Renee + Duncan’s Bold Floral Watercolor Wedding Invitations

I’m loving the bold contrast in these beautiful watercolor wedding invitations from Kacey at Hoopla Love. The design features a watercolor floral pattern with anemones, peonies, and tea roses paired with a striped rsvp card. Informal lettering, baker’s twine, and a glitter-dipped kraft paper tag serve as the finishing touches for this lovely suite!

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From Kacey: These invitations were designed for Renee’s Australian wedding. She contacted me to see if I could design an invitation set using the same design as a menu card that she saw on my Etsy shop, Hoopla Love. The watercolor floral menu card is inspired by a gorgeous bouquet of black and white poppies, pink peonies, and peach tea roses.

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When Renee asked me to create a matching RSVP card for the invitation, I was a little hesitant at first. The floral design is rich and bold, I didn’t want the invitation set to be too busy. I love mixing whimsical designs with modern and geometric patterns, so I decided to keep with the watercolor motif, but painted stripes instead of flowers.

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The two cards coordinate nicely without feeling overly floral or matchy-matchy. Tied together with black and white baker’s twine, a pink glitter-dipped kraft tag, and a black envelope, the whole set is fresh, modern, fun, and pretty all at once.

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Thanks Kacey!

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Photo Credits: Hoopla Love

Wedding Stationery Inspiration: Feathers

Feathers have been a popular wedding motif for some time now, and I think they make the perfect added touch for weddings of any season, but especially fall! Glamorous white feathers can be dipped in gold and attached to your escort cards, programs or menus, or you can incorporate the motif right into your day-of stationery with a sweet illustration or sketch. They can go rustic, elegant or whimsical, great for any wedding day style! —Kelly

Feather Wedding Menu Swell and Grand Kaysha Weiner Photographer

Photo by Kaysha Weiner Photographer, Menu by Swell and Grand via Ruffled

Feather Wedding Place Cards Southern Fried Paper NBarrett Photography

Photo by NBarrett Photography, Escort Cards by Southern Fried Paper via Style Me Pretty

Feather Place Cards Bash Please Bryce Covey Feather Chalkboard Cocktail Menu Rebecca Arthurs Photography

Photo by Bryce Covey, Escot Cards by Bash, Please via Style Me Pretty (left), Photo by Rebecca Arthurs Photography via Style Me Pretty (right)

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Photo by Kaysha Weiner Photographer, Escort Cards by Swell and Grand via Ruffled

 Feather Wedding Menu Sweet Paper Bethann Greenberg Photography

Photo by Bethann Greenberg Photography, Menu by Sweet Paper via Green Wedding Shoes

Feather Wedding Escort Cards 5 Thirteen Designs Amalie Orrange Photography

Photo by Amalie Orrange Photography, Escort Card by 5 Thirteen Designs via Wedding Chicks

Feather Wedding Monogram One Handspun Day

Wedding Monogram by One Handspun Day

Washi Tape Feather Calligraphed Place Cards A Fabulous Fete

Feather Escort Cards by A Fabulous Fete

Feather Wedding Place Cards and Menu Paper Rock Scissor Rosann Konieczny Liz Banfield

Photo by Liz Banfield, Calligraphy by Rosann Konieczny, Paper Goods by Paper Rock Scissors via Style Me Pretty

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Photo + Escort Cards by Vitalic Photo via Wedding Chicks

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Lindsy + Eric’s Hot Pink and Navy Floral Wedding Invitations

For her cousin’s wedding this past may, designer Kate Holgate was inspired by the garden reception location to create these beautiful floral wedding invitations! The design features classic navy and white for the main invitation, with vibrant watercolor flowers throughout the suite. Absolutely gorgeous!

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From Kate: Lindsy is my cousin and I was thrilled when she got engaged to her longtime boyfriend, Eric. They are an amazing couple. Lindsy and Eric were married in May at a formal Catholic church in Connecticut. The ceremony was followed by a gorgeous reception in a garden. When designing their invitations, I wanted to capture the beauty of springtime flowers….floral watercolors punctuated every piece.

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Paired with navy, sophisticated type and textured felt paper, the suite was elegant and classy. Eric plays hockey so we even subtly incorporated some symbolism in their monogram. Their wedding could not have been a more perfect occasion. They are now expecting their first baby in February, so more happy occasions are ahead!

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Thanks so much Kate!

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Photo Credits: Kate Holgate

Lauren + Marshall’s Rustic Mountain Wedding Invitations

For these mountain top wedding invitations, Caroline from Lovely Paper Things incorporated a ton of texture, from real birch wood to recycled chipboard to raw twine. Caroline carefully rubber stamped the entire invitation suite by hand for the perfect rustic touch. So lovely!

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From Caroline: When this super sweet pair came to me, they were looking for a really unique wedding invitation that would make their guests want to kick off their boots, relax, and enjoy the beauty of the mountains! Each piece was happily hand stamped and incorporated modern hand-lettering, rustic illustrations, and a sprinkle of warm whimsy.

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For Lauren, there has always been something magical about Sun Valley. From its breathtaking views, to the precious memories she has of spending time there with her family, and Marshall’s adorable art gallery proposal; it holds such a special place in her heart! Their happy history with this gorgeous spot made it an easy decision for them to pick Sun Valley as the perfect place to shout their love from the mountain tops!

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Natural materials like real birch wood, recycled chipboard, textured watercolor paper, raw twine, and vintage luggage tags create an overall down to earth, blissfully elegant, mountainous vibe – perfect for a weekend getaway full of love!

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Thanks so much Caroline!

Check out the Designer Rolodex for more tal­ented wed­ding invi­ta­tion design­ers and the real invi­ta­tions gallery for more wedding invitation ideas!

Photo Credits: Lovely Paper Things

{happy weekend}

Happy Friday everyone. Truth is, I’m having a really hard time keeping a smile on my face these days. Despite what some on the television news might want you to think, this shutdown does affect real people. My husband and several of our close friends are among the 800,000 federal government employees furloughed until the government reopens. With the shutdown, half our income immediately disappeared. No expectation of backpay and no idea when he might be allowed to go back to work. The last shutdown lasted nearly three weeks. I’m trying to look on the bright side of things and be thankful that our situation isn’t worse. I’ve also never been more grateful for leaving federal employment three years ago, so that I can at least continue to earn while Congress gets its act together. With all of this uncertainty, this is a pretty scary time for our family. But it has also gotten us thinking about some larger changes we’d like to make in our life. Changes that will help us live our life on our own terms, rather than the whims of politicians. But in the meantime…

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Photo Credit: Maple and Belmont

…a few links for your weekend!

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