Over the years, Bella Figura has formed partnerships with important environmental organizations. One such organization is Earthworks, whose campaigns focus on the far reaching ecological and humanitarian concerns caused by all types of mining. Projects such as their “No Dirty Gold Campaign” are very important to exposing the truths behind this important wedding focused industry. Read about the search for the perfect conflict-free engagement ring!

One way we like to support our sustainable partners is to help them create beautiful communication pieces to use with their donors and other partners. For Earthworks, we created these simple, elegant Thank You Notes, and “From the Desk Of” note pads. Letterpress printed on our luxurious 1-ply white 100% reclaimed cotton paper in vine ink, the cards shine with the Earthworks logo. We love giving back, especially when the focus is something we hold dear to our hearts.

Hopefully these pieces will help further the cause!

Want in on a little known secret? Our letterpress wedding invitation designs can be customized for any occasion! Throwing a fabulous party or planning your daughter’s bat mitzvah? Any of our designs can be designed to suit your event. Looking for great letterpress social notes or fabulous thank you notes? We do those, too! If you need moving announcements, baby announcements, ceremony programs, coasters, favor tags or great party invitations, we’re your one-stop shop for fabulous letterpress stationery. Below you’ll find a handful of our favorite thank you card and social note designs, but the possibilities are endless. See a design in our gallery that you love? Contact us and we can send you examples of that suite’s thank you notes, menu, save the dates, etc. We’d love to chat with you about customizing any design just for you and your upcoming celebration!

We searched through our 100+ letterpress thank you card designs to pick a few of our favorites – below are examples of fold-over cards, but we also feature flat panel correspondence cards in every design as well.
Above, clockwise from top left: Herald, Joy, Amelie, Mimosa, Claddagh, Threaded, Meadow, Connemara, Cameo, Harper, Tuileries, Vendage, Hendrix, Adriondack.

This unique letterpress thank you card was one of our favorite customizations of 2009. It’s our Majorca design printed in espresso and cardinal inks with a fun square shape that makes it truly one of a kind.

This cute little letterpress social note – a customization of our Joyful Yarrow design – is perfect as a thank you note or for everyday correspondence. Printed in navy paired with a punch of bright yarrow ink, it’s fun, a little bit unexpected and definitely doesn’t take itself too seriously. Sure to bring a smile to any recipient’s face, we’re in love with fun and fresh letterpress social note and letterpress thank you card designs.

Last year we had the pleasure of printing lovely letterpress wedding invitations, escort cards, table numbers and thank you notes for Lisa and her handsome groom Stephen for their Malibu wedding. Today their amazing wedding, held at the Malibu Nature Preserve, is featured one our of absolute favorite wedding blogs, Style Me Pretty. (You can see Abby’s posts here and here.) We are so in love with this beautiful wedding, we just had to share more of the amazing photos from the incredible team at docuvitae and a bit more insight into what made the day so special from the bride herself.

Inspired by the beautiful flowers that grow wild in the California hills in late summer, Lisa dreamed of a lush, magical wedding that celebrated all the beauty of nature and evoked feelings of being lost in a fairy forest. The answer? Many little flower girls dressed in fairy wings, a ceremony in a sycamore grove and silk butterflies on strings. Oh. And a really fabulous dress from Claire Pettibone that was soft, shimmery and ethereal.

The beautiful flowers, created by Flowerwild in Los Angeles, were inspired by the very same flowers that dotted the landscape at the Malibu Nature Preserve. Romantic shades of sage green and lavender were carried through the day from the flowers to the custom linens to the beautiful emerald green dress worn by the only adult attendant, Lisa’s maid of honor.

Lisa and Stephen also worked to weave many eco-friendly elements into their event, without sacrificing a bit of charm or elegance. Along with working with Bella Figura for many of their stationery pieces, they also opted to work with a local organic caterer and provided transportation for guests so they could encourage carpooling. They limited excessive artificial decor elements and instead allowed the natural beauty of the setting, known for being eco-friendly, to shine.

Keeping their wedding truly personal and unique, Lisa and Stephen made sure to throw a party with great music because Lisa loves to dance. The newlyweds and their guests danced well into the evening. After dinner, in lieu of traditional coffee service, a coffee truck (Java the Truck) pulled up and served lattes and hot cocoas to excited guests.

Lisa’s best advice to couples still planning their wedding? “Go with what you like and what is representative of you as a couple or individually, not with what someone else tells you is in fashion or is “done.” We chose food and music that we liked, we carefully chose our wedding cocktail etc. and people really said it felt individual.”

Thank you, Lisa and Stephen, for allowing us to share your incredible wedding! And congratulations on your upcoming first anniversary later this week!

[All photos credited to docuvitae]

Vendors

Coffee truck: Java the Truck

Dress: Claire Pettibone

Cake: Sweet Lady Jane

Flowers: Flowerwild

Venue: Malibu Nature Preserve

Photography: docuvitae

Month-Of Coordination: Celebrations of Joy

With Labor Day weekend upon us and with it the threat of the long Central New York winter we know is to come looming in the not so far off distance, we can’t help but smile at this pretty, sunshine-inspired letterpress thank you note. A cheerful take on our Estrella letterpress wedding invitation design, it features bright champagne and persimmon inks. We think it’s a lovely ode to long sunny summer days.

Happy long weekend! May your holiday weekend be filled with lots of sunshine and happy smiles.