Check out these customizations of our Neo Luna letterpress invitations (the February design of the month – on sale for up to 20% off!). Our designers reimagined this design to show just how customizable it is — make it formal (or modern! or vintage!), change the size, the colors, the fonts, and more.

Take a look at the entire Neo Luna suite for more inspiration. If you’re still needing ideas, our talented design team can help you with a free design consultation after you’ve placed your order! (Find out more about what we can do for you).

Did you know that our Boardwalk design is the design of the month? In honor of this amazing promotion (think 10% off your total when you order any of our Boardwalk pieces!) we are dishing out some sweet chevron inspiration for our Bella brides. Think pastel pinks, gray accents and that charming chevron pattern that we can’t get enough of! From bouquets, to cakes, and even some fun accessories we have all the bases covered for you to plan the rest of your wedding details.

1. dress | 2. cake | 3. bracelet | 4. for your bridesmaids: iPhone case | 5: for your reception: chevron napkins  | 6. bouquet | 7. for him: bowtie | 8. for your registry: sweet chevron pillows |

We were thrilled when Lisa from Happily Ever After Weddings and Pam Cooley asked us to be a part of “Bride Inspired” — a series featuring gorgeous decor, stunning dresses, delicate florals and letterpress wedding invitations from yours truly! Each shoot featured a different wedding style. Ready to be inspired?

Romantic Vintage: Our Claddagh design paired perfectly with the romantic florals, dainty wedding cake and texturized gown used in this shoot.

Modern Glamour: Our Carlyle design was so fitting for this shoot. In a modern twist on the traditional black and white wedding, this shoot featured an edgy black wedding dress and metallic gold accents to heighten the dramatic yet timeless style.

Rustic Elegance: Fresh fruit, muted earthtones, and recycled wood were the ingredients for this beautiful autumn affair. Our Dolce design added a whimsical touch to this rustic setting.

Vendors: Pam Cooley Photography - Adore Bridal - Heaven on Earth Floral Studio - The Loft Bridal Hair & Make-up - Duchess Bridal by CCLovely&Lace - Forward Motion Productions  - That’s a Cake?!  - Gemstone Confections 

Many thanks to HEA Weddings and Pam Cooley for including Bella Figura in this inspiring series!

We were thrilled to work with event planner Shawna Marie for this amazing inspiration shoot (which is overflowing with gold and glamour) that was recently featured on Style Me Pretty! This dazzling save the date session served as a preview for the couple’s upcoming gold, black and white wedding soiree, and our Glamorous Blooms design set the perfect tone. A stunning starburst mirror, cute cupcakes and glittery glassware matched the style of the invitation perfectly and set the tone for an ultra-glamorous save the date party. Head on over to Style Me Pretty to see even more photos from the shoot!

Photography: Jonathan Ivy Lifestyle Photography / Design: Event Styling by Shawna Marie / Bride’s Dress: BCBG / Accessories: Dillard’s / Hair + Makeup: Anna Nguyen of Prevoir Studio / Groom’s Suit: Armani Exchange

Remember the Pinterest contest we held back in February? Well today, we’re excited to share the designs that the contest inspired! The first, A Bientot, is a romantic design with Parisian flair and was design by Jessica Tierney.  A Bientot was inspired by the carefully curated images of our Pinterest contest winner’s Dream Wedding board. Lovely photos of delicate vintage china, french macaroons, elegant lace and sophisticated florals all tied together with soft shades of pink, peach, cream and lavish metallic accents of copper and gold. It wasn’t hard to start designing a suite based on these awe-inspiring images! Tierney instantly pictured an elegant Parisian inspired soirée complete with vintage plates stacked high with Ladurée macaroons, lush florals in feminine shades, and soft candlelight illuminating golden accents. The A Bientot suite is perfect for the couple looking to evoke a feeling of chic sophistication and classic charm on their special day!

Photo credits, from left to right: Row 1: Bella Figura, Jose Villa via The Wedding Chicks | Row 2: Martha Stewart Weddings, Vintage Plate Rental, Musee Des Spontan | Row 3: Eric Kelley Photography, Martha Stewart Weddings | Row 4: Rensche Mari via Southern Weddings | Row 5: Bella Figura, Jessica Janae Photography via Bridal Musings

Gilded Romance – our second Pinterest inspired design — was designed by Sarah Walroth and is simply overflowing with shimmering foil goodness! The design features silver shine and purple shine foil stamping, and the fuchsia shine foil edging brings in a third color. Debi Zeinert’s Revolution hand calligraphy accents brought an elegant, flourished look to the invitation, which is filled with vibrant, confetti-styled bursts of foil shine. Sarah loved the celebratory twist to an otherwise reserved and elegant Pinterest board — the colors, sparkle, and textures carried throughout the board gave it a very cohesive, directed look. And everything on the board — from the makeup to the shoes to the cake — made it easy to create an invitation inspired by the gorgeous event! In particular, Sarah was inspired by the calligraphy, the sparkle and light throughout, and of course the gorgeous, deep plum dress. The Gilded Romance suite is perfect for the couple looking for a rich, glamorous design overflowing with romance and just a hint of formality.

