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Illustrated Wedding Invitations – Rifle Design

I love, love invitations that incorporate hand-lettering or illustration, particularly the work of Florida-based illustrator Anna Melcon Bond of Rifle Design.  Anna seems to effortlessly blend traditional illustration with folk art elements to create some of the most lovely Save the Dates and wedding invitations.

This first Save the Date is one of my all-time favorites – I love the the contrast between the black background, floral illustrations, and white hand-lettering is just so beautiful:

The next set is one of Anna’s most recent invitation suites, created for a late Spring wedding in North Carolina:

Rifle Paper Co Illustrated Wedding Invitation Suite

Rifle Paper Co Illustrated Wedding Invitation and Map

Rifle Paper Co Illustrated Wedding Invitation and Map

As you might expect, Anna designed the invitations for her own wedding.  She then carried those elements through to other elements of the wedding, such as the ceremony programs and even to the cake!

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Anna Bond Rifle Paper Company Wedding Cake

I love the way Anna brings a sense of fun and whimsy to every invitation design:

Rifle Paper Co Hand Lettered Wedding Invitation

Rifle Paper Co Hand Lettered Wedding Invitation

Rifle Paper Co Hand Lettered Wedding Invitation

Gorgeous, right? For more of Anna’s lovely work, head on over to her website, blog, and flickr page (where you can also see a few photos from her lovely, lovely wedding)!

{image credits: rifle design}

Calligraphy – paperfinger

Last week, I received an e-mail from Bryn introducing me to her calligraphy service, paperfinger.  Based in Brooklyn, paperfinger focuses on modern and playful calligraphy styles, offering a valuable resource for brides seeking an alternative to
traditional calligraphy. 

Bryn will provide handwritten and
illustrated work for everything from weddings and events to keepsakes
and custom projects.  Here are a few examples from the paperfinger portfolio:

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{envelopes}

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{seating cards}

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{guest book inscription}

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{table cards}

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{wedding map}

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{custom save the date and birthday party invitation}

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{custom address stamp}

For more from Bryn's portfolio, as well as information about her rates and process, don't forget to check out the paperfinger website and blog.

{images via paperfinger}

Katie + Ben’s Silhouette Booklet Wedding Invitations

If only I’d known about these invitations last week!  Kathryn posted this gorgeous wedding on Saturday, and I love, love the silhouette-inspired hard-bound invitation books that the couple created for their guests! The bride, Katie, is a stationery designer, so I happily clicked over to her stationery website, Chellé Paperie, and flickr page to learn more about the invitations and Save the Dates.

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From Katie and Ben’s flickr page: The invitation is a hard cover book. We printed a full bleed on this beautiful oyster colored bookcloth and flush mounted it to the hinged covers.

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The invitation was an 8 page hand-stitched signature, bound with red & white bakers twine.

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The reply card is a perforated postcard.  Each book was personalized with a bookplate for the recipient, as well as a handwritten note to every guest on the last page of our book.

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Some of the invitations were hand-delivered in boxes wrapped in woodgrain paper.

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In addition to the post card rsvp and hand-written letter to each guest, the invitation book contained the main invitation, a map and directions, and weekend itinerary:

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In addition to these gorgeous invitations, Katie also created a double-sided Save the Date poster, sent via custom mailing tubes:

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Gorgeous!!  I love the personalized details throughout the entire package – and the overall design is just so, so lovely… swoon.

Photo Credits: Katie McDonough-Kutil of Petal and Print

Wedding Invitations — Hammerpress

With the holidays now behind us, it feels like a good time to start focusing on wedding invitations again.  I’ve had Hammerpress bookmarked for a long, long time, and I couldn’t resist sharing a few of my favorites from their custom letterpress wedding invitations portfolio:

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I love Hammerpress’s use of pattern details, from maps to damask, to help the personality of each couple shine through in the invitation.  And as each invitation suite is entirely custom, Hammerpress would be a great option for any couple looking, as Hammerpress says on their website, “for something a bit out of the ordinary for your wedding day.”

{invitation photos via Hammerpress website, Save the Date photo via Hammerpress on flickr}

Weekly Link Round-Up

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{my favorite photo of the week, via Once Wed}

Let’s take a look at what transpired this past week:

  • The last holiday download from A Print A Day, this time with gift tags and stickers
  • Coveiter loves these random bags of typography goodies
  • ABCD Designs loves the amazing paper cuts of Rob Ryan (and so do I!):

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  • Modern Vintage recommends letterpress coasters from the Paper Peony for your next dinner party
  • Don’t miss this free lace pattern from Martha Stewart via iDIY
  • Mint design blog likes maps in wedding invitations
  • Head on over to Parcel Post to enter to win one of six 2009 Snow and Graham calendars!
  • Download these holiday labels by Lolly Chops over at Templettes
  • Another beautiful wedding invitation from Ephemera Press:

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  • Downloadable bookplates at My Favorite Things
  • Design for Mankind wants you to check out the poisonberry
  • Check out this post on Moroccan interiors at The City Sage – tons of pattern inspiration!
  • Decor8 and Creature Comforts announce their new collaboration – Kindred
  • Fun, customizable alphabet prints via Design Mom

That’s it for this week – I hope you’re all enjoying your weekend so far!

{images via their respective link sources}