09/11/2008

Kristina + Brock’s Modern Black and White Wedding Invitations

These invitations from Kristina at Lovely Morning are just beautiful â€“ the ribbon, the honeycomb pattern, the blind impression, the calligraphy, it all just works so well together…

Invitations designed by Kristina and printed by Aardvark Press â€“ with gorgeous calligraphy by Jenna Hein. Â I love the contrast of the white calligraphy on black envelopes! Â You can follow the entire process here, here, and here.

Check out theÂ Designer RolodexÂ for more talÂentedÂ wedÂding inviÂtaÂtion designÂersÂ andÂ theÂ real inviÂtaÂtions galleryÂ for moreÂ wedding invitation ideas!

{image via Lovely Morning}

09/10/2008

Wedding Invitations â€” Bird and Banner

Bird and Banner consistently produces some of the most amazing wedding invitation designs.Â I love their use of non-traditional materials, particularly cloth and wood, in pulling together an invitation suite.Â 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 viaÂ Bird and Banner}

09/09/2008

Our Wedding Invitations â€” Cricket Press

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.

vintage-travel-blue-brown-letterpress-wedding-invitations

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 â€“ perfect for an informal wedding. Here are some of my favorite invitations from the Cricket Press custom portfolio:

Check out lots more right here!

{all images via the Cricket Press website}

09/08/2008

hello!

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!