Letterpressed in a sophisticated duet of Wine and Espresso inks, this version of Amy Graham Stigler‘s Mimosa design has an exquisitely lush and warm feel – perfect for a tropical wedding in the French West Indies.

inks: espresso + wine | paper: 1-ply white | invitation size: a7 | client coordinator: chris gannon

We L.O.V.E. these spectacular letterpress wedding invitations that our pals at Gus & Ruby Letterpress in Portsmouth, New Hampshire submitted to us to print. As a play on our Anthology design (by Lindsy Aragona) a custom LOVE design was submitted and is repeated throughout this set letting us know what the couple is really all about! Letterpress printed in amethyst and chartreuse inks on our 1-ply ivory paper the invitation makes a statement in our no. 10 size! The mixture of contemporary typography mixed with letterpress is the perfect marriage for these modern invitations.

inks: amethyst + chartreuse  | fonts: impression + sans capital  | paper: 1-ply ivory | invite size: no. 10 |

Our Keswick (by Beth Ann Seal) letterpress wedding invitations are given a modern color twist in this quirky customization. Letterpress printed in garden and clover inks, they are perfectly contrasted with shocking pops of mesa edge paint on all pieces (yes that’s right every card). This couple also benefited from our 10% off promotion (10% off if you purchase 6 printed pieces). See more details and the small print here!

inks: clover + garden | fonts: tropez + jubilant | paper: 2-ply ivory | invite size: sq-7 | liner: the vintage river pattern in mesa ink | edge painting: mesa | client coordinator: christie jones | in-house designer: lindsy aragona

We are delighted to share these Joie de Vivre (by Kamal) letterpress wedding invitations submitted to us by our friends at Judy Paulen Designs in New York, NY.  This stylish set definitely has a cutting-edge vibe. We feel that the perfect pairing of mediterranean and pale gray inks is out of this world.  We think you will agree that this design lives up to its name-as the French phrase, “Joie de Vivre” translates to “a carefree enjoyment of life.” This set is customized with fuchsia edge paint and a stellar envelope liner to match!

inks: mediterranean + pale gray | fonts: streamline | paper: 1-ply white | invite size: sq-7 | liner: the antique geometrics pattern in fuchsia ink | edge painting: fuchsia |

We have our amazing friends at Social Graces in Nashville, Tennessee to thank for this elegant design customization of our String Calligraphy letterpress invitation! The invitation, featured in Pale Gray and Shell inks on our 1-ply white cotton paper, has matching reply postcards and detail cards in Pale Gray which complete the gorgeous set. We think these are perfect for a family farm celebration- and that is exactly what they are intended for!

ink: pale gray + shell | font: jubilant | hand calligraphy: harrison style | paper: 1-ply white | invite size: F8

by Christie Jones, Client Coordinator.

It’s a great pleasure to welcome Lanie List, proprietress of Lovely Bridal, as guest contributor to our blog today! Lovely is a one of a kind bridal boutique located in New York City’s West Village neighborhood, offering an exclusive collection of bridal designs from a carefully curated group of independent (and highly talented) designers. Today Lanie is sharing a bit of wedding style inspiration, pairing fabulous dresses (all available at Lovely) with coordinating letterpress invitations. We love the idea of allowing your dress to set the tone for your celebration, be it short or long, formal or casual. Here are Lanie’s picks…

“Nicole Miller is a New Yorker through and through (even her gowns are made in NYC), which is reflected in her sleek and chic styling. This long and lean dress is sophisticated and modern, just like the skyline in the Charmed New York letterpress invitations.”

“Anne Barge designs classic and modern gowns, with clean lines that pair perfectly with Harbor Beach. We can already envision a beautiful Nantucket wedding, where the bride can gracefully slip a seashell in her pocket of this La Fleur dress as a memento of her wedding day at the beach!”

“David Fielden, a new designer at Lovely, creates gowns fit for a Hollywood starlet in a vintage film. The peacock motif always harkens back to the extravagant parties of the roaring 20s, and would fit perfectly for a vintage glam wedding. Even the detail in the peacock feathers on the Peacock Full letterpress suite has the same beautiful texture that the lace in this gown creates on the bride.”

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All new for 2011, we’re really excited about our new patterned envelope liners to coordinate with our letterpress invitations. They are super eco (digitally flat printed on 100% post consumer recycled paper) and super custom (in your choice of colors and patterns to make your letterpress invitations one of a kind). Our new liners are modern and traditional, vintage inspired and contemporary, and crazy cool. Pick stripes or solids, geometrics or florals, choose your favorite color and get started dreaming up the perfect letterpress invitations for your celebration!

This beautiful customization of our Tuileries design features Arabic script along with black and azalea inks on our luxury 2-ply paper for letterpress wedding invitations that are full of style. The couple chose a matching black envelope liner to complement the invitations for an ultra-chic look that we just love.

Here is another great version of the Deveril letterpress wedding invitation– this time in classic black ink with gold edge painting (the edge painting made all of us here swoon….just perfect!). Black ink, by the way, shows no signs of losing its elegance or popularity for this wedding season. Enjoy these photos of winter sunlight!

What’s going to be hot in the letterpress wedding invitation world for 2009? Well, we looked into our crystal letterpresses and our first prediction is…

Edge painting. What is it? Originally reserved for the finest hand-bound books, edge painting has a rich history in the letterpress world. For centuries, master book binders would gild the edges of books with gold–or paint an actual illustration on the edge of the book’s pages–to show just how precious a particular book was. We’ve put a modern spin on this practice by hand painting the edge of our invitations with our Bella inks. You’ll see the color on the outside edge of the piece, but not on the front or back of the paper. Because the cotton paper we print on is so thick, edge painting can be a great way to highlight a color in your invitation set,or add an entirely new ink. (read more about edge painting wedding invitations here)

designs pictured below, starting in the upper right, going clockwise // Avant with cardinal edging // Festoon with pool edging // Urbanity with silver edging // Irving with fuchsia edging // New Calligraphy with cardinal edging // Birds with navy edging