryan’s invitation suite included the stand-alone invitation, enclosures with accommodation information, directions, and a rehearsal dinner invitation, as well as a matching RSVP card:
From Liz: It was important to us that our wedding felt personal, relaxed and fun – that was our inspiration behind the invitation design. We choose a favorite color combination of red and turquoise because it feels fresh and fun and like summer; it also was perfectly suited to the ocean view at our venue.
The design of the invite was celebratory and informal, signaling the laid back vibe of our wedding. We worked with our stationer Audrey Woollen at Urbanic in Venice, CA, to order the Classic Cowboy invitation design from the Hello! Lucky letterpress studio. Audrey is the consummate professional and the entire process was a breeze.
For our escort cards we put name and table number on a stick inside little boxes of kettle corn. They doubled as our wedding favors. On the reverse side of the card was one of 10 different shots from our engagement session.  These were a big hit as they served as a take away reminder of the day as well.
{escort card photos by Viera Photographics}
{photos by Audrey Woollen}
Liz also sent a couple of photos of her Save the Date postcards, which I couldn’t resist sharing as well:
I love all the details – from the red and pool color palette to the popcorn bag escort cards, this seems like such a fun and relaxed wedding! For a couple more pictures from Liz and Ryan’s wedding, be sure to check out Audrey’s post on Parcel Post. And thanks to Liz for sharing her invitations!
Check out the Designer Rolodex for more talÂented wedÂding inviÂtaÂtion designÂers and the real inviÂtaÂtions gallery for more wedding invitation ideas!
{all photos by Liz Zang, unless noted otherwise}
I can’t believe I forgot about this invite in yesterday’s post about invitation booklets! Erica and EAD posted about these invitations a year ago, which I instantly filed in my inspiration folder. This amazing hardcover invitation booklet was created by graphic designer Ryan Masuga for his own wedding in 2003:
A detail of the letterpress invitation cover:
Inside the invitation, guests found a bit of background about Ryan and his fiance, as well as the actual invitation, hotel information, RSVP card, and fold-out map with directions (tied to the booklet with a piece of twine):
On his website, Ryan says that the response to the invitations was tremendous – people even sent in e-mail rsvps and got directions online to avoid removing the rsvp or map enclosures from the invitation!  Ryan also created a slideshow of the entire invitation, which you can find right here.
{all photos by Ryan Masuga}
