Jessica Downs used a new font, new motif and new ink color to bring Ophelia to life. For a touch of drama, she added one of our new flora envelope liners. 

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We printed these copper foil and pale gray letterpress Damask wedding invitations for Aphrodite and Nicholas and their New York City wedding. For an extra touch of elegance they added a letterpress and foil stamped belly band that featured a hand calligraphed monogram from Sarah Hanna in the same style as the calligraphy accents on the rest of their pieces.

letterpress ink: pale gray | foil stamping: copper shine | font: impression | hand calligraphy: victoria style | paper: bella cotton white 1-ply + 2-ply | RSVP Roslyn | customization #32660

During the month of October, designs by Kelle McCarter are on sale for 10%. This sale includes wedding invitations, holiday cards, birth announcements, custom stationery, and anything else you can dream up! Kelle’s style is romantic and refined, with a playful touch that shines through on her hand calligraphy accents and handdrawn illustrations. See how our other customers have transformed Kelle’s designs on our blog for inspiration, or stop shopping her collection now! As always, save an additional 10% when you combine our Designer of the Month promotion with our ongoing 10% discount for ordering 6 printed pieces or more. 

The fine print: this offer is exclusive to designs by Kelle McCarter and does not apply towards the purchase of other designs. Discount is applied automatically – no code required. Orders must be placed by 11:59pm Eastern on October 31, 2016 in order to receive this offer.  

Julia and Thomas worked with our friends at Lion in the Sun to create these custom letterpress ginkgo wedding invitations for their spring wedding.  A monochromatic palette of pool and deep blue was used throughout the suite, including the custom envelope liner inside our steel blue envelopes.

letterpress inks: pool + steel blue | font: chloe | hand calligraphy: supplied | paper: bella cotton white 1-ply + 2-ply | liner: custom pattern in pool + deep blue | envelope: steel blue | Lion in the Sun | customization #32203

The Bella Figura flagship store in New York City is celebrating its 1-year anniversary in October, and we’d like to invite you to celebrate! Join us on Thursday, October 6 from 5-9pm for an evening of celebration and be among the first to preview our 2017 collection. You can also enter to win our in-store raffle for a chance to win over $7,000 in prizes! If you can’t make it to the party, don’t worry – we’re running the in-store raffle all month long, and in November we’ll select 1 lucky winner to receive an amazing range of prizes (see below for details!). We’ll also be offering a trunk show special from October 6-20 – buy 75 invitation sets or more, get 25 sets free. Our flagship store is located in the Upper East Side of Manhattan at 1031 Lexington Avenue (at 74th Street) – book an appointment at the store today!  

The Bella Figura 1-year Anniversary Grand Prize will contain the following:

• $1,000 towards custom printing at the Bella Figura flagship store
• Day-of planning services and a free bridal bouquet from 5th Avenue Weddings
• $300 gift certificate to Madison Lee’s Cakes
• Free engagement session with Craig Paulson Photography
• 25 calligraphed invitation envelopes from The Left Handed Calligrapher
• A monogrammed Mrs. Box (winner gets to choose their favorite color!)
• Over $400 in gifts from The Registry at Bloomingdale’s
• A bracelet and ring dish from BHLDN
• The Style Me Pretty inspiration book
• A private bridal gown consultation with Mark Ingram for the bride and 3 guests
• A day of pampering at Beautini’s 5th Avenue salon with a free hair and makeup session for the bride and maid of honor.
• Free custom shirt from Monsieur Brunold with the purchase of a suit or tuxedo. 
• Minimergency kits for the bride and groom from Pinch Provisions
• Assorted letterpress stationery goods from Smock

Many thanks to our friends at Twirl New York for partnering with us on this event! 

No purchase necessary to enter. Must enter in-person at the Bella Figura flagship store, located at 1031 Lexington Avenue (at 74th Street) in New York City. Enter by November 1, 2016 to be included in the drawing. (1) grand prize winner will be selected at random and notified by email by November 18, 2016. Grand prize is non-transferable. 

Using bohemian inspired elements and a neutral, sophisticated palette, Kyle Laatsch designed Rubena using our new bronze shine foil and new drake foil patterned liner.

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Using our Chatsworth design as inspiration, Victoria and Benjamin worked with our friends at The Write Image to create these romantic vintage floral wedding invitations for their Salt Lake City wedding. Gold matte foil was paired with digitally printed florals throughout the suite, including the coordinating envelope liner.

foil stamping: gold matte | digital inks: cmyk | hand calligraphy: honoured style | paper: bella smooth cotton ivory 1-ply + 2-ply | foil edging: gold matte | envelope: bella cotton ivory | liner: rose 11 pattern | The Write Image | customization #33191

Lindsey and Luis worked with our friends at Urbanic Paper Boutique to customize our Ouette design for their California wedding. Their photographic wedding invitations featured a sweet photo of the couple that we turned into an envelope liner to compliment the simple one color letterpress invitation, reply card and itinerary card.

letterpress ink: navy | fonts: keeva + gotham | paper: bella cotton white 1-ply + 2-ply | foil edging: tawny matte | envelope: bella cotton white | liner: supplied photo | Urbanic Paper Boutique | customization #33807

Jessica Downs’ Holsten design introduces a number of brand new embellishments, including a new ink color, a new font and a new hand-illustrated toile pattern.  We printed the sample on our new 3-ply cotton paper and printed the toile pattern on the back for an extra luxe presentation.

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We printed these black and gold wedding invitations for Kimberly and Daniel’s Miami Beach wedding. Our friends at Papery and Cakery helped them customize our Joie de Vivre design with hand calligraphy, a contemporary layout and custom fuchsia envelopes that perfectly matched the painted edges of their cards. A chevron envelope liner printed in gold shine foil and cute bow ties on their menu provided touches of festive fun.

letterpress ink: black | foil stamping: gold shine | font: streamline | hand calligraphy style: victoria | paper: bella smooth cotton white 2-ply | edge painting: fuchsia | envelopes: supplied | foil stamped liner: classic chevron pattern in gold shine | Papery and Cakery | customization #31767

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We printed this customization of our Heatherly design in prussian blue and silver shine foil for a springtime wedding in Switzerland. The couple worked with us at our flagship store in New York City, opting to use the save the date layout in place of the invitation to keep the overall look simple and sweet.

letterpress ink: prussian blue | foil stamping: silver shine | font: garamond | paper: bella cotton ivory 2-ply | foil edging: silver shine | Bella Figura NYC | customization #33551

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We collaborated with our friends at invited on these digital and gold foil baby shower invitations based on our Glamorous Swash design. We kept the diecut shape and gold matte foil as seen on the wedding invitation design but made a simple color change to pool ink for the watercolor image. Stars from our motif library and an ode to a favorite nursery rhyme were whimsical touches that made for a very sweet invitation celebrating Jessica and her baby to be.

foil stamping: gold matte | digital inks: pool + amber | fonts: aster + moravia | paper: bella smooth cotton white 1-ply | diecut shape: charleston | envelope: bella cotton white | liner: elegant ombre pattern in amber | invited | customization #32117

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