Photo credits, from left to right: Row 1: Plum dress, 100 Layer Cake | Row 2: Southern Weddings | Row 3: Bella Figura, Style Me Pretty | Row 4: Martha Stewart Weddings | Row 5: Elizabeth Anne Designs, Bella Figura 

Stay tuned — we’ll be announcing a brand new Pinterest contest on Monday and you’ll have the chance to inspire a design for our 2013 collection – plus you could win an amazing prize!!

As part of our “Do Good in March” promotion (where you have the chance to win a grand prize of 100 free invitations and everyone who enters gets 25 free invitation sets with the purchase of 50 or more!), we’re hoping to inspire others to get out and do good this month. Service work can mean the world to the people you help, but you’d be amazed at how good it will make you feel, too! We rounded up some of our favorite quotes to inspire you and have paired them up with some of our favorite designs — check them out!

Modern Garden

Anais

Jack and Jill

Flit

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Bold colors and tattoo like motifs can add a lot of spunk to your wedding invitations. We paired prussian blue and surf inks on this Urban Ink letterpress customization and focused on the word “LOVE.” Edgy invites can still be romantic!

urban ink customization = inks: prussian blue + surf | font: greenwich | paper: white | invite size: f-8 | liner: sinclair in cardinal | corner rounding | original design & customization by Lindsy Aragona |

Photo Credit: Jessica Vallecorsa

This customization of our Modern Light letterpress wedding invitation design (by Ian Koenig) is just in time for Valentine’s Day.  With soft pinks and subtle details paired with a customization of our Vintage Stripes liner, this invitation is perfect for a romantic, sweet event any time of the year.

modern light customization = inks: papaya + taupe | fonts: requiem + vessa | paper: white | invite size: f-8 | liner: customized vintage stripes in sand and papaya inks | original design by Ian Koenig | customized by in-house designer Sarah Walroth |

embellishment suggestions: opal colored envelope

(Photo Credits: Jennifer Bowen).

Candy hearts, flowers, sweet love notes – this can only mean one thing – Valentine’s Day is coming up quick! Get inspired and share some love with this simple, sweet customization of our Hailey Modern letterpress design.

hailey modern customization = inks: powder blue + lavender | fonts: henry + madaline | paper: white | invite size: f-8 | liner: modern herringbone in lavender | original design by sarah walroth | customized by in-house designer racheal decker

embellishment suggestions: edge paint in british rose

(Photo Credits: Love Joy Faith)

Last week we showed you a look at some of our new 2012 letterpress invitation designs before and after they were customized, and this week we’re back with more design transformations! We’ve redone 5 of our favorite new modern invitation designs to show you just how much different an invitation can look with a color change, new fonts, and some design adjustments.

Neo Luna by Ian Koenig is charming and simple in the original design, but takes on a bolder look with a font change, added color and silver shine foil stamping.
Suggested embellishments: We think this design would look stunning with surf edge painting and a colorful envelope liner in the sea stripes pattern, printed in surf, marigold and mesa inks.
Details: letterpress ink: surf | foil stamping: silver shine | fonts: ollie + swiss | paper: bella cotton white 2-ply | size: f-8 | rounded corners

The Drawing Room design by in-house designer Sarah Walroth features fresh new fonts and a custom pocket-fold, but takes on a more whimsical look after a bit of customizing. We love this design as a square invitation with corner rounding, along with a playful font and fuchsia ink for the names.
Suggested embellishments: A white cotton pocketfold, letterpress printed with prussian blue ink and a blue pearl metallic envelope liner would add the perfect amount of shine to this pretty invitation set.
Details: letterpress inks: fuchsia + prussian blue | fonts: saint-andrew + lady rene | paper: bella cotton white 2-ply | size: sq-7 for pocketfold | pocketfold: white,  letterpressed in prussian blue ink

Ellie Snow designed the Classic Chevron invitation, which features on-trend chevron patterning, two lines of Belle hand calligraphy, and pretty sea-side and jade letterpress inks. The switch of jade ink to mustard and the repositioning of the chevron pattern gives this design customization a retro feel with a modern twist.
Suggested embellishments: A pretty custom postage stamp along with a custom envelope liner featuring the sweet polka pattern in mustard + sea-side inks would be lovely accents for this wedding invitation.
Details: letterpress inks: mustard + sea-side | fonts: sans capitals + hollow | paper: bella cotton white 2-ply | size: f-8

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