We love fall! So many great inspirations around us, colors, nature and great food! We also love our Branch design to celebrate this time of year. Modern meeting traditional is what it’s all about, combined with cool muted color and strong font combinations brings it all home.

customization = inks: powder blue + prussian blue | fonts: rimini + geometric + harlow | paper: ivory | invite size: f-8 | liner: simple geometrics pattern in taupe ink | original design by maura gaulthier | customized by in-house designer: racheal decker

embellishment suggestions: pocketfold in jute

(Photo Credits: Caroline Tran )

by Racheal Decker, In-House Designer.

You can never go wrong with mother nature! This earthy image is a perfect fit for this Dewdrop design customization. Our figura and swiss fonts are combined for the perfect rustic feel. Clover edge painting and a vintage stripes envelope liner just seems like the right embellishments. Don’t forget to check out our eco-specs that can be printed on the back of your invitation to really add that final touch.

dewdrop customization = inks: french vanilla + oliva | fonts: figura + swiss | paper: white | invite size: f-8 | liner: vintage stripes pattern in clover | original design by beth ann seal | customized by in-house designer kyle laatsch |

embellishment suggestions: edge paint in clover

(Photo Credits: Kerri Gilpin Percy)

by Kyle Laatsch, In-House Designer

You really cannot get anymore romantic than this String Calligraphy letterpress wedding invitation customization submitted to us by Social Graces in Nashville, Tennessee. The whimsical style of Harrison hand calligraphy, by Patricia Mumau, looks weightless in pale gray and shell inks. It’s airy, sweet, and oh so lovely! The Bella Figura team fell in love with this design’s soft simplicity – so we just had to have it place second in our design contest.

Erin, from Social Graces, surprised us with STUNNING photos from this wedding (thank you, thank you) and we were all blown away! The invitation fit this bride’s vision perfectly! From the detailed lace dress to the luscious, monochromatic flowers, this wedding looked like a dream!

Alisha, the beautiful bride, fills us in on her and her husband’s perfect wedding day and how they chose the String Calligraphy Design:

“Picking out my wedding invitations and paper goods was one of my favorite parts of the wedding planning process! I’ve always been a sucker for art, crafts, and design, so choosing the perfect invitations for my wedding was a very fun experience. The look I had in mind for our wedding was something whimsical, rustic, organic and vintage. While searching for the perfect invitation to reflect our farm wedding, I fell in love with Bella Figura’s String Calligraphy and couldn’t settle for anything else! The invitation that I chose struck me because of simplicity, uniqueness, and whimsical feel. I loved the softness and romantic touch that the pale gray and shell color inks gave off. The colors reflected our wedding color scheme perfectly – a soft palette of pale pinks and grays.

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We letterpress addicts adore the simple, charming feel of the Ribbon Heart (by Kelle Anne McCarter)  wedding invitations submitted to us by our friends at Judy Paulen Designs in New York, NY.

The ribbon symbolizes a bond connected and claimed, and the heart expresses feelings that are not only precious, but solid and everlasting.

The carefree feel of rustic crosshatch envelope lining in azalea ink coordinates perfectly with the invitation.

Their marriage will be a meaningful celebration of love! Congrats to Judy Paulen Designs!

inks: azalea + charcoal | font: streamline  | paper: 1-ply white | invite size: f-8 | liner: rustic crosshatch pattern in azalea ink |

This design won an honorable mention in our Bella Figura design competition for the first half of 2011. This twice-a-year competition recognizes outstanding and inspired design submitted by our beloved dealers.

This letterpress wedding invitation is one of our new designs for 2010, Adirondack, customized for this couple using a horizontal orientation and printed in clover and peacock inks. We love the way it makes this already beautiful design really unique to this couple’s wedding.

The letterpress accommodations card insert and reply card used motifs from our Nautilus design printed in peacock and cream inks, which, when paired with the Adirondack letterpress invitations, is a tribute to the unique woodsy seaside venue where this couple will be celebrating their wedding. This kind of personal customization really allows the couple’s wedding to come to life for guests long before the day arrives and is a perfect way to kick off the festivities.