This pretty customization of our Connemara design was printed in celadon and navy inks, and features gorgeous hand calligraphy accents on the letterpress wedding invitations and reply cards by calligrapher Debi Zeinert of The Blooming Quill. The couple opted for our 2-ply paper for the invitations, and 1-ply reply postcards, both with rounded corners. We also letterpress printed their petite website cards printed in navy – a great way to provide guests with additional wedding information!

We love the combination of navy and papaya inks used for these letterpress wedding invitations, our Floweret design. The couple printed two different invitations, both a square shape, and mirrored the designs to create a unique look. They printed a beautiful reply postcard to match their invitations – a great way to save on both postage (a budget-friendly idea) and paper (an eco-friendly idea)!

If our array of calligraphy letterpress wedding invitations didn’t tip you off, we’re big time calligraphy fans around here. There is just something so pretty about hand lettered calligraphy when it’s letterpress printed on our cotton paper. In this case, it’s our Modern Calligraphy design printed in navy ink and paired with an envelope boasting a cheerful fuchsia liner. It’s the perfect blend of traditional and modern elements, yet so simple and sophisticated. We just can’t get enough.

Our Guild letterpress wedding invitations are a perennial favorite among our Bella Figura designs and it’s probably pretty easy to see why – this design is as dramatic and striking as it is elegant and sophisticated. This particular customization was printed in navy and pale gray inks paired with a navy envelope liner, the perfect invitation suite for a formal evening wedding.

Penned exclusively for us by calligrapher Patricia Mumau, our String Calligraphy letterpress wedding invitation design is becoming a fast favorite among our new 2010 designs. Each invitation is lovingly hand written by Patricia and then letterpressed by Bella Figura, making each piece a truly personalized creation. This customization is printed in navy ink and features edge painting in fuchsia for a delightfully modern interpretation of a very traditional craft.

This letterpress wedding invitation suite is one we actually printed last year for a wedding in the beautiful Thousand Islands region of Upstate New York. It’s such a favorite of ours we thought we’d share it to help inspire those of you who might be planning waterfront weddings of your own this year. This is a customization of our Sailboat design printed in navy and garden inks. Along with the letterpress invitation and reply card, there are several inserts including an accommodations card and a rehearsal dinner invitation, all of which are bundled up in a navy belly band in an envelope that is also lined in navy. We love everything about this set from the fun color combination to the way it has us dreaming of the beautiful summers in Upstate New York.

If you’re currently on the hunt for great save the date ideas, we’ve got you covered. Here are a few of our favorite letterpress save the dates we’ve been printing of late…

A fun customization of our Palais design, this letterpress save the date features corner rounding and is printed in seamist and navy inks.

This interpretation of our  Silhouette design is printed in champagne and pewter.

And this elegant letterpress save the date is our Marais design in Mediterranean. For additional ideas, check out more of our favorite letterpress save the dates.

Today is an exciting day! Just a few short weeks after the launch of our new letterpress wedding invitation designs, we’re already designing and printing some really lovely customizations for couples planning their upcoming spring and summer weddings. This Bradford letterpress save the date was the first of our 2010 designs off the press and we love it! Before sharing all the details, here is a little peak at the Bradford sample design:

It’s printed in navy ink on our white paper and features chartreuse edge painting. It also comes paired with an envelope lined in navy. On the other hand, this fun customization is printed in olive ink on our ivory paper and boasts a bright fuchsia envelope liner. It’s a really fun and cheerful interpretation of our Bradford design and we can’t wait to print more!

We love this customization of our Irving letterpress wedding invitation, printed simply in navy ink. It is clean, modern and bold in a understated way.

This fun customization of our Dewdrop design is printed in spring green and navy inks making these letterpress wedding invitations chic and modern. Dewdrop has easily been one of our most popular designs in 2009 and it has been so much fun to see couples make it their own – this customization is no exception.