May Designer of the Month Brenda Fox reimagined her Chalkboard design for these vintage inspired Bar Mitzvah invitations. A masculine color palette, bold, sophisticated type and dramatic design elements transform this design into an elegant invitation perfect for any swanky, vintage inspired party.
Designer Brenda Fox is May’s Designer of the Month – be sure and check out her other designs and save 10% through May 31st!
chalkboard customization | foil stamping: copper shine | digital inks: black + hunter + hunter at 60% | font: gotham | paper: bella smooth cotton white 1-ply | hand calligraphy: mitty style | foil stamped + digital liner: sullivan stripes pattern in copper shine + classic color pattern in black | original design + customization by in-house designer Brenda Fox
vintage car | typewriter | copper tiles
Our friends at Elizabeth Grace helped Nikhil and Chelsea customize these Indian wedding invitations for their Chicago wedding. Their traditional palette of wine ink and gold matte foil paid homage to the Indian customs practiced at the wedding while Debi Zeinert‘s hand calligraphy was used to accent standout text on their customization of our Darjeeling design.
letterpress ink: wine | foil stamping: gold matte | font: garamond | hand calligraphy: revolution style | paper: bella cotton ivory 1-ply | Elizabeth Grace | customization #29930
If you’ve been by the Bella Figure flagship store recently, you’ve seen our sweet collaboration with Madison Lee’s Cakes: invitation inspired cakes! We worked with Madison to create a collection of cakes inspired by some of our invitations, opting for a few modern styles for one half of the window, and a selection of floral designs for the other. Madison recreated our English Garden design by Chelsea Petaja in cake form with hand painted watercolor florals that look just like the invitation! Our Adele design by Ellie Snow inspired a second cake, with handmade sugar flowers adorning the top and piped gold florals cascading down the sides.
The more modern side of the window features our geometric Briolette design by Ellie Snow, our on-trend, marbled Onyx design by Jamie Lea Bertsch, and our ever-popular confetti inspired Joie de Vivre by Kamal. The Joie de Vivre cake includes hundreds of hand cut, hand painted gold sugar confetti pieces!
And last, but certainly not least, our entryway display! Madison created a petite cake modeled after the sea-side Vincent customization we created for the spring 2016 issue of New York Weddings magazine, with a watercolor effect and splashes of metallic gold.
Interested in seeing the cakes in person? Visit our flagship store in New York City from now through May 20th! The shop is open every day from 11am – 7pm and is located at 1031 Lexington Avenue (at 74th Street).
Cathleen and Robert worked with our friends at Urbanic Paper Boutique to customize our Shore design for their Southern California wedding. They opted for more traditional fonts and used tawny matte foil to highlight their names and wedding venue on the invitation. A metallic white gold envelope liner added a hint of glamor to these ocean inspired watercolor wedding invitations.
foil stamping: tawny matte | digital inks: aquamarine + black | fonts: danube + impression | paper: bella smooth cotton 1-ply white | edge painting: surf | envelope: bella cotton white | metallic liner: white gold | Urbanic Paper Boutique | customization #29808
Our May designer of the month is Brenda Fox! Right now, all of her designs are on sale for 10% off – order any piece, like custom invitations, save the dates, or social stationery, and you’ll save 10% on your entire order. As always, this promotion can be combined with our 6+ printed pieces discount, so you can save an additional 10% when you order six printed pieces or more (check out this post for some ideas). Brenda is an amazing illustrator, and her incredible pen and ink style comes through on many of her designs. Cool, modern fonts are a common theme on Brenda’s designs as well – be sure to check out her entire collection today!
The fine print: this offer is exclusive to designs by Brenda Fox 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 May 31, 2016 in order to receive this offer.
We amplified the elegance of the original Vincent design with a rich color palette of jade, black and copper shine foil. The hand painted background and Kelle McCarter’s unique calligraphy accents make an eye catching statement especially when paired with these opulent jewel tones – all setting the stage for a stately wedding filled with old fashioned gilded glamour.
