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Pink Floral Watercolor Wedding Invitations

Um, how gorgeous are these pink floral watercolor wedding invitations from Kim of Bright Room Studio?? I just returned to DC from a week in the Catskills in Upstate New York, and while the cherry blossoms are mostly a thing of the past (sigh…), we came home to FULL FORCE SPRING and flowers galore. So what better way to start the week than with these pretty pink floral invitations?!

Pink Floral Watercolor Wedding Invitations by Bright Room Studio / Oh So Beautiful Paper

From Kim: I loved working with Taylor and Bobby and getting to go full on girly with their invitation suite. Their Carmel Valley wedding was going to be dripping with flowers and they wanted their invitations the same way. So we went for it with hand-painted watercolor flowers in shades of pink and peach with sweet leafy details. The florals paired perfectly with the hand-painted script names and the variation in the watercolor gave it so much life and personality.

Pink Floral Watercolor Wedding Invitations by Bright Room Studio / Oh So Beautiful Paper

The map was a fun accent with the painted watercolor background. It gave the suite a little bit of contrast while still being feminine and perfect for their early summer wedding.

Pink Floral Watercolor Wedding Invitations by Bright Room Studio / Oh So Beautiful Paper

One of my favorite details was the envelope. I hand painted each envelope with a swash of pink and then addressed it on top with white hand lettering. They were so unique and gave the whole suite a little bit of edge. We then carried the swash of pink watercolor in to their day-of with fun place cards and other watercolor details. I had so much fun painting all the elements for their big day and love how this pretty-in-pink-flowers invitation came together.

Pink Floral Watercolor Wedding Invitations by Bright Room Studio / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Pink Floral Watercolor Wedding Invitations by Bright Room Studio / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Pink Floral Watercolor Wedding Invitations by Bright Room Studio / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Thanks Kim!

Design: Bright Room Studio

Bright Room Studio is a member of the Designer Rolodex  – you can see more of Kim’s beautiful work right here or visit the real invi­ta­tions gallery for more wedding invitation ideas!

Photo Credits: Bright Room Studio

Happy Weekend!

Happy Friday everyone – and Happy April Fool’s Day! It’s also my husband’s birthday today! We’ve actually been in the Catskills in Upstate New York this week for some family R&R, since it’s our daughter’s Spring Break back in DC. We didn’t really have an agenda for this week, but we’re having fun exploring the area and relaxing at our temporary home in the mountains. We’ll miss these mountain views when we head back to DC this weekend! But in the meantime…

Three Potato Four Letter Board / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Three Potato Four Letter Board (via Instagram)

…a few links for your weekend!

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That’s it for me this week! Check back in just a bit for this week’s cocktail recipe! I hope you have a wonderful weekend, and I’ll see you back here on Monday! xoxo

Calligraphy Inspiration: Post Calligraphy

It’s always interesting in seeing how self taught calligraphers develop their styles. It’s an opportunity to let a little personality shine through with a line quality based on each individual hand, rather than simply replicating a sequence of strokes; that’s just a part of the charm of modern calligraphy! I came across the gorgeous work of Lisa Mavian, the artist/designer/calligrapher behind Toronto based Post Calligraphy a while ago and have been thoroughly enjoying digging through her portfolio and feed. Take a look and I’m sure you will too! – Julie

Calligraphy Inspiration: Post Calligraphy / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Calligraphy Inspiration: Post Calligraphy / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Calligraphy Inspiration: Post Calligraphy / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Calligraphy Inspiration: Post Calligraphy / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Calligraphy Inspiration: Post Calligraphy / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Calligraphy Inspiration: Post Calligraphy / Oh So Beautiful Paper

For more of Lisa’s work, follow her on Instagram or try your hand at calligraphy at one of Post Calligraphy’s workshops!

Photo credits: 1, 2, 5, 6 l+r Lisa Mavian; 3 left ARTIESE Studios, right The Love Studio; 4 Sally Pinera

Hand Lettered Invitations for a Wedding in the Woods

Happy Monday everyone! Did you all have a fantastic Easter weekend? We had so much fun hunting for eggs – we did it twice! Alice (18 months) even managed to get a couple of eggs in her basket, with a little assistance from her older sister and cousins, of course. We’re still recovering from our collective chocolate coma, so I thought I’d ease into the week with a gorgeous set of wedding invitations! Designer Mary Fama created these hand lettered invitations for a wedding in the woods – her own wedding at her parents’ log house in Kansas! Mary wanted to blend hand lettering and modern design with the secluded rustic aesthetic of the wedding venue. Love!

Hand Lettered Invitations for a Wedding in the Woods by Mary Fama / Oh So Beautiful Paper

From Mary: My husband and I got married in the backyard of my parents’ log house in Kansas City, Missouri, on our ten-year anniversary. We currently live in Brooklyn, but chose to return to the city where we met (as fifteen year olds!) to celebrate with our closest family and friends.

Hand Lettered Invitations for a Wedding in the Woods by Mary Fama / Oh So Beautiful Paper

The overarching visual concept of the wedding was to contrast modern, white, and clean lines with the wooded, rustic location. For example, pairing wooden farmhouse tables with clean white plates​ and chairs to achieve that balance​. To translate that theme into the invitations, ​it all started with the save the date.

Hand Lettered Invitations for a Wedding in the Woods by Mary Fama / Oh So Beautiful Paper

While I was planning, I found this incredible vintage postcard that was a spitting image of the staircase behind my parent’s house​ that leads up into the woods where the wedding was to be held. ​I wanted to showcase that image because it was so special and also so inviting. People thought that it was a photograph of the actual land, when really it was a postcard from New Haven, Connecticut from the 1930s! Once I had the postcard save the date, I wanted to keep the rest of the suite modern and fresh but pair it with whimsical handwriting, stamped return addresses and a bit of twine​.

Hand Lettered Invitations for a Wedding in the Woods by Mary Fama / Oh So Beautiful Paper

The angular, geometric lines in the backgrounds were part of an overarching theme I was trying to bring throughout the wedding. ​​I dip dyed white napkins at a hard angle into gray dye, and those were paired alongside modern white vintage plates at each setting​.

Hand Lettered Invitations for a Wedding in the Woods by Mary Fama / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Hand Lettered Invitations for a Wedding in the Woods by Mary Fama / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Thanks Mary!

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

Photo Credits: Mary Fama

Happy Weekend!

Happy Friday everyone! It’s peak bloom for DC’s cherry blossom trees right now – the blossoms are everywhere and so, so, so pretty. I could just stare at them all day. For those of you celebrating this weekend, I wish you a happy Easter! We’ll be hunting for these tropical leaf eggs, these pink and gold eggs, and these pale pink marbled eggs. But in the meantime…

Happy Cactus Designs Foliage Embroidery / Oh So Beautiful Paper

Image by Happy Cactus Designs via Instagram

…a few links for your weekend!

This week on Oh So Beautiful Paper:

That’s it for me this week! Check back in just a bit for this week’s cocktail recipe! I hope you have a wonderful weekend, and I’ll see you back here on Monday! xoxo