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Watercolor Letterpress Wedding Invitations from The Aerialist Press

I absolutely adore the combination of watercolor and letterpress – the texture of letterpress printing with the dreaminess of watercolor is so simple and lovely, particularly for wedding invitations.  Alexandra from The Aerialist Press just launched a brand new wedding invitation collection marrying hand painted watercolor with beautiful letterpress, and each design is so pretty!  The collection features five initial designs in a range of styles from modern to whimsical.  Here are a few of my favorites!

From Alexandra: Watercolor Letterpress is our latest couture collection and combines the technique of letterpress printing with the artistic quality of watercolor painting.  The collection features five initial designs: Fauna, Seersucker, Chevron, Swash, and Peony.  The entire collection allows for the option to add watercolor embellishment to any piece of the suite during post-production.  Clients can choose their own watercolor paint color(s) – as well as font and letterpress ink color.  Each piece will be one of a kind!

 So gorgeous, congratulations Alexandra!  Check out the full collection right here!

 The Aeri­al­ist Press is a mem­ber of the Designer Rolodex – you can see more of Alexandra’s beau­ti­ful work right here!

Photo Credits: The Aerialist Press

Holiday Party Invitations from Hello Tenfold

Anyone planning to host a holiday party this winter?  Ellie from Hello Tenfold just released a collection of holiday invitations, and I’m loving the fun illustrations, playful patterns, and pops of color.  Here are a few of my favorites…

Check out the full holiday collection right here!

Hello Tenfold is a mem­ber of the Designer Rolodex – you can see more of their beau­ti­ful work right here!

Photo Cred­its: Oh Darling! Photography

{happy weekend!}

After spending the early part of this week in New York for Bridal Market, this week practically flew by for me!  It’s been a chilly and windy couple of days back here in DC and I’m hoping that the beautiful fall weather will hold out for a few more weeks before winter starts to roll in.  I’m looking forward to spending a quiet weekend bundling up and staying warm.  I hope you all have fun plans for the weekend!  But in the meantime…

Photo Credit: Let’s Taste Autumn by Crushed Silence

…a few links for your weekend!

This week on Oh So Beautiful Paper:

Welcome to the newest members of the Designer Rolodex!

I’ve got a cocktail recipe coming up for you a bit later this afternoon, and this week it’s one of my favorites!  I hope you all have a wonderful weekend, and I’ll see you back here on Monday! xoxo

Priscilla + Daniel’s Rock n’ Roll Vintage-Inspired Wedding Invitations

I’ve heard of some interesting sources of inspiration, but until today I don’t think I’ve ever heard of someone being inspired by a FedEx form for their wedding invitations!  Priscilla and Daniel worked with Elise from Sweet Penelope to create a vintage-inspired invitation suite with a slight rock n’ roll vibe, all based around a purple and orange color palette – and yes, inspired in part by a FedEx form!

From Elise: Priscilla wanted something vintage, playful, and bold, while using her colors, purple and rusty orange.  She sent me a link to a FedEx invitation template to show me the direction she had in mind.  She also wanted to avoid anything frilly or cutesy, so I chose elements like the hissing lion’s head, sunburst, and hot air balloon, that were dynamic and strong.  Priscilla and Daniel volunteer together at rock concerts, so I tried to capture the spirit of a music festival (without being rock’n’roll specific, as requested by Priscilla) and incorporated the VIP/all access stub in the corner.

 

I designed each piece differently to avoid being matchy-matchy, but the palette and retro vibe are consistent throughout and help pull the suite together.  The invitations were digitally printed in my studio on 100% cotton 300 gsm paper.

Thanks Elise!

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

Photo Credits: Sweet Penelope

Calligraphy Inspiration: Emilie Friday

When first I began looking into the art of calligraphy, you can imagine all the sorts of goodies I found.  Calligrapher Emilie Friday definitely comes to mind when I think of not only the art, but also the practice of calligraphy.  Emilie offers gorgeous envelope addressing, invitation design, address stamps and even calligraphy starter kits for those of you looking to try your own hand.  Perusing her website, shop and Flickr photostream, you’ll find elegant examples of her work, glimpses at her practice pieces, and the details that make her calligraphy so special.  – Julie

Emilie Friday Holly Golightly address

Emilie Friday calligraphy gold detail

Details of a wedding scroll to be signed by guests.  Note the delicate lines, fine touches and her beautiful watercolor illustrations.  Imagine how lovely a wedding certificate would look with these kinds of romantic flourishes!

Emilie Friday ornamentation and style

Emilie Friday card and addressed package

Emilie’s work can be very whimsical for a perfect touch to brighten up everyday correspondence.  She also does amazing intricate work, with use of some of the loveliest calligraphy swashes I’ve seen.

Emilie Friday calligraphy detail swashes

Emilie Friday full text metallic ink detail

Details like these really let you appreciate the work that goes into calligraphy.  Thanks Emilie!

Photo credits: Emilie Friday