Vincent customization | foil stamping: copper shine | digital inks: black + jade | font: garamond | paper: white | invite size: F-8 | liner: classic color pattern in black | hand calligraphy accents: mulberry style | original design by Chelsea Petaja | customization by in-house designer Jessica Tierney
table | bouquet | bridal party
Bruna and Nicoletti worked with our friends at Reed Cohen Papers & Events to design their blue and purple wedding invitations based on our Cordelia design. They chose prussian blue and lavender inks for their invitation and alternated the colors throughout their suite. For an added touch of personalization we used a coordinating motif from the cartouche on the ancillary cards.
letterpress inks: prussian blue + lavender | fonts: grace + jubilant | paper: bella cotton 2-ply + 1-ply white | envelope: bella cotton white | envelope liner: augustine damask pattern in lavender | Reed Cohen Paper & Events | customization #28056
The Ritz-Carlton in Naples, Florida was the backdrop for Kathryn and Murat’s beach side October wedding. They chose our Joie de Vivre design and customized with bold fonts, a dramatic color palette and a foil stamped pocketfold that boasted their duogram and wedding date. Thanks to our friends at The Dandelion Patch for working with us on these stunning blue and gold wedding invitations.
letterpress inks: prussian blue + raspberry | foil stamping: gold matte | paper: bella cotton 2-ply + 1-ply ivory | foil edging: gold matte | pocketfold: iris | The Dandelion Patch | customization #29301
Jaclyn and Amos worked with our friends at Magnificent Milestones to customize our Pemberley design for their Chicago wedding. They chose fawn ink paired with rose gold accents for the romantic color palette used throughout their suite. A petite tri-fold save the date was sent to set the tone for their wedding and coordinated with their vintage inspired wedding invitations.
letterpress ink: fawn | foil stamping: rose gold shine | fonts: garamond + opulent | paper: bella smooth cotton 2-ply + 1-ply | envelope: bella cotton white | envelope liner: tavish pattern in fawn | Magnificent Milestones | customization #26628
It’s time for a sample sale! Today only, we’re offering all of our samples on sale for $1 each, and we’re planting a tree with American Forests for every sample purchased. Samples are normally $3 and are available for all of our wedding invitations — and for some of our new Bar Mitzvah and Bat Mitzvah invitation designs, too!
To purchase samples, browse through our invitations and click on your favorite designs. Then, click the “order sample” button on the right side of the page (you can also add samples to your cart right from the wedding invitation gallery by hovering on each image and clicking the “order sample” button). After you’ve selected all of the samples you’d like to purchase, click on the shopping cart in the upper right-hand corner of your screen to proceed to the checkout.
Our samples are sent via USPS unless upgraded shipping is selected. Please allow 2 business days for turn-around. Earth Day sale ends at midnight on Friday, April 22, 2016.
Onyx is one of our absolute favorite new designs for 2016 (but to be fair we love them all!). So we kept the beautifully modern bones of Jamie Bertsch’s original design but softened it up just a touch with a neutral palette and flourished fonts for a slightly more feminine look.
Onyx customization | letterpress ink colors: pale gray + charcoal | font: hayden + gotham | paper: white | invite size: F-8 | liner: classic color pattern in charcoal | original design by Jamie Bertsch | customization by in-house designer Jessica Tierney
San Diego’s Kona Kai Resort was the backdrop for Anne and Benjamin’s beachside wedding and they chose nautical inspired wedding invitations to set the tone for their guests. Our friends at Sweet Paper helped them customize our Mulberry design by adding nautical motifs and using Kelle McCarter’s flirty hand calligraphy to accent important text throughout their suite. A navy envelope liner in our pointed flap envelope carried through the sea-inspired palette.
letterpress ink: navy | foil stamping: gold matte | font: moravia | hand calligraphy: mulberry style | paper: bella cotton 1-ply white | envelope: bella cotton pointed flap | envelope liner: classic color pattern in navy | Sweet Paper | customization #29785
