Are you planning a fourth of July wedding? Ditch the typical red & blue hues for cherry and surf to add a modern twist. Strawberries, vintage china and seersucker will create a laid back vibe. Our preppy Refined Newport invitation design looks like it was made for this wedding celebration!

(Photo Credit: Style Me Pretty)

However you pronounce it, Joie de Vivre has been a phenomenally popular design since Kamal first designed it for our 2012 collection. This little gem features black ink, inkless blind deboss, and the unmistakable shimmer of silver shine foil stamping. Much love to Village Invites for sending this for us to print!

inks: black + inkless blind deboss | foil: silver shine | fonts: | paper: 1-ply white | invite size: F8 | customization #: 16126

We were thrilled to see all of the entries for this year’s Do Good promotion — it was amazing and uplifting to hear about all of your good deeds! There were a lot of really wonderful entries, and in the end our team selected Dr. Rhea Zimmerman as this year’s winner. Today we’re thrilled to share more details behind Rhea’s inspiring story!

In April, Rhea returned to The Sacred Valley in Peru for the third year in a row to offer her chiropractic services to 2,600 people. Rhea led a team which included her fiance, Dr. Austin Komarek, and teammates Dr. Stacey Cantrell and Dr. Haley Thompson. Rhea and her team worked in collaboration with the Kausay Wasi Clinic, a clinic that hosts teams of doctors monthly to provide services to the communities of The Sacred Valley and Peru.

The intention of this kind of work is to spread a diplomacy based on loving care and heart to heart connection. Dr. Rhea is currently in production on a feature documentary called Love Bomb about this work that tells the story of what we are capable of when we live from love. The Love Bomb mission is to ignite people to the fact that their presence here in life is a gift to life, that we all have an inherent capacity within us to live as love, and that when we do, we optimize the vitality our bodies, lives, and communities.

One of the primary focuses of the chiropractic group is to see as many children as possible, since there is a great impact in freeing the nervous system of a child for greater function and connection that can have a lasting impact. The team goes into classrooms and explains to the teacher and students what they will be receiving, and then connects to the students one by one. The atmosphere created is one of curiosity, play, and loving connection. One of the directors of the clinic, Guido del Prado (who has been working internationally for over 30 years and is host to teams of doctors monthly) shared what he witnessed with the team’s work: “When you touch someone like that, no one could become your enemy.”

In addition to the team of doctors on the trip, Rhea also had the support of volunteers Fiorella Butron for translation and coordination, Jeni Olson for photography, and Gregg Marks as Director of Photography on the Love Bomb movie. Curious about the Love Bomb documentary? Take a look at the Love Bomb trailer, and help the team finish the film by making a donation today!

Many thanks to Rhea for sharing more of her inspiring story with us, and a special thanks to all of this year’s contestants for taking the time to share their entries with us!

Submitted to us by our friends at The Village Invites, these custom letterpress invitations were such a dream to print.  Just look at the intricate detail of the hand illustration, these are unlike any other.

ink: black | font: didot | custom supplied artwork | paper: 1-ply white | invite size: F8 | customization #: 16994

Thanks to our friends at Bridals by Lori for sending us this wonderful customization of our Loretta Formal design.  Our dusty pink letterpress ink coupled with the lovely European Formal envelope liner is quite the treat.

ink: dusty pink | font: amalfi | calligraphy: revolution hand, by Debi Zeinert | paper: 2-ply ivory | size: f8 | liner: european formal pattern in dusty pink + antique gold inks | customization #: 15511 |

We love seeing our letterpress wedding invitation designs customized into Bar Mitvah invitations and our Linden Summer design (by Lindsy Aragona) is no exception!

inks: olive + vine | fonts: luster roman + buttermilk | paper: 1-ply ivory | invite size: SQ7 for pocketfold | edge painting: vine | corner rounding | customization #: 15196 |

Submitted to us by our friends at Write Next Door, we’re totally loving these New Horizon (by Tara Hogan) letterpress Bar Mitzvah invitations.  Don’t you agree that this design looks youthful and stylish letterpress here in spring green and a custom dark blue hue?  This suite goes all out, with 2-ply stock for all of the pieces, edge painting and a two color envelope liner in our vintage stripes pattern, we’re really digging these!

inks: pms 281U + spring green | font: barber | paper: 2-ply white | invite size: f8 | edge painting in pms 281U | liner: the vintage stripes pattern in pms 281U + spring green | customization #: 15959 |

Save on letterpress wedding invitations, save the dates and more in our Organic invitation suite now through May 31! Organic is the May design of the month, which means everything in the suite is on sale for 10% off (or 20% when you order 6 printed pieces or more!). Designed by Carolynn Giordano, Organic features a playful, patchwork-like array of garden motifs, and can be customized for any occasion. Check out the customization ideas below to see how our design team re-imagined this invitation!

Incorporate hand calligraphy, sophisticated fonts and a few simple motifs from the original Organic design for a more formal wedding invitation.

We love the all-over patterned look in this vintage take of our Organic design!

This modern approach to Organic has a chic, minimal feel to it. We especially love the bright colors and square shape for a modern look!

Have questions or need ideas on how to customize? Get in touch – we’d love to work with you!

The fine print: promotion is exclusive to the Organic design suite and does not apply to the purchase of other designs. Orders must be placed by 11:59pm EST on May 31, 2013 in order to receive the promotion.

Want to take our classic Deveril design and add some pizazz?  How about throwing on some gold foil and a border?  Salutations of Chapel Hill sent this order in for us to print and the invite just looks perfect for a luxurious Turks and Caicos destination wedding.

letterpress ink: navy | foil: gold shine | fonts: danube + impression | paper: 2-ply white | invite size: f8 | envelope liner: the vintage stripes pattern in navy + antique gold inks | customization #: 16949

Subtle design details that are displayed from the beginning through the end of your wedding day can help create a celebration that’s both stylish and unique. If you’re planning a rustic affair, consider tying in nature inspired details — like birch bark — that can be displayed from the invitations through to the candle holders at your reception. Your guests will be thrilled to see the thoughtful attention to detail that effortlessly flows throughout your day. Our Birch design by Jessica Tierney is printed in such a soft color combination that it can work for any time of year!

(Photo Credits: Style Me Pretty)

This 2 color letterpress customization of our Wisteria design was sent to us by our friends over at Judy Paulen Designs.  From invitations to thank you notes all the pieces perfectly correspond.

inks: wisteria + pewter | fonts: salzburg + engravers | paper: 1-ply ivory | invite size: f8 | customization #: 15889

Classic colors and chic type styles can create a modern yet sophisticated wedding invitation. We used an oversized portion of the Willow motif in pale gray as a back drop to these cool and hip fonts.

willow = inks: black + pale gray | fonts: social + marilyn  | paper: white | invite size: F-8 | liner: ambrose in black | original design by Tara Hogan | customized by in-house designer Lindsy Talarico

(Photo Credit: Shannen Norman Photography)