This letterpress wedding invitation suite captures the ambience of a Brooklyn wedding held during the summer. Zoe and John worked with our store, Bella Figura NYC, to create these touchingly personal invitations that include a lovely custom map envelope liner.

At first glance, Zoe and John’s wedding invitation design has a lot in common with Hadaway, the original inspiration design. The overall layout is similar, including the stunning letterpress printed border. The garden letterpress ink is seasonal and lovely. Swapping out the original fonts completely changes the look and feel of the invitation. Using a script font for the bride and groom’s names maintains the formality, while making the invitation more contemporary and modern.

The couple added a personal touch by adding motifs to each card in the wedding suite. The nature-themed sprigs on the invite and the details card are charming and befitting a summertime affair. The pizza slice motif on the reply card is fun and a nod to the couple and Brooklyn, the location of the nuptials. The wedding locale is further emphasized on the envelope liner. The liner features a digitally printed map of Brooklyn with a heart marking Liberty Warehouse, the location of the wedding.

Are you interested in a custom map envelope liner? Or other ways to incorporate special details into your invitation suite? You can work with our store or one of our dealers to help you create the perfect invitation for your big day.

This invitation seamlessly blends tradition with a contemporary flair, crafting a finished piece that is both elegant and modern. This blind emboss & foil invitation came to us from our dear friend Susie of Pink House Productions.

This customization is an excellent example of just how much you can alter one of our designs to fit your vision. This invitation is based on our Province design. For the customization, the size was changed from an F-8 to a no. 10, and the orientation was flipped from portrait to landscape. The bride and groom’s initials were separated, instead of overlapping, and printed via blind embossing in place of letterpress.

Embossing creates a raised design, which is a tactile element in its own right, but the luxurious texture of our cotton paper further enhances the feel and look. The remaining text appears in gold shine foil, which presses the foil into the paper, creating even more texture and adding an elegant touch to the finished invitation. Gold shine foil also appears in a classic stripe pattern on the envelope liner.

Invitation

• foil stamping: gold shine
• emboss: blind
• font: AW conqueror didot light, caslon 12 twelve OT -AT
• paper: bella cotton bright white 2-ply
• card size: no. 10
• liner: sullivan stripe pattern #16 in gold shine foil on bright white text
• envelope: bright white cotton text
• envelope addressing: black digital on the front and back
• job #70271

This blind emboss & foil invitation sets the tone for a lovely evening to celebrate the couple. Find one of our dealers to create the perfect invitation for your upcoming engagement celebration, rehearsal dinner, wedding, or other special event.

This bold letterpress save the date features an extravagant typography-inspired look. The couple, Elaine and Matthew, were inspired by the Gilded Era grandeur of the Metropolitian Club and worked with our NYC store to create their luxurious save the date and details cards.

The couple chose our now-retired Corwin save the date design. We periodically retire designs, which means we no longer maintain samples. Although you can still select and customize any of our retired designs.

The original design, seen above on the left, features foil stamping on our Bordeaux 2-ply paper. The couple opted to use a letterpress ink color reminiscent of the paper of the original, paired with our Bella smooth cotton white 2-ply stock, as seen above on the right. The contrast between the deep, rich color of the ink and the white paper adds to the design’s intensity, while the thick stock is luxurious and holds a deep letterpress impression, perfectly showcasing the exquisite flourishes of the sweeping script font. The text slightly tips upward across each line, creating a dramatic effect.

Save the Date

• letterpress: currant
• font: mozart script
• paper: bella smooth cotton white 2-ply
• card size: a-6
• liner: custom map pattern in currant digital on white text
• envelope: white cotton text pointed flap
• envelope addressing: currant digital on the front and back
• job #73830

Details Card

• letterpress: currant
• font: mozart script, adobe garamond pro regular, italic
• paper: bella smooth cotton white 1-ply
• card size: a-2
• job #73830

The coordinating details card uses the same script font for the heading, but utilizes a serif font for the remaining text. The liner features a vintage map of the Upper East Side of Manhattan, the location of the wedding, which is such a charming detail.

A save the date is the first thing your guests see when it comes to your big day, so choose something that sets the right tone. In this case, the couple chose a simple yet extravagant design. Contact us to design your letterpress save the date!

Brooke’s Bat Mitzvah invitation is lovely and formal, while also being fun and whimsical. This cosmic invitation suite design was sent to us by our dear friend, Hollis of Bering’s on Bissonnet in Houston, Texas. This custom design invitation features lots of celestial design elements, personal touches, and a pocketfold.

