Adelina + Blake’s Citrus and Olive Wedding Invitations

Happy Monday! After weeks of holiday-related posts, I’m so excited to get back to my first stationery love: wedding invitations! First up for the week are these whimsical invitations from Kim at Bright Room Studio – the bright color palette is inspired by citrus and olive trees! The invitation suite was letterpress printed in lemon yellow and olive green, with blind impression elements for added texture. Such a sunny wedding invitation for a cold and dreary winter day!

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From Kim: Adelina and Blake came to me with a million amazing ideas! They wanted to incorporate their vibrant citrus palette, a rustic yet classic vibe and some fun and unique touches. They got married under a large olive tree and the ceremony site was very special to them, so we used that location as the inspiration for the suite.

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The invitation featured a custom illustration of the actual ceremony spot, including the path and hills, which were blind letterpress printed and the big, beautiful tree that framed the text of the invitation, which was letterpress printed in olive green. We then carried the tree texture onto the RSVP card, which was also blind letterpress printed. The subtle textures were accented with a vibrant lemon color ink for the most important information.

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For a little added texture, we hand-stamped the couple’s website onto a tag that was tied around the suite with twine. It was then topped off with a custom envelope liner that featured the leaf pattern from the olive tree.

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For their big day, we also created a program fan that featured some fun facts about the couple and hand-painted the table numbers on to wood slabs.

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Thanks Kim!

Design: Bright Room Studio

Printing: Mercurio Brothers

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

Best of 2013: DIY Projects

We had so many wonderful DIY projects on Oh So Beautiful Paper this year – it was hard to narrow it down to just a few favorites! In addition to DIY tutorials from longtime contributors Bailey and Emma from Antiquaria, I was thrilled to welcome new DIY contributors Mandy from Fabric Paper Glue and the team from Caravan Shoppe to OSBP. I can’t wait to see what they dream up for us in 2014! In the meantime, here are a few of my favorite DIY ideas and projects from the past year, from save the dates to party place cards to a colorful paper backdrop!

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DIY Gold Calligraphy Save the Dates

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DIY Kraft + Neon Wedding Invitations

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DIY Colorful Folded Paper Backdrop

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DIY Pattern Paper Fan Place Cards

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DIY Patterned Photo Mats

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DIY Mini Pinecone Wreath Place Cards

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DIY Pop Up Winter Forest Place Cards

More DIY ideas and inspiration right here!

Best of 2013: Wedding Invitations

Another year is coming to a close – so in keeping with my annual tradition, it’s time to recap some of my favorite posts from the year that was. And today I’m starting with some of my very favorite wedding invitations from 2013!

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Charles + Sara’s Travel-Inspired Calligraphy Wedding Invitations by Ruby the Fox and Molly Jacques

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Janine + Craig’s Modern Fabric Pocket Wedding Invitations by Janine Rae Design and Boxcar Press

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Michael + Beth’s Modern Pink and Gold Foil Wedding Invitations by August Blume

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Audrey + Erik’s Gingham Overprint Wedding Invitations by Studio SloMo

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Courtney + Paul’s Brooklyn Wedding Invitations by Swiss Cottage Designs

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Trisha + Richard’s Arizona Sunset Wedding Invitations by Lovely Paper Things

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Carly + John’s Calligraphy Gold Foil Wedding Invitations by Lauren Chism Fine Papers

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James + Molly’s Woodland Toile Wedding Invitations by Ladyfingers Letterpress

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Renee + Duncan’s Modern Floral Watercolor Wedding Invitations by Hoopla Love

Looking for more inspiration? Check out the real wedding invitations gallery right here!

Happy Weekend!

Happy Friday everyone! It has been a cold and wintery week here in DC – with more snow on the way this weekend, eeek! Last winter was incredibly mild and I kind of forgot what a real winter is like. The one bonus? Sophie looks adorable in the puffy winter coat we bought for her once we realized her little fleece sweatshirt wasn’t going to cut it this winter. Right now I’m looking forward to a mostly unscheduled weekend, except for checking out Holiday Heap in Baltimore tomorrow. But in the meantime…

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Typographic Map Print by Little Owl Designs

…a few links for your weekend!

This week on Oh So Beautiful Paper:

Check back soon for this week’s cocktail! I hope you all have a wonderful weekend, and I’ll see you back here next week! xoxo

Mona + Bassim’s Calligraphy and Floral Vow Renewal Invitations

Mona of Birds & Honey Events recently celebrated ten years with her husband Bassim – so they decided to renew their wedding vows as part of their anniversary celebrations! Mona worked with Sarah at The Stationery Bakery to create a gorgeous invitation suite featuring lush floral watercolor illustrations and calligraphy. So pretty!

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From Mona: I recently renewed my vows and I just couldn’t get over the beauty of my invitation suite. My dear friend Sarah Donovan from the lovely Stationery Bakery designed the suite of my dreams. I knew that I wanted to incorporate my love of birds on our stationery suite. I also adore anything written by Rumi and Khalil Gibran so it meant the world to me that she incorporated some of my favorite quotes into the invitation.

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Thanks Mona!

Invitation Design: The Stationery Bakery

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

Photo Credits: Katch Studios