After a 29-year engagement filled with all the twists and turns life has to offer, Claudia and Daniel were finally married on the twenty-sixth of August surrounded by all of their loved ones. In 2012, Claudia was diagnosed with stage three cancer and from there endured a treatment plan that included chemotherapy, radiation, a double mastectomy and a full hysterectomy. In 2016, Claudia’s cancer metastasized to her bones which led to a partial hip replacement and she is currently on oral chemotherapy. Though Claudia and Daniel have experienced many ups and downs, the love that they share for each other has remained constant. We were lucky enough to play a small part in this couple’s incredibly moving story as we worked with Brilliant Event Planning and Wish Upon a Wedding to create their dream invitations and day of pieces.
Using our Everly design as inspiration, Claudia and Daniel picked a warm color palette of Cobblestone letterpress ink and paired it with Gold Matte foil. Botanical watercolor accents were added throughout each piece including the envelope liner to give everything a softer overall aesthetic. We’re excited to share a glimpse into the making of this couple’s invitations and day of pieces below. It takes a love like Claudia and Daniel’s to remind us of all the good in the world and to embrace it every single day.
Wish Granters: Wish Upon a Wedding | Wedding Photography: Sasithon Photography | Planning: Brilliant Event Planning | Venue/Catering: Mountain View Manor | Video: Pioneer Media | Floral: Winston Flowers | Baker: Elliegant Cakes | Gown: Amsale Aberra | Music: On the Move Events | Officiant: Tri-State Weddings
We worked with Invited to create these gold foil wedding invitations for Suzanne and Joseph’s botanical Dallas affair this past March. The wedding was held at the Dallas Arboretum which their chosen envelope liner mimicked beautifully. They chose to go with our Tristan pattern in Gold Matte foil with a digitally printed background in Pool behind it giving this suite a little extra punch of color. The invitation was inspired by our Whisper design but customized to fit the couple with a more modern script font decorated in gold foil surrounded by the rest of the wording in subtle Pool letterpress ink. It’s easy to see that everything tied together within this suite and we have no doubt Suzanne and Joseph’s special day came together just as elegantly too.
Foil color: Gold Matte | Letterpress ink color: Pool | Fonts: Keeva + Botony | Design: Whisper | Paper: 1 ply Bella Smooth White | Size: F8 | Customization: 42418 | Invited
Alexander and his family worked with our friends at Papery of Philadelphia to create these silver foil stamped Bar Mitzvah invitations. They customized our Irving design by using our rich Bella Gray paper and dressed it up with silver foil typography. This same palette was carried onto the party card while the reply card was kept clean with white paper and Charcoal letterpress ink. Our geometric Chic Combs pattern added an extra splash of fun to the suite but still tied everything together effortlessly.
Foil color: Silver Matte | Letterpress ink color: Charcoal | Fonts: Didot | Design: Irving | Paper: 2 ply Bella Gray, 1 ply Bella White | Size: SQ-7 | Customization: 40272 | Papery of Philadelphia
This destination wedding invitation is a fresh take on our contemporary Grant design. Similarly to Grant, the names of the bride and groom are big and bold, giving the attention right off the bat to the stars of this particular show. The design was inspired by the tropical Palm Springs venue of Colony 29 with its lush surroundings and earthy color palette. We imagined pairing this invitation with a pearl shine palm pattern for the envelope liner as a nod to the Floridian venue that inspired it all. This design perfectly combines a contemporary aesthetic with a tropical-inspired venue in a simplistic yet harmonious way.
We worked with our friends at Magnificent Milestones to create these southwestern inspired letterpress wedding invitations for Kelsey and Sam’s big day. This suite set the tone for their wedding held at the gorgeous Desert Botanical Garden in Arizona. Appropriately enough, the invitation was printed in Desert ink with a splash of Pool letterpress added to the mix. An Aztec inspired pattern placed along the bottom added an extra taste of southwestern flair to the design. The event card included sweet hand-drawn motifs to coordinate with each event beneath while the belly-band included yet another simple but eye-catching illustration. We can’t get enough of how seamlessly everything fits together with a taste of southwestern flair subtly added throughout.
Letterpress colors: Desert + Pool | Digital color: Espresso | Fonts: Dasha, Moravia + Chloe | Design: Custom Created | Paper: 1 ply Bella Cotton | Size: F-8 | Customization: 42061 | Magnificent Milestones
Start spreading the news, we recently spotted Alexandra and Matthew’s timeless wedding invitations on Carats & Cake and we’re thrilled to share a glimpse into their big day. The couple worked with our friends at Cardture who helped us to design and bring their vision to life. With a harmonious color palette of Olive letterpress and Copper Shine foil as the accent color, the couple’s vision of a simple yet luxurious invitation shined through. To enhance the level of sophistication, Copper Shine foil edging was added to their lavishly thick 3-ply invitation. The suite truly reflected the elegance and refinement of the inside of the New York Public Library with its warm tones and metallic accents. It’s easy to say that this classic invitation was the perfect fit for Alexandra and Matthew’s New York wedding. Carats & Cake has even more photos from their big day, but here are a few of our favorites – take a look!