On the invitation, Brooke’s name and the border appear in purple shine foil while the remaining text appears in prism shine. The glimmer of the foil, particularly the prism shine foil, perfectly complements the cosmic theme.

The night sky artwork of the party card is digitally printed, allowing for stunning colors and a high level of detail. This artwork is also creatively used to fill in the block text on the cover of the pocketfold. Brooke’s initials, BER, are used throughout the suite. Twice, the initials are part of the phrase, ‘A Night to RememBER,’ for a fun and personal touch.

The invitation adheres to a pocketfold, and when opened, the remaining cards in the suite are nestled into a pocket on the opposite side of the folder. This sleek presentation is orderly and secures all the cards in place while in transit via mail.

We offer a wide array of Bar and Bat Mitzvah invitations to choose from, or you can create a custom design, as Brooke did, for something truly unique. Work with one of our talented dealers to create your next invitation or announcement!

Claudia and Brian worked with our NYC store to create their custom wedding invitation suite. The design is refined and classic, while a belly band with a custom illustration introduces a fun, personal touch.

Our 2-ply cotton stock holds a deep impression to showcase the black letterpress printing and champagne matte foil stamping. The foil edge, also in champagne matte, adds an extra glimmer. The envelope liner is a custom pattern in dark gray digital on our ballet text, for a subtle use of color.

The wedding was held at The Bowery Hotel, so what better detail to include than an illustration of the Bowery Boy, the logo of this decadent hotel? The vellum belly band is just large enough to cover the bride and groom’s names when it is on the invitation, although the names are still visible through the 40# vellum. The jaunty Bowery Boy is centered on the belly band and is likely the first detail guests notice when they remove the invitation from the envelope. The belly band is more than a whimsical detail; it’s functional, securing all the cards in the suite and creating a bundle that neatly fits inside the envelope.

There are so many ways to incorporate your venue into your wedding stationery, from a custom illustration to a die-cut card. We can help you add fun and personalized details to your invitations that represent you and your partner, or your venue, or whatever else you want to highlight. Reach out to get started designing your custom invitations!

The 2025 Louie Awards were held earlier this week, and we are so proud and happy to announce that one of our designs won! There are many talented designers and printers in this industry, so being named a finalist for a Louie Award is an honor in itself. To take home the top honors is exciting, and it also speaks to the hard work put in by everyone on our team, from design and prepress to production and finishing. We are fortunate to have a talented and skilled group of individuals who work together to create all the beautiful invitations, holiday cards, announcements, social stationery, and more.

This year marked the 36th annual Louies. The Greeting Card Association organizes this honor, which strives to recognize the art and design of stationery that marks life’s milestones.

You can see a gallery of all of this year’s Louie Award finalists and winners here.

We had a total of three designs that were finalists for the 2025 Louie Awards. Our Murphy design by Meghan O’Brien won in the category of Invitations & Announcements. Murphy is a fun holiday card design that features a postcard that fits inside a larger die-cut card shaped like a mailbox.

The postcard features ruby letterpress printing on the front, accompanied by a digitally printed message. A family photo adorns the back of the card.

The mailbox die-cut card features both foil stamping and foil embossing in gold shine on our 2-ply Ruby stock. Foil stamping presses the foil into the paper, while foil embossing creates a raised detail, which for this card is also highlighted with gold shine foil. A blind deboss accent creates a border around some of the text, adding even more dimension to the card.

This save the date is elegant and understated, thanks to khaki letterpress and blind deboss accents. The couple, Nicole and Leo, worked with Bella Figura NYC to create not only a lovely save the date but also coordinated social stationery in the form of a flat thank you card.

The design is based on our Lawrence save the date. Nicole and Leo’s interpretation is the same size and die-cut shape. They eliminated the serif font from the original and utilized the script font more. The khaki letterpress on our ivory paper is very subdued, setting a tranquil tone, while the blind deboss pattern printed across the entire card adds a tactile element.

Save the Date

• letterpress: khaki
• deboss: blind
• font: brown + beloved gray
• paper: bella smooth cotton ivory 2-ply
• card size: a-2
• die cut shape: franklin (BF-71)
• liner: khaki text
• envelope: ivory cotton text pointed flap
• envelope addressing: cinder digital on the front and back
• job #70833

The couple decided to print coordinating thank you cards at the same time. The thank you card design closely mimics the save the date. The blind deboss pattern appears on the back of the thank you card, maintaining consistency across the pieces while allowing for a smooth surface to write a note. The save the date and flat thank you card are the same size, so one style of envelope works for both.

