Menden + Jonathan’s Travel-Inspired Destination Wedding Invitations

I will always be fond of travel-inspired wedding invitations.  This destination wedding invitation suite from Momental Designs features both a travel theme and antique modes of travel, from old timey bicycles to hot air balloons!  Designer Kristy Rice and her team at Momental Designs added their signature hand painted touches on top of letterpress printed text and illustration elements.  So pretty!

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From Kristy: Menden’s ideas for her wedding invitations were entirely inspired by vintage travel: hot air balloons, early bicycles, and the like.  She also was obsessed with letterpress and our hand painted look.  We launched into creation of the save the dates first – mini booklets designed to fill guests in on all the important details for this destination wedding in Greece.

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Inspired by vintage tags, the save the date booklet was all tied up with airmail-inspired baker’s twine.  We hand painted stripes in red, white and blue inks atop the letterpress text and illustration to complete the look.  The save the date mini-booklets made sure guests were prepared to “email away,” “enjoy your stay,” and “find your way.”

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Boarding pass invitations were the perfect fit for the wedding’s travel theme.  We added a swooping banner inviting guests to a “wedding getaway” as they slid out of each brightly striped sleeve.

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The color palette was made up of chipboard materials in various shades of tan in addition to bold red, blue and crisp whites.  Deep letterpress impressions mixed with the super thick chipboard made a big statement and had a certain sense of restrained luxury to the touch.

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Thanks Kristy!

Momental Designs is a member of the Designer Rolodex – you can see more of their beautiful work right here or visit the real invi­ta­tions gallery for more wedding invitation ideas!

Photo Credits: Momental Designs

Christy + Matteo’s Screen Printed Woodland Wedding Invitations

Lindsay from Paper Bloom sent over these nature-inspired screen printed invitations that she created for an upcoming wedding in Oregon.  Lindsay collaborated with the bride, a talented artist, combining Christy’s illustrations within the overall design.  To complete the natural feel of the invitation suite, Lindsay and Christy chose a green and white color palette screen printed on recycled kraft paper.

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From Lindsay: When Christy first contacted me about designing her invitations, she had a pretty good idea of what she wanted – illustrations of trees and Mt. Hood, a natural feel, and fun fonts.  I was even more excited about working with her when she told me she would like to draw the illustrations herself.  I love collaborating with artists!

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We chose recycled kraft paper for the invitation suite.  I knew screen printing would be the best method for ensuring nice ink coverage, particularly for the white design elements.

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I made a rubber stamp of the tree graphic that Christy used on a small tag and the back flap of the envelope, which we’ll also use on her reception items.  The natural jute string was a fun addition to tie it all together.

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Thanks Lindsay!

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

Photo Credits: Paper Bloom

{happy weekend!}

It’s finally here, the summer Olympics!  Are you all as excited as I am?  It’s so funny to think that this time four years ago my husband and I were on our way to Peru for our honeymoon!  We watched the Beijing opening ceremonies from the Toronto airport while waiting for our connecting flight to Lima.  Now I can’t wait to watch the spectacle that is the opening ceremonies – not to mention all the competitions, from gymnastics to diving.  But in the meantime…

Photo Credit: Julian Bialowas 365 Day Project

…a few links for your weekend!

This week on Oh So Beautiful Paper:

We have a fun cocktail coming up for you this afternoon, so check back a bit later for the recipe!  I hope you all have a wonderful weekend, and I’ll see you back here on Monday!  xoxo

Ben + Mandy’s Modern Letterpress Wedding Invitations

Happy Monday everyone!  We’re starting the week off with some modern wine-inspired wedding invitations from designer Cristina Pandol.  Cristina created these invitations for the wedding of a friend and colleague, drawing inspiration from wine labels to complement the vineyard wedding venue.  So cute!

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From Cristina: Ben is a colleague of mine, so this project was very personal for me.  Ben and Mandy are a young couple who are fun, energetic, creative, very hands on, and most importantly crazy in love.  They asked me to design something that represented them as a couple and was young and different, without being too unconventional.  The only design inspiration I was given was to “think wine” to fit with the vineyard wedding venue.

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After spending a lot of time in the wine aisle, I knew that I wanted to do an invitation for a #10 vertical envelope.  The vertical layout made it a little younger and the long and skinny dimension would give the feeling of a wine label.  This also made it possible to fit all of the information on one piece, which brought down the overall production cost.

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Since a wedding is all about two people coming together I wanted to mix two typefaces in an interesting way, but keep it looking clean by stacking it.  I chose Soundtrack as the focus typeface because it’s clean, but looks handwritten and fits with their DIY style.

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Thanks Cristina!

Design and Printing: Cristina Pandol, via Vandercook press rental at Lala Press

Envelope Calligraphy: Calligraphy by Katrina

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

Photo Credits: Damon Biviano

Wedding Stationery Inspiration: Stitched + Embroidered

Why stop with a hand crafted wedding when you can have a hand stitched wedding too!?  The needle and thread is no longer relegated to repairing holes and finishing pillows: you or your stationer can break it out to add a little something extra to your day-of wedding paper goods.  Embroidered and stitched elements works beautifully on both fabric and paper, so go ahead and have your programs sewn up or your place cards cross stitched!  Have each guest make a quick stitch on a map to mark their hometown for a guest book or sew your embroidered table numbers together, post-event, to make an heirloom quilt… your very own little stitch in time. — Kelly

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Photo by Jesse Leake, Ceremony Program by Hello! Lucky via Martha Stewart Weddings (left); Photo by Weddings by Sasha Gulish, Ceremony Program by The Detailed Event via Martha Stewart Weddings (right)

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Ceremony Program by papercraft

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Photo by Maria DeForrest via Ruffled

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Cross Stitch Menu and Ceremony Program by Hello! Lucky

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Photo by MegRuth Photography via Style Me Pretty

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Stitched Guest Book by Mira Aster

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Photo by Sarah Vaughan Photography via Wedding Obsession

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Photo by Becca Wood Photography via Style Me Pretty (left); Photo by Tonya Joy Photography via Ruffled (right)

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Photo by Green Wedding Shoes

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Cross Stitch Cards by Leobella Boutique

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Photo by A Bryan Photo via Martha Stewart Weddings (left); Photo by Peter Frank Edwards via Charleston Weddings (right)

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Photo by Julie Mikos, Menu by Mira Aster via Style Me Pretty

Have you considered stitching up your wedding stationery?

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