Vendors: Photographer: The Day | Venue: New York Public Library | Catering: Creative Edge Parties | Makeup: Nam Vo Makeup | Hair: Sahag Workshop | Event planning: In Any Event
Our modern blind embossed wedding invitation Grant was inspired by a clean and contemporary wedding possibly set in an art museum or an edgy loft space in a city. This design features sharp, tailored lines and refined simplicity in all the details. With a sophisticated monochromatic palette of grays and neutrals, this design is a subtle statement-maker that leaves guests intrigued and wanting more. To finish it off, a marble envelope liner pattern added an extra touch of drama to a more simple overall aesthetic.
venue | guys + table setting | florals | wedding dress | bride + groom | cake
Amy and Justin’s wedding was held at The Polo Club in Boca Raton; a venue surrounded by a plentiful amount of palm trees making these tropical wedding invitations a perfect fit for their big day. Using our Lani design as inspiration, a repeating palm pattern was printed around the outside of the invitation in blind deboss which made for a subtle yet memorable impact. Sarah Hanna’s Napa calligraphy style was used as an elegant accent to invitation shining beautifully in Tawny Matte foil. The insert cards were kept more simple in classic black letterpress with more calligraphy accents as a complimentary touch to the invitation. A custom foil envelope liner was added to keep guests wanting more the moment they opened their envelope, preparing them for a tropical affair to come.
Foil stamping color: Tawny Matte | Letterpress colors: Black + Blind Deboss | Fonts: Napa calligraphy, Brandon Grotesque, and Veve | Design: Lani | Paper: 2 ply Bella Cotton | Size: F-8 | Customization: 41247 | Paper Parfait
We worked with Party Panache to create these watercolor wedding invitations for Michelle and Andrew. The couple was married this past May at the Harbor Club at Prime in Huntington, New York – a modern venue fit for a modern wedding invitation. They used our Brushwork design as the jumping off point for their own watercolor vision made up of a variety of purple and green hues. To bring an extra wow factor to the invitation, Bronze Shine foil was introduced as an accent color to make the wording pop off the page giving the design dimensional impact.
Foil stamping color: Bronze Shine | Digital printing: CMYK | Fonts: Bougenville + Sans Capitals | Design: Brushwork | Paper: 2 ply Bella Smooth Cotton | Size: F-8 | Customization: 42712 | Party Panache
Take a peek at this reimagined customization of our modern Evangeline design created with a softer and more feminine vision in mind compared to its more dramatic counterpart. This romantic foil stamped wedding invitation is perfect for an affair filled with lush floral centerpieces, glowing taper candles and inspiring decor in soft shades of neutrals and splashes of mauve. Imagined in Bronze Shine paired with our ivory paper, this customization is a fit for any sweet wedding with modern, metallic touches.
foil stamping: bronze shine | fonts: sophia script + moderno | paper: ivory | invite size: F-8 | foil stamped liner: sullivan stripe in bronze shine | original design by Kyle Laatsch | customization by Jessica Downs
cake | bridesmaids | tablesetting
Evangeline was created with a sense of dramatic typography in mind mixed with a touch of modern romance by designer Kyle Laatsch. This refined rose gold foil wedding invitation came together naturally as the font pairing and layout just seemed to flow effortlessly. Our Bella Black paper created the perfect backdrop for the foil to take center stage on this luxurious design. Kyle remarked, “My main inspiration was really just the challenge of creating something different. From the layout to the paper, everything was unique for me. Oddly enough, I always design the invitation first, but in this case, I started with the design for the save the date and it blossomed from there.”
florals | candles | groom | bride, ring + cake | bridesmaids |
We worked with Letterheads to create these tropical foil stamped wedding invitations for Katia and Ntanzi’s Miami Beach affair. Our Copper Shine foil shines brightly and boldly when it’s paired with our Bella Gray paper. Using our Traditional Palm design as their inspiration, this couple decided to give their invitation a little extra Miami flair with contemporary font choices. Both the reply card and information cards coordinated with the rest of the suite perfectly also using Bella Gray as the backdrop to the bold foil. This statement maker was finished off with a solid Copper Shine envelope liner to tie everything together.
Foil stamping color: Copper Shine | Fonts: Brandon + Bernhard Fashion D (supplied) | Design: Traditional Palm | Paper: 2 ply Bella Gray | Size: F-8 | Liner: Classic Color in Copper Shine l | Customization: 41964 | Letterheads