Flat Thank You Card

• letterpress: khaki (front)
• deboss: blind (back)
• font: brown
• paper: bella smooth cotton ivory 2-ply
• card size: a-2
• die cut shape: franklin (BF-71)
• liner: khaki text
• envelope: ivory cotton text pointed flap
• envelope addressing: cinder digital on the front and back
• job #70833

Are you interested in a save the date or in need of social stationery? Contact us to customize one of our existing designs or to create something entirely new and one-of-a-kind.

Kyra and Ethan’s wedding invitation suite is peak sophistication, and their custom two-letter monogram completely elevates the look. Our dear friend Laura of Fine Lines of Katonah brought this lovely design to us, and we could not have been happier. Discover all the details and learn what makes this custom monogram wedding invitation suite truly stand out.

Invitation

• letterpress: charcoal
• deboss: blind
• font: sweet sans + la luxes serif (custom monogram)
• paper: bella smooth cotton bright white 2-ply
• card size: f-8
• liner: custom pattern in charcoal digital on bright white text
• envelope: bright white cotton text
• envelope addressing: charcoal digital on the front and back
• job #70585

Details Card

• letterpress: charcoal
• deboss: blind
• font: sweet sans
• paper: bella smooth cotton bright white 1-ply
• card size: a-2

Kyra and Ethan customized our Giles design, making it entirely their own. The original design has a formal black-tie flair. The customization retains the elegance of the original, but it has a more modern feel. The couple opted to use the same font for all the text, a contemporary sans-serif font. The custom monogram was explicitly designed for this pair. The monogram features a serif font enclosed in an oval border. The minimalist design proves that less is more. The monogram is blind debossed on the invitation and appears letterpress printed on the rehearsal dinner invitation and pocket panel. The custom monogram was also used to create a pattern that appears on the envelope liner.

Pocket Panel

• letterpress: charcoal
• font: la luxes serif (custom monogram)
• paper: light gray 1-ply
• die cut: bf-91
• size: f-8 square pocket panel (6.19 x 8.31 assembled)

Reply Card

• letterpress: charcoal
• font: sweet sans
• paper: bella smooth cotton bright white 1-ply
• card size: a-5
• envelope: light gray text
• envelope addressing: charcoal digital on the front

Rehearsal Dinner Invitation

• letterpress: charcoal
• deboss: blind
• font: sweet sans + la luxes serif (custom monogram)
• paper: bella smooth cotton bright white 1-ply
• card size: a-6

The custom monogram elevates this invitation suite, creating consistency across the pieces. Are you interested in a custom monogram or a pocket panel to secure multiple cards? Our dealers are a great resource when it comes to designing your custom invitation suite, and you can see ink and paper swatches to help you visualize everything. Find a dealer near you or contact us to get started.

Blair and Maxwell worked with our NYC store to create their luxurious wedding invitation, befitting of their black-tie affair held at The St. Regis in New York. Discover all the lovely details about this blind deboss wedding invitation.

This is a custom design, but the inspiration came from our Mirabella invitation, specifically, the liner. The inspiration envelope liner features rose gold shine foil on rose text. Blair and Maxwell kept the leaf pattern and the rose gold shine foil, but opted for mauve text. The leaf pattern became a border on the invitation. The scale was reduced to better fit the card’s size, and it appears in blind debossing. Blind debossing is the same process as letterpress printing, except no ink is used, leaving the impression without color. In this instance, the leaf pattern provides subtle texture and consistency with the liner. Guests get one final glimpse of the leaves when two appear as an accent on the details card.

Invitation

• letterpress: rosebud
• deboss: blind
• hand calligraphy: sophia
• font: mrs eaves
• paper: bella cotton ivory 2-ply
• card size: f-8
• liner: mirabelle pattern in rose gold shine on mauve text
• envelope: ivory cotton text pointed flap
• envelope addressing: rosebud digital on the front and back
• job #68425

Details Card

• letterpress: rosebud
• paper: bella cotton ivory 1-ply
• card size: a-2
• job #68425

Color is introduced with the rosebud letterpress printing, which beautifully coordinates with the mauve liner. The double-line border separates the blind deboss from the text, adding to the formality of the invitation. The bride and groom’s names, along with the venue name, appear in our Sophia hand calligraphy by Nicole Black. Hand calligraphy is an artisan craft and elevates the look of the invitation.

Do you dream of hand calligraphy and a blind deboss wedding invitation? Contact us or work with one of our dealers to find inspiration for your dream wedding invitation!

We are proud to share that we took home three awards in the Foil & Specialty Effects Association’s (FSEA) 32nd Annual Gold Leaf Awards Competition, including Best Use of Letterpress! The FSEA is a resource for foil stamping, embossing, specialty coatings, laminates, laser cutting, and other related techniques. This organization supports the industry, promoting growth and education. Each year, the FSEA holds the Gold Leaf Awards. Gold, silver, and bronze are awarded across various categories.

We are fortunate to have taken home three awards. Learn more about these award-winning designs!

Gold Leaf Award for Best Use of Letterpress

Forsythe by Katie Magee is a classic and traditional invitation. All of the text appears in a script font in our wedgewood ink. The invitation is printed on our Bella cotton 3-ply stock. Bella cotton is soft and plush, and still holds a crisp letterpress impression. The 3-ply paper is substantial, allowing our artisan printers to create a deep and luxurious impression. 

Forsythe Specifications

• letterpress inks: wedgewood (invitation + tag) + powder blue (invitation) 
• foil stamping: champagne matte (envelope)
• embossing: champagne matte (tag)
• fonts: diplomatic script + totf monogram
• papers: bella cotton white 3-ply (invitation) + bella cotton white 1-ply (tag + mounting card)
• invite size: f-8 (tier 3)
• mounting card size: custom cut 4.81 x 6.44 (tier 2)
• tag size: 4 x 4.13 (tier 1)
• diecut style: bf-124 (tag)
• bevel: 45º
• foil edging: champagne matte
• liner: forsythe pattern in champagne matte on linen velvet
• silk ribbon: peach champagne
• envelope: bella cotton white pointed flap
• digital addressing: wedgewood

Silver Leaf Award for Best Use of Foil/Embossing Announcement/Invitation (Creative)

Next up is Vitale by Racheal Bumbolo. This invitation features a stunning and highly detailed blind deboss floral pattern with letterpress printing that overlaps. The invitation slips inside a sleeve made from our midnight velvet. Gold shine foil stamping on the sleeve features floral accents matching the artwork from the invitation, the wedding date, and a thin line border. The combination of gold shine foil on midnight velvet is opulent and beautiful.

Vital Specifications

• letterpress inks: black + blind deboss (invitation)
• foil stamping: gold shine (sleeve)
• fonts: didot + nightfall + nightingale script
• paper: bella cotton white 2-ply (invitation) + midnight velvet (sleeve)
• invite size: f-8 for pocketfold (tier 3)
• sleeve: custom cut: 7.82 x 16.12 flat; 6.06 x 8.06 assembled
• sleeve die-cut style: ps-474
• bevel: 45° franklin
• edge painting: metallic gold
• liner: metallic oyster text
• envelope: bella cotton white pointed flap
• digital addressing: black

Bronze Leaf Award for Best Use of Foil/Embossing Announcement/Invitation (Difficult)

Rounding out this trio is Thea by Alyssa Tidd. This invitation features gold matte foil on our handmade laurel paper. Handmade paper has a subtle texture, but perhaps the standout feature is the natural deckle edge. The feathery edge is the result of the handmade papermaking process. Our handmade paper holds a nice impression, and the thin text is crisp, showcasing a slight glimmer from the foil.

Thea

• letterpress ink: terracotta (tag)
• foil stamping: gold matte (invitation)
• fonts: guyot press + juliette
• paper: bella handmade laurel (invitation) + bella cotton ivory 1-ply (tag)
• card size: f-8 (tier 3)
• tag size: 1.30 x 1.68 (tier 1)
• diecut style: cd-382
• liner: thea floral pattern in gold matte foil + acadia + antique gold + mineral + terracotta
• metallic thread: gold
• envelope: bella cotton ivory
• digital addressing ink: acadia + mineral + terracotta + antique gold

This double-sided save the date is modern and refined, yet elegant and completely unique. Sydney, the bride, worked with our Bella Figura NYC team to create this tonal, double-sided save the date.

This inspiration for this card loosely came from our Lucent design. The artwork on the back of this card was initially found on the save-the-date and the envelope liner from the inspiration design. Sydney opted to use that artwork on the back of her save-the-date, but positioned it off-center, creating a more casual feel. The use of this artwork is where the similarities between Sydney’s save the date and our Lucent design end. Everything else about this design is custom and unique.

Save the Date

• letterpress: chambray (front) + chambray (back)
• fonts: ivy presto + figtree
• paper: bella cloud 2-ply
• size: sq-5
• envelope: cotton white text
• envelope printing: deep blue (guest + return addresses)
• job #73156

There are dualities in this design, such as the contrast between the front, which features text only, and the intricate artwork on the reverse. The use of a serif font for the horizontal text and a sans serif font for the vertical text is unexpected and adds to the modern feel. However, the use of chambray ink on our cloud paper creates a lovely tone-on-tone look that is on-trend and introduces a cohesive element between the front and back of this double-sided save the date.

The artwork on the reverse side of the card perfectly sets the stage for the upcoming nuptials because it is inspired by the iconic domed fresco ceiling at the venue, The Weylin.

We can help you design your own tone-on-tone save-the-date or invitation, or any other printed piece. You can customize any of our existing designs or use different elements, such as artwork or a pattern, and add them to your design to create something truly stunning. Contact us with questions or to start working on your save the date! Or work with one of our dealers to see samples and swatches in person and receive expert guidance. 

The photo of The Weylin is courtesy of Nato from @weddingsbynato.

Everything about this wedding invitation suite, created by our dear friend Kayla at Papermade Studio, is gorgeous and unique. Caitlin and Matthew’s San Diego wedding is full of lovely details, from a custom pocketfold, velvet paper, a unique die-cut, and so much more!

The bride explains, “We will be getting married in Rancho Santa Fe, San Diego, on the Summer Solstice. Our wedding celebration will be tailored after Shakespeare’s play A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The design incorporates celestial and fantastical elements to represent the day.”

Invitation

• letterpress: cherry blossom + PMS 611 U (back)
• foil stamping: gold matte (front + back)
• fonts: stipa willington + quincy
• paper: bella velvet navy (front) / bella smooth cotton ivory 3-ply
• size: 5.94 x 8.06
• envelope: f-8 pointed flap cotton ivory text
• liner: supplied pattern in cmyk
• envelope printing: navy digital (guest + return addresses)
• job #71889

The invitation features two-color letterpress with gold matte accents on the text side. The reverse features celestial artwork in gold matte foil on navy velvet. You may recognize the artwork from the Save the Date. The invite fits inside a custom pocketfold with a cutout that allows guests to glimpse the moon artwork. The floral artwork on the interior pocket matches the organic border on the card, creating a cohesive feel.

Custom Pocketfold

• letterpress: cherry blossom
• deboss: blind
• foil: gold matte
• paper: ballet 1-ply
• size: 13.13 x 11.81 open / 6.19 x 8.31 closed
• die cut: PS-478
• job #71889

Brunch Card

• foil stamping: gold matte + midnight shine
• paper: bella smooth cotton ivory 1-ply
• size: 4.56 x 6.19
• die cut: BP-127
• job #71889

The darling brunch card features star artwork in gold matte foil that also appears on the invitation and pocketfold. The text stands out in midnight shine foil, while an oval die-cut shape is both on-trend and elegant.

Perhaps the standout piece in this entire suite is the quote insert card. Our 3-ply smooth cotton paper in bright white is die-cut into the shape of a Grecian bust. Blind deboss adds detail to the bust, while the line from A Midsummer Night’s Dream, spoken by Helena, ‘love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind,’ is foil-stamped in plum shine. The reverse side of the card features a bold stripe pattern.

Reply Card

• foil stamping: midnight shine
• paper: chartreuse 1-ply (supplied)
• size: a-5
• envelope: a-5 pointed flap cotton ivory text
• envelope printing: navy digital address on front and printing on back flap
• job #71889

Quote Insert Card

• letterpress: PMS 611 U (back)
• deboss: blind (front)
• foil: plum shine (front)
• paper: bella smooth cotton bright white 3-ply
• size: 4 x 6.19
• die cut: CD-611
• job #71889

This is such a beautiful wedding invitation suite, and it was an honor to bring these unique and stylish pieces to life. We wish the best to Caitlin and Matthew, and thanks again to Kayla of Papermade Studio for entrusting us with such a unique and gorgeous job. Does your dream wedding invitation feature velvet paper, unique die cuts, or a custom pocketfold? Reach out to make your dream a reality or work with one of our talented dealers to help bring your vision to life.