destination wedding in the mountains From the moment guests received Jamie and Tyler’s save the date (featuring a delicate vellum overlay with “Meet us in the Mountains” in shimmering gold foil) it was clear their wedding at Beaver Creek Lodge would be one to remember. Their custom interlocking monogram was a signature detail, woven seamlessly […]

Wedding Invitations with venue drawing These Tarrytown House Estate wedding invitations feature a hand-drawn sketch of the Biddle Mansion in Tarrytown, New York. Gray letterpress on luxe cotton paper is paired with a slate envelope with white ink address printing. The venue illustration shown is the Biddle Mansion at the Tarrytown House Estate in Tarrytown, […]

St. Mary’s College Wedding Invitations Annie and John’s wedding at St. Mary’s College in South Bend, Indiana, was a beautiful blend of classic style and personal touches, and their elegant invitation suite captured the essence of their day. Featuring a refined color palette of pine green, pale blue, and touches of gold, the suite was […]

Gold foil, copper, rose gold: here’s how to get that shiny, luxe finish on your wedding suite If you’ve been researching wedding invitations for any length of time, chances are you’ve come across a photo that stopped you in your tracks: crisp cotton paper, perfectly pressed typography, and a shimmer of gold foil that practically […]

What is letterpress and why brides love it When you’re choosing wedding invitations, letterpress might pop up as one of those terms that sounds vaguely familiar but not totally clear. Whether you’ve never heard of it, or you have been head over heels in love with it since you first came across it, this printing […]

Flat printing for save the dates, day-of details, envelope liners, and everything that calls for color If you’ve fallen in love with a floral save the date or a wedding detail card with watercolor illustrations, chances are it was produced using flat printing (also known as digital printing or full color printing). While I specialize […]

Bring contrast, color, and elegance to your wedding stationery If you love the look of white ink on navy envelopes or soft blush insert cards with tonal text, you’re probably drawn to what I call “Specialty Flat Printing”. This printing method falls under the umbrella of digital printing, but with one key difference: it allows […]

This isn’t a blog post I’d ever planned to share, but if I’ve learned anything in the past few weeks it’s that you have to be flexible and adapt to whatever life throws at you.⁠ ⁠ There’s not exactly a “how to plan a wedding during a pandemic” section in the wedding etiquette books ??‍ […]

You probably haven’t given envelopes much thought. They’re not the star of the show, but here’s the secret: envelopes are the very first impression your guests will have of your wedding. Long before they see the invitation, they’re holding that envelope in their hands, and it’s already telling them what kind of celebration to expect. […]

A Michigan state wax seal was the perfect finishing touch on these custom invitations for Rosemary and Chris’s Michigan wedding at Journeyman Distillery. A combination of dark purple and silver gave this custom invitation suite an elegant feel. The formal invitation featured silver foil stamping on eggplant paper, finished with an elegant die cut shape